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Nepal Swears In Interim Cabinet After Deadly Protests

KATHMANDU — Nepal has sworn in its first interim ministers after days of violent protests that forced out the government and left at least 72 people d...

1 year ago · By Antony Achayo

Kenya

Atwoli Says Country Doesn’t Need Young Leaders

Kenya’s long-serving trade union leader Francis Atwoli has dismissed calls for younger political leadership, insisting that experience, not age, is wh...

1 year ago · By Antony Achayo

Kenya

Gachagua Vows to Scrap Housing Levy, Put Debt at Centre of Presidential Campaign

Rigathi Gachagua has set out his stall for the presidency with a promise to tackle Kenya’s rising debt and end the housing levy that has stirred contr...

1 year ago · By Antony Achayo

News

From Scholar to Suspect: Who Is Tyler Robinson, Accused in Charlie Kirk’s Killing?

ST. GEORGE, Utah — Tyler Robinson’s life once looked like the story of a small-town boy on his way up. At 18, the Utah teenager had scored in the top...

1 year ago · By Eugene Were

Kenya

Murkomen Orders Crackdown on Boda Boda Riders After Kisii Clashes

Kenya’s government has moved to rein in boda boda operators after violent clashes in Kisii earlier this month exposed how the motorcycle taxi sector i...

1 year ago · By Antony Achayo

Kenya

ODM Hands Kombe Direct Ticket in Magarini as By-Elections Loom

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has handed Harrison Kombe a direct ticket to contest the Magarini parliamentary seat in Kilifi County, after he e...

1 year ago · By Antony Achayo

Kenya

ODM Sets Primary Dates as Battle Lines Drawn Ahead of By-Elections

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has set late September dates for party primaries ahead of the November by-elections, pledging transparency and a...

1 year ago · By Antony Achayo

News

Bolsonaro Sentenced to 27 Years for Coup Plot in Brazil

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has been sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison after the Supreme Court found him guilty of leadin...

1 year ago · By Antony Achayo

Africa

South Sudan Vice President Machar Charged With Murder and Crimes Against Humanity

South Sudan’s fragile political order was thrown into deeper turmoil on Thursday as Vice President Riek Machar was charged with murder, treason and cr...

1 year ago · By Antony Achayo

Kenya

Former Rongo MP Dalmas Otieno to Be Laid to Rest in October

Dalmas Otieno Anyango, the veteran politician and former Cabinet minister, will be buried on 2nd October in his home village of Kangeso, Migori County...

1 year ago · By Antony Achayo

News

Nepal’s Mayor Balen Rises as Gen Z’s Political Hope

A Rapper-Turned-Mayor in the Political Spotlight KATHMANDU — In a country long steered by veteran politicians, a 35-year-old mayor has suddenly become...

1 year ago · By Antony Achayo

News

Deadly Protests Erupt in Nepal After Social Media Ban

KATHMANDU — At least 19 people have died in Nepal after mass protests against government corruption and a sweeping social media ban descended into vio...

1 year ago · By Eugene Were