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Tesla Stock Climbs as Musk and Trump Edge Towards Truce

Tesla shares rebounded sharply on Friday after White House officials reached out to Elon Musk, seeking to ease tensions between the Tesla CEO and U.S....

1 year ago · By Eugene Were

Kenya

Can Uhuru Kenyatta tip the scales in 2027 Kenya’s political chessboard heats up

MAKUENI —A dusty field in Makueni, usually a quiet patch of eastern Kenya, turned into a political theatre last week. Deputy president Kithure Kindiki...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Africa

Edgar Lungu Zambia’s former president and survivor dies at 68

LUSAKA — Edgar Chagwa Lungu, Zambia’s sixth president and one of the country’s most polarising political figures, has died aged 68, his party confirme...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Kenya

Three suspects freed in Kasipul MP murder case for lack of evidence

Nairobi - A Nairobi court has released three suspects previously held in connection with the killing of Kasipul Member of Parliament Ong’ondo Were, af...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Kenya

Okello Blames Gachagua Team for Orchestrated Chaos at Kindiki Event

Nyeri, Kenya — What began as a routine political event in Othaya quickly turned into a scene of chaos as Deputy President Kithure Kindiki faced heckle...

1 year ago · By Frank Kiforo

Africa

Africa demands a voice Mudavadi push for UN Security Council reform in Lusaka

LUSAKA —As the sun rose over Lusaka, African leaders gathered with a single, urgent message: the United Nations Security Council must change and Afric...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Africa

Tanzania Blocks X Over Pornography Amid Rising Tensions Ahead of Polls

Tanzania has begun restricting access to X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, in what officials say is a move to stop the spread of...

1 year ago · By Frank Kiforo

Kenya

Heckles and Headwinds: Kindiki Faces Jeers in Nyeri as Rift in Kenya Kwanza Deepens

Nyeri, Kenya — Deputy President Kithure Kindiki was met with open hostility on Tuesday as he addressed a gathering in Othaya, Nyeri County. From beyon...

1 year ago · By Frank Kiforo

Africa

Trump 50% tariffs on steel and aluminium come into effect

WASHINGTON — A fresh wave of tension has gripped global trade after former U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday to doubl...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Kenya

Showdown in Parliament as MPs reject Senate push for higher county allocation

NAIROBI – A fresh political standoff is brewing between Kenya’s two Houses of Parliament, this time over how much money should go to the counties. On...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Kenya

Ban Tanzanian Leaders, Withdraw Apology – Edwin Sifuna Tells Ruto

Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has launched a stinging rebuke of President William Ruto's recent apology to Tanzania—demanding that it be retracted and...

1 year ago · By Frank Kiforo

Africa

U.S urges Europe and Africa to share financial burden for AU peace mission in Somalia

NAIROBI —The United States has issued a blunt message to its international partners: it will no longer carry the financial burden of the African Union...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari