Africa

Zambia’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced the suspension of all Kenya Airways flights to Zambia, effective October 8, 2024. This decision stems from an ongoing dispute regarding flight permits for Zambia Airways (2014) Limited and marks the second ban on Kenya Airways (KQ) this year, following a similar suspension …

By REUTERS At least six people were killed and 10 injured on Saturday by bomb explosions in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu and a town in the country’s Middle Shabelle region, police and witnesses said. It was not immediately clear who had carried out the attacks, although Islamist militant group al-Shabaab frequently …

By: The East African Uganda on Monday received the first batch of coated line pipes for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline, which was delivered to the main camp and pipe yard in Kyotera District, signalling the project developers’ intent to fast track the laying and construction of the cross-border …

By:BBC Police in Namibia are investigating the death of four children who were playing in an empty old freezer in the north-eastern Zambezi Region. Aged between three and six, the children were found inside the unused deep freezer in the densely populated area of the town of Katima Mulilo on …

Opposition leader Raila Odinga has disclosed his academic qualifications as he seeks the position of African Union Commission Chairperson. His educational background includes a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Magdeburg Technical School & Otto-Von-Guericke University, a Certificate in Senior Management from the Kenya Institute of Management, and various other …

By: AFP Six more bodies, including those of two children, were recovered on Wednesday from the site of a massive garbage landslide in the Ugandan capital Kampala, bringing the death toll so far to 30, police said. Several dozen people are also still missing, police said, after the collapse at …

By: The Citizen   Motorists in Tanzania will need to pay more for fuel from August 7 (today).   The Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (EWURA) has announced new fuel price caps for August 2024, showing a slight increase compared to July.   In Dar es Salaam, petrol will …

By: The Citizen Shisha smoking, also known as hookah or waterpipe smoking, has gained increasing popularity among university students in Tanzania.   This trend is particularly noticeable during weekends and at music festivals, where students gather to enjoy the social experience that shisha provides.   While many view shisha as …

By: BBC News At least 32 people were killed and several others injured after a suicide bomber and gunmen targeted a popular beachfront location in the Somali capital on Saturday, a police spokesman has said. Abdifatah Adan Hassan said around 63 people are wounded, some of them critically. Video footage …

Kenya’s government has officially filed documents to support Raila Odinga’s candidacy for the position of Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC). The submission, led by Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing’oei, was made to both the Dean of the Eastern Region, Dharmraj Busgeeth, and the Office of the Legal …