Kenya taps into diaspora community to grow visitor arrivals
The Kenya Tourism Board (KTB), a state-owned marketing agency, on Sunday launched a campaign leveraging the country’s missions abroad to
High court refers petitions challenging Kenya’s Deputy President’s impeachment to chief justice
A High Court in Nairobi on Friday referred five petitions challenging the impeachment of Kenyan Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to
WHO advises against travel and trade restrictions with Rwanda over Marburg outbreak
The World Health Organization (WHO) advised all countries to refrain from implementing any travel and trade restrictions with Rwanda, saying
Ugandan central bank cuts interest rate to 9.75 percent
The Bank of Uganda has lowered its key benchmark rate from 10 percent to 9.75 percent. In a statement, the
Kenya to allocate $775,000 to evacuate nationals stranded in Middle East
Kenya announced Wednesday that it will allocate around 775,000 U.S. dollars to support security and other agencies in evacuating its
Kenya’s lawmakers vote to impeach deputy president, speaker says
Kenya’s parliament voted on Tuesday to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on charges including enriching himself and stirring ethnic hatred,
UN condemns attacks on aid workers in DR Congo
The United Nations has condemned attacks on aid workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo amid an increase in such
Ethiopian parliament appoints FM as new president
The two houses of the Ethiopian parliament on Monday appointed Foreign Minister Taye Atske Selassie as the new president. The
Rwanda rolls out Marburg vaccine trials amid rising cases
Rwanda began administering Marburg vaccine trials on Sunday, prioritizing frontline workers as part of efforts to prevent the spread of
Six dead as Rwanda battles Marburg virus outbreak
Rwanda has confirmed six deaths from Marburg virus disease (MVD) amid an outbreak that has affected 26 people nationwide. Speaking