Western World leaders express shock as Pro Trump supporters storm Capitol Hill.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – World leaders on Wednesday expressed shock at the violent protesters who overran the U.S. Congress and attempts to overturn the Nov. 3 presidential election results which dealt a victory to Democratic challenger Joe Biden. Police in the U.S. Capitol responded with drawn guns and tear gas as hundreds of protesters stormed More...
The world welcomes 2021 says goodbye to a Virus ridden 2020
Reuters: The world welcomed 2021 with muted celebrations , desperate to kiss 2020 goodbye but with cautious optimism that the new year brings hope and most of all economic recovery No light show illuminated Beijing More...
A long awaited Brexit deal is finally Served
Now the fate of trade between the UK and EU from 2021 has been secured, many will be keen to see the details of the deal struck on Christmas Eve. Reactions There is still much that is not yet clear, but More...
What is the state of democracy on continental Africa today?
Aljazeera: At least 16 African nations have held elections this year. But there have been almost as many debates as to whether democracy is actually disappearing across the continent. A number of leaders continue More...
Kenya Will Not Ban UK Travel, Awaits Directive from WHO
Kenya announced today that it will not follow other countries that have suspended flights from and into the UK travel despite the new strain of the Coronavirus. According to a Business Daily report, Health CS More...
Kenyan farmers and young guides enlisted to protect city forests
KARINDE, Kenya, Nov 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Peter Wainana remembers when the forest near his home outside Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, was so thick with trees and vegetation it was difficult to walk More...
France and several EU countries ban flights from the UK amid rising cases of the New strain of COVID 19
Boris Johnson is expected to hold a crisis cabinet meeting (COBRA) as France became the latest EU country to ban air travel to and from the UK . European countries banned travel from the UK on Sunday and the WHO More...
U.S. charges Kenyan militant with researching 9/11-style airplane hijacking
Reuters: U.S. prosecutors said on Wednesday they had charged a Kenya-born militant with terrorism-related offenses, including conspiring to hijack aircraft for a 9/11-style attack on an American target on behalf More...
Kenya to Open Consulate in Hargesia Somaliland
Kenya will open a consulate in the breakaway region of Somaliland that’s lobbying for international recognition, escalating tensions with the government of neighboring Somalia. The office will open in the Somaliland More...
CBK ends free M-Pesa transfers
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has lifted the waiver on mobile money transaction fees under Sh1000 beginning January. CBK says only mobile money transactions below Sh100 will be free as providers reinstate the More...
