African Stories in Perspective
African Stories in Perspective
On Wednesday, President William Ruto announced changes within his administration that would affect the Cabinet’s membership. In the new appointments, the Head of State nominated Hannah Wendot to the Ministry of Gender and Culture, while Aden Duale was transferred to the Health Cabinet Ministry. In the new round of cabinet reshuffles, the president nominated Deborah […]
Mogadishu, Somalia – A tragic plane crash occurred on Saturday, March 22, at around 5:43 pm local time, claiming the lives of all five people on board. The DHC-5D Buffalo aircraft, operated by Trident Aviation Ltd., was returning from Dhobley town in the Lower Juba region, after delivering supplies to the African Union forces. According […]
Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Oleksandr Mishchenko, on February 27, 2025, held high-level bilateral talks with the United Kingdom’s Minister of Foreign Office for Europe, North America, and Overseas Territories, Stephen Doughty. The meeting took place during Doughty’s two-day working visit to Ukraine, underscoring the deepening cooperation between the two nations as Ukraine continues […]
President Donald Trump’s Oval Office meeting with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky devolved into a shouting match, with the US president telling Ukraine’s leader “make a deal or we’re out” during an angry exchange about the nature of US support, and whether Zelensky had demonstrated enough gratitude.
Former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairperson Wafula Chebukati is dead.Chebukati died at a Nairobi hospital following a long illness. He was aged 63. A lawyer by profession, Chebukati was appointed IEBC Chairperson by former President Uhuru Kenyatta in January 2017 with his six-year term coming to a conclusion on January 17, 2023. He […]
ADDIS ABABA, Feb 15 (Prime Africa) – African leaders chose Djibouti’s Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf to chair the African Union commission on Saturday at a summit dominated by fears of the Congo war widening into a regional conflict, the country’s finance minister said. In a post on the X platform Djibouti’s economy and finance […]
Nairobi, Kenya – Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini was named the 50th hereditary Imam, or spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, on Wednesday following the unsealing of his father Prince Karim Aga Khan IV’s will, the Aga Khan Development Network said in a statement. His father, known for his dazzling wealth and development work around the […]
The Diwan of the Ismaili Imamat has announced with profound sadness the passing of His Highness Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and Founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). He passed away peacefully in Lisbon, Portugal, at the age of 88, surrounded […]
In a heartbreaking incident, four people, including three students from Dr. Aggrey Boys’ High School in Wundanyi, Taita Taveta County, have died following a bus accident. The crash occurred on the Wundanyi-Mwatate road, in the Josa area, after the minibus they were traveling in suffered a brake failure. The vehicle crashed at the notorious Josa […]
