African Stories in Perspective
African Stories in Perspective
Summary U.S.-Australia rare earths deal aims to counter China’s supply control U.S. and Australia to invest $1 billion each in mining projects Trump backs AUKUS submarine deal despite prior review Trump tells Ambassador Rudd, a former PM: ‘I don’t like you either’ U.S. President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have signed a […]
NAIROBI, Kenya – Thousands of mourners on Friday thronged Nairobi’s Nyayo National Stadium to attend the state funeral of former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga, one of Africa’s most enduring political figures. Waving national flags and holding portraits of the late leader, many wore T-shirts emblazoned with his image as they gathered to pay […]
The Kenya Airways flight carrying the body of former Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga to Nairobi on Thursday morning became the world’s most tracked plane on Flightradar24, as millions of Kenyans and admirers across the globe followed the repatriation of the iconic statesman. Soon after its 6:30 p.m. take-off from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) […]
For decades, building a home or managing a construction project in Kenya has been an exhausting ordeal — plagued by unreliable suppliers, inconsistent pricing, and constant delays. Now, a groundbreaking innovation promises to bring order to the chaos. Jumba, Africa’s largest digital marketplace for construction materials, has officially launched the Jumba App, a cutting-edge platform […]
Former Kenyan Prime Minister and veteran opposition leader Raila Amolo Odinga, a towering Pan-African statesman and lifelong champion of democracy, has died at the age of 80. Odinga passed away on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, while undergoing treatment at the Sreedhareeyam Ayurvedic Eye Hospital and Research Centre in Koothattukulam, Kerala, India. According to family and […]
Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina has fled the country, opposition leaders and security sources told Reuters on Monday, marking the second time in weeks that a wave of Gen Z–driven unrest has toppled a government. Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko, the leader of the opposition in parliament, confirmed that Rajoelina left the island nation on Sunday after elite army […]
As world leaders celebrate the newly announced Israel–Gaza Peace Deal, Kenyan journalist Bill Otieno has issued a bold open letter to U.S. President Donald J. Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, denouncing what he calls a “dangerous silence” surrounding the journalists killed during the Gaza war. In his strongly worded statement, Otieno welcomed the […]
Cairo, Egypt – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday declared that the world was witnessing the dawn of a “beautiful Middle East” as global and regional leaders gathered in Cairo to mark the end of the Gaza war and the signing of a landmark peace accord. Speaking at the Egypt Summit on Gaza, Trump said […]
Hundreds of freed Palestinian prisoners and detainees have been welcomed with tears, ululations, and screams of joy as they were released by Israel to reunite with their families in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. The large-scale release — one of the most significant in years — involved about 250 prisoners convicted of serious crimes, […]
Esther Njoki was only eight years old when her aunt, Agnes Wanjiru, was killed in 2012. She remembers watching her mother, Rose, desperately search for Agnes for 61 days before her body was found in a hotel septic tank in Nanyuki — a quiet town that hosts the British Army Training Unit in Kenya (BATUK). […]
