African Stories in Perspective
African Stories in Perspective
Sudan’s Military Industry Corporation announced the signing of a defense contract with Pakistan worth more than 1.5 billion US dollars. The agreement was concluded during an official visit to Islamabad, led by Air Force Commander Lt. Gen. Pilot Al-Tahir Mohammed, accompanied by a high-level delegation from the corporation. The pact was sealed during a high-level […]
Bungoma Court Adjourns KES 11M Graft Case Against Former Nzoia Sugar Company Managing Director and Other Top Officials The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) graft case involving former Nzoia Sugar Company Managing Director Godfrey Sifuna Wanyonyi and seven other executive officials failed to proceed today in Bungoma Anti-Corruption Court. The case was scheduled to conclude […]
A Chinese warship ploughed into its own coast guard vessel on Monday while the latter was chasing a Philippine vessel in the South China Sea, Manila said. Philippine coast guard officials were distributing aid to fishermen in the disputed Scarborough Shoal, Commodore Jay Tarriela said, when the Chinese coast guard “performed a risky manoeuvre” which […]
Gaza City (Prime Africa) – Renowned Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent Anas al-Sharif, 28, has been killed alongside four of his colleagues in what the network has condemned as a “premeditated attack on press freedom”. The journalists were sheltering in a tent outside Gaza City’s al-Shifa Hospital on Sunday night when an Israeli airstrike hit, killing […]
Aberdares, Kenya – What was meant to be a joyful day of health, fitness, and team spirit turned into a night of anxiety and frustration when a middle-aged woman from Utawala, Nairobi County, vanished during a mountain climbing expedition in the Rurimeria region of the Aberdares. Teresiah Muthoni, a resident of Utawala, is believed to […]
NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenya’s Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda took a major step forward today, as more than 1,100 business groups in Nairobi received tools, equipment, and funding support aimed at boosting small-scale enterprises and uplifting marginalized communities. Speaking during the Nairobi County Empowerment Programme at State House, Nairobi, the President affirmed the government’s unwavering commitment […]
ACCRA/DAR ES SALAAM/KAMPALA – Ghana, Tanzania and Uganda face the highest risk in Africa of a sharp drop in their foreign-exchange reserves if global gold prices suddenly tumble, Fitch Solutions’ BMI unit has warned. The three countries rely heavily on bullion for export revenues, with gold accounting for as much as 45% of Ghana’s export […]
BUSIA, Kenya – The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on Saturday carried out a coordinated search operation targeting six senior officials of the County Government of Busia over allegations of procurement irregularities, conflict of interest, theft of public funds, and unexplained wealth. The high-profile operation is part of ongoing investigations into tenders worth KES 1.4 […]
Nairobi, Kenya — The Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC) has concluded a five-day specialized training in Nairobi focused on Countering Terrorism Financing and Money Laundering – Foundational Level. The program is part of the coalition’s ongoing efforts to strengthen member states’ capacity to combat financial crimes linked to terrorism. The training brought together high-ranking […]
Nairobi, Kenya – A light aircraft crashed on Thursday afternoon in the Mwihoko area of Githurai 45, in Nairobi, Kenya. Several people are feared dead after a light aircraft belonging to the African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) crashed into buildings in the Mwihoko area of Ruiru, Kiambu County. In Summary Military and police personnel […]
