BBC News Published: August 28,2024 12:21 PM South African billionaire Johann Rupert has overtaken Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote as Africa’s richest person, according to the latest data from the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Mr. Rupert controls Richemont, one of the world's largest…
By Moses Muli Published: August 28,2024 11:30 AM As Kenya marked 14 years yesterday since the adoption of the 2010 Constitution, concerns were raised about the government’s commitment to fully implement it. The International Centre for Policy and Conflict (ICPC)…
By Moses Muli Published: August 28,2024 11:10 AM A flurry of meetings and a court order marked the government’s last-ditch efforts to end the teachers’ strike. The Standard has established that the teachers’ employer will issue show-cause letters to those…
By Moses Muli Published: August 27,2024 6:20 PM Kenya on Tuesday unveiled the candidature of its former Prime Minister Raila Odinga for chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) at a colorful ceremony graced by several East African Community (EAC)…
East African Published: August 27,2024 03:31 PM The United Nations Security Council unanimously voted on 15 August 2024 to extend the mandate of the 12,626 men and women of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (Atmis). The African mission…
Reuters Published: August 27,2024 The near-term risk of a broader war in the Middle East has eased somewhat after Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah exchanged fire without further escalation but Iran still poses a significant danger as it weighs a strike…
By Moses Muli Published: August 27,2024 11:22 AM Your university funding must fall. That is what brave members of the Gen-Z told President William Ruto on Sunday night during an audience about the crisis in the education sector. The youth…
By Moses Muli Published: August 27,2024 10:46 AM Today marks a significant juncture for African Union Commission (AUC) chairperson contender Raila Odinga as President William Ruto formally unveils his candidature. Presidents from the East Africa region is expected to attend…
By Moses Muli Published: August 26,2024 6:31 PM EAT Former Nigeria president General Olusegun Obasanjo has thrown his weight behind, Raila Odinga's candidacy for the African Union Commission (AUC) chairmanship saying he is the right man to lead the continent into…
BBC News Published: August 26,2024 04:45 PM At least 60 people have been killed after a dam burst because of heavy rainfall in war-torn Sudan. Search operations are currently underway, but there are fears that the death toll could be…