The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), the country’s premier Film Trade Association Body, has announced good news for cinema lovers on the occasion of the International Cinema Day. Opeyemi Ajayi, the chairman of the…
Kenya secures $50m coronavirus loan from World Bank,…
Kenya’s request to the World Bank for $50m to fund containment efforts of the coronavirus pandemic has been approved according to Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe. Minister Kagwe confirms that the funds will largely go into…
Coronavirus restrictions enforced by Kenya police on transport,…
Kenya police fired tear gas to bring an end to the activities of local ‘Matatu’ commercial transport drivers. It is feared that the use of these minibuses will help spread the COVID-19 infection. Police are…
Man beaten to death in Kenya by mob…
A suspected coronavirus sufferer in Kenya was beaten by a group of youths armed with stones and later died in hospital. The man, named locally as George Kotini Hezron, was going home after visiting a…
Hospital nurses call off strike in kenya
Normal operations have resumed at the Mbagathi Hospital after its nurses called off their strike. Speaking to the Star on Monday evening, Mbagathi Hospital chairman George Osewe said the decision was arrived at after a…
Somalia and Kenya agree to ease border tensions
Kenya’s president and his Somali counterpart agreed to appoint joint committees to resolve recent tensions between the two nations, the Somalian presidency said on Thursday. In a phone conversation, Uhuru Kenyatta and Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo…
Kenya forbids flights between Milan and Verona
The economic and financial fallout from the coronavirus outbreak for African airlines all over the world is only becoming clearer now. For Kenya airways, the losses amount to $8m almost a month since the airline…
Deadly weekend as bombs in Kenya, Somalia, Cameroon…
Bombs in Cameroon, Kenya and Somalia over the weekend killed at least 12 police officers, and injured dozens as authorities struggle to contain the Anglophone security crisis and the Al Shabaab insurgency respectively. While authorities…
The Quintessence of Fort Jesus, Kenya
Fort Jesus was a Portuguese fort built in 1593 on Mombasa Island. It was built to secure the safety of the Portuguese living on the East Coast of Africa, and it experienced more turbulence than…
Trump Policies Hinder Efforts to Repatriate Dadaab Refugees
The UN refugee agency has noted that U.S. immigration officials recently rejected all 56 of the Somali cases in Dadaab -the world's largest refugee camp in Kenya- that had been proposed for resettlement in the…
Kenyans Can Still Apply For U.S. Visas With…
Hours after the US Embassy announced that it will not give visas to Kenyans with old passports, it has put the new measure on hold. The United States government has rescinded its decision to disallow…
UK Assures Kenya of Strong Business Ties
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has told the press during a joint briefing with his Kenyan counterpart Monica Juma that the United Kingdom is committed to favourable trading relations with Kenya even after Britain leaves the…
‘Crazy’ Africa Invasion Plan Denied by Former British…
Former British secretary of state for defence Gavin Williamson has said that reports alleging he wanted to "invade Africa" by instigating military action in countries including Zimbabwe, Egypt, Nigeria and Kenya were leaked to discredit…
World Bank Agrees to Finance Kenyatta’s Affordable Housing…
The multilateral lender says the U.S.$250 million will enable the country to set up the Kenya Mortgage Refinance Corporation, to be owned by the state, commercial banks and financial co-operatives. President Uhuru Kenyatta has said…
Charcoal Traders Go to Uganda After Kenya Ban
Kenya's ban on logging in 2017 has seen charcoal traders flock to Uganda, which is now putting a strain on the country's dwindling forest cover. Conservationists have warned that with new markets for charcoal in…
