Rwanda Genocide Key Mastermind Bagosora is Dead, Aged 80
Theoneste Bagosora was nicknamed the “Himmler of Rwanda” or the “Colonel of the Apocalypse”. After reaching the highest circles of power thanks to a brilliant...
Category : Africa
Kenyan Nurses to Earn Three Times Their Current Pay in the UK
Kenyan nurses set to work in the UK will earn more than double their current pay if they are put on the pay scales of...
Kenyan Film Board Bans Documentary About Gay Couple
The Kenyan film board says that a documentary film about the life of a gay couple in Kenya has been banned in the country. In...
British MPs Slam ‘Outrageous’ Aid Cuts to African Countries
The UK parliamentary committee that scrutinises British aid has described funding cuts to several African countries as outrageous and hypocritical. The International Development Committee says...
US Embassy in Kenya Waives Interviews for Visas Expired Within a Year
The US Embassy in Kenya has introduced a waiver for the need for interviews for eligible applicants whose visa has expired within a year. The...
Notable Emir of Gaya, Abdulkadir, Is Dead
Emir of Gaya, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdulkadir, died in Kano State on Wednesday. A presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad, confirmed the death in a Facebook post. He...
Kenya and UK ‘Working’ On a Covid Travel Plan
The Kenyan and British governments say they are working on a system to recognise Covid vaccine certificates issued in both countries, to facilitate travel between...
Money Seized From Equatorial Guinea VP to Be Spent On Covid Vaccines – US
The US justice department says that $26.6m (£20m) seized from Equatorial Guinea’s Vice-President Teodorin Nguema Obiang Mangue will be spent on Covid vaccines and other...
US Donates Biggest Batch of Covid Vaccines to Uganda
The US government has donated 1.6 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine to Uganda. This is the largest single consignment of coronavirus vaccines that the...
Nigerian President Arrives New York For UN General Assembly
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in New York for the high-level meetings of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. The New York...