Fresh headlines and publisher-supplied excerpts from Kenya, Africa and the world—collected in one transparent, attributed briefing.
In an age when almost anyone can make a map and almost anyone can distribute one, the most dangerous distortion may no longer be the one built into the projection. It may be the one built into the message.
Read briefingThe US has removed key sanctions on Eritrea as Houthi attacks disrupt Red Sea shipping and fighting escalates in Ethiopia's Tigray region. Analysts say Eritrea's strategic value is growing.
Read briefingThe proposed facility will have the capacity to process 700,000 barrels of crude oil a day, making it the largest refinery planned in East Africa.
Read briefingDespite the difficult build-up, McCarthy said the players responded positively on the pitch and gave him little reason to criticise their performance.
Read briefingThe development was reported a day after the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and allied forces recaptured Sudri from the RSF following intense fighting. The town had been an important RSF position in North Kordofan and was among several areas targeted by the army as it stepped up its offensive across the state.
Read briefingThe push is focused on building on Eldoret’s international reputation as a centre for athletics training, where athletes and coaches from different countries come to prepare in the region’s high-altitude environment.
Read briefingParticipants noted that, regardless of the nature of the relationship between South Africans and their immigrant neighbours, the two groups lived in suspicion of each other because of prejudices they held about one another.
Read briefingGhana’s Transport Ministry began a nationwide awareness campaign this month as part of efforts to improve compliance with traffic laws.
Read briefingThe project will be developed through a partnership between Ethiopian Investment Holdings and the Dangote Group.
Read briefingAccording to Uganda coach Rashid Mubiru, the team will now now focus on finishing the tournament with another win.
Read briefingHe wants a three-judge bench comprising Justices Anthony Mrima, Eric Kennedy Ogola and Fredah Mugambi to vary directions issued on June 18 and confirmed on September 22, which require his amended petition to be determined through virtual proceedings and written submissions.
Read briefingRuto’s renewed push for permanent African representation could give the continent greater influence over global security decisions while challenging a UN system Africa says has long sidelined its interests.
Read briefingThe Senate committee directed the Kilifi County Government to urgently establish functional sewerage infrastructure before the onset of the anticipated El Niño rains.
Read briefingThe military says 272 TPLF rebels were killed and about 260 wounded as renewed clashes threaten to unravel Ethiopia’s fragile 2022 peace deal.
Read briefingResearchers identified 25 plants elephants may use to treat illnesses, while local observers reported a mother feeding her calf a plant mixture described as “a kind of immunisation.”
Read briefingRenewed fighting in Tigray threatens Ethiopia’s fragile peace and could destabilise the wider Horn of Africa by drawing Eritrea and Sudan deeper into the conflict.
Read briefingThe findings showed that women accounted for about 70 per cent of cases globally, while more than 40,000 children and adolescents were reported to be living with MS.
Read briefingThe security funding includes additional support for a Canadian multi-year programme to train Palestinian police in the West Bank.
Read briefingRaila Odinga’s brother Omondi Oginga urges former President Uhuru Kenyatta to stop revisiting his claim that the late opposition leader won the 2022 presidential election.
Read briefingIGAD is urging Ethiopia’s federal government and Tigray authorities to end renewed hostilities and return to dialogue under the 2022 Pretoria peace agreement.
Read briefingLaikipia residents question the rise in bars, 705 police reservists graduate in Meru, while researchers explore Mathenge uses and Nairobi prepares for a major cycling race.
Read briefingLatest industry data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows the total net assets rose to Sh8.35 trillion in December 2025, up from Sh7.57 trillion a year earlier.
Read briefingSeven armed groups have formed a new alliance against Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government as conflict, ethnic tensions and political divisions deepen across the country.
Read briefingThe panel is publishing an advance unedited version to make the brief available to world leaders gathering in New York for this year's General Assembly High-Level Week.
Read briefing