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Senegal overcomes a controversial penalty decision and a near-walkout to defeat hosts Morocco 1-0 in extra time, claiming the 2025 AFCON title in Rabat.
Uptake of the cervical cancer-preventing HPV vaccine has plunged below 10% in Kenya’s North Eastern counties, spurring leaders to debunk myths hindering immunization. Local officials and clerics say misinformation
President William Ruto has donated Sh1 million to the family of renowned comedian Mr. KK Mwenyewe following the entertainer’s recent death, as announced at a memorial event held in Nairobi.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen defended the move to charge protesters with terrorism, stating that violent acts like burning police stations and businesses fit the legal definition. The ODPP also said the charges should be seen as security measures rather than suppression of dissent.
New research finds that household air pollution from cooking fuels causes over 26,000 deaths in Kenya each year. The study highlights health and environmental impacts, prompting calls for wider adoption of clean cooking solutions.
Kenyan prosecutors have dropped terrorism charges against activist Boniface Mwangi, now charging him with illegal ammunition possession. Mwangi was released on bail amid widespread criticism of the initial charges as an attack on free speech.
A Kenyan court dropped terrorism charges against activist Boniface Mwangi, freeing him on a Sh1 million bond. His supporters gathered outside Kahawa Law Courts in relief, as Mwangi now faces lesser weapons-possession charges.
President Ruto’s government is under fire for charging protesters as “terrorists” under anti-terror laws – a move rights groups say dangerously equates street demonstrations with extremist acts.
Police have captured six men accused of gunning down Constable Benard Koome in Thika on June 18, a killing that shocked Kenyan law enforcement. The suspects were arrested in Nairobi after a month-long manhunt.
Former Chief Justice David Maraga warned that Kenya risks becoming a failed state, criticizing government directives to shoot protesters and the misuse of terrorism charges against anti-government demonstrators.
A Pan-African human rights coalition condemned the Kenyan government for arresting activist Boniface Mwangi and clamping down on protesters, calling it an assault on democracy.
A string of recent al Shabaab attacks in Kenya, including a deadly ambush in Lamu County, highlight a growing militant threat as the AU mission in Somalia struggles with critical funding shortfalls.
With the rise of hyper-realistic deepfakes, researchers are creating invisible watermarking techniques to identify AI-generated media, while regulators like the EU are mandating transparency for all synthetic content.
