Thousands of Yemenis are fleeing renewed fighting and arriving at makeshift Al Kadha camp in Taiz. The UN says 125,000 people have been displaced in the past two weeks.

Amnesty International is urging Algeria to abandon plans to resume executions. After deadly wildfires swept across the country’s northeast last month, President Tebboune called to impose the death penalty on people who start the fires. He said child abductors and abusers should also be executed.

Nairobi Senator and Linda Mwananchi leader Edwin Sifuna speaking at Jacaranda grounds. PHOTO/UGC. By PATRICK MAYOYO There are moments in the life of a nation when politics ceases to be merely a contest for power and becomes a referendum on its future. Kenya is approaching such a moment. As the country inches towards the 2027 General Election, a growing sense of frustration, despair and impatience is sweeping across towns, villages, estates and marketplaces. From Nairobi’s crowded estates to the dusty streets of Turkana, from the tea farms of Kericho to the fishing villages of Lake Victoria, millions of Kenyans are asking the same question: when will things get better? The answer to that question may well depend on whether the opposition can remain united. For many citizens, the next election is no longer simply about political parties, personalities or ethnic arithmetic. It is about survival. It is about whether ordinary Kenyans can continue enduring the burden of punitive taxation, ...

One of the suspected abductors of Standard Group Associate Editor Alex Kiprotich. PHOTO/UGC. By PATRICK MAYOYO The recent abduction of Standard Group associate editor Alex Kiprotich should not be dismissed as an isolated attack on one journalist. It should be viewed against a troubling backdrop of growing pressure on Kenya’s media and the shrinking space for journalists who dare to speak truth to power. If the intention was to silence Kiprotich, intimidate him or send a warning to other journalists, the message was unmistakable: keep off sensitive stories or prepare to pay a price. But the incident has produced an unexpected lesson. Kiprotich had reportedly survived an earlier attempt to abduct him. Rather than take his safety for granted, he turned to technology. Hidden cameras installed in his vehicle captured crucial evidence and helped expose the incident to the wider public. That development is significant. The same technology that can be deployed to surveil, intimidate and mani...

In tonight's programme, thousands of Africans end up amidst the war in Ukraine fighting or working on behalf of the Kremlin. We speak to a journalist who just got back from Ukraine. Also, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the C64 opposition coalition held a demonstration in the capital Kinshasa. And finally, Kenya's celebrating a stellar athletics victory as the country beats London in the race to host the 2029 World Championships.

Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote on Monday launched an IPO for his $19 billion Nigerian oil refinery, seeking $1.6 billion from retail investors across the continent. The offering values Africa’s largest refinery at about $49 billion and has drawn both strong investor interest and concerns over its high valuation.

Expanding antenatal hepatitis B screening requires more than diagnostic kits. Funding, procurement and follow-up care determine whether testing leads to prevention.

Panoro Energy has acquired an indirect 9.09% interest in Côte d’Ivoire’s CI-27 gas block, adding production that supplies the electricity market in Abidjan.

Republican Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky introduced an eight-article impeachment resolution against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday, using a procedural maneuver that will force a full House vote within days despite the measure’s long odds of success in the Republican-controlled chamber. Massie read the articles of impeachment aloud from the House floor shortly after […]

British inflation accelerated to a five-month high of 3.1% in August, up from 2.9% in July, the Office for National Statistics said Wednesday, a day before the Bank of England is expected to hold interest rates steady despite the renewed rise in price pressures. The increase matched the median forecast of economists polled by Reuters, […]