Kenya is not in the grips of an ebola outbreak, the country's health secretary insisted on Wednesday, in the wake of Kenya's first death from the disease.

Ghana's cabinet has given the green light to a decision to formally apply to join the BRICS geopolitical and economic bloc, according to the country's foreign minister.

President William Ruto and Dangote Group President Aliko Dangote. PHOTO/PSCU. By PATRICK MAYOYO No, Mr President. Kenyans who are asking questions about the Dangote East Africa Refinery in Lamu are not extortionists. They are citizens and taxpayers. They are members of communities whose land, livelihoods, environment and cultural heritage may be affected by one of the biggest industrial projects ever proposed in Kenya. And they have every right to ask questions. President William Ruto’s decision to dismiss critics of the Sh2.2 trillion Dangote East Africa Refinery as “extortionists” and “brokers” is, in my view, a dangerous distraction from the more fundamental question: was every legal, constitutional and environmental safeguard observed before Kenya celebrated the project’s groundbreaking?   That question cannot be shouted down. It cannot be dismissed as blackmail. And it certainly cannot be answered by a groundbreaking ceremony. The refinery was officially launched in L...

Pope Leo XIV receives the President of Montenegro. PHOTO/VATICAN By PATRICK MAYOYO Catholics around the world are being confronted today with a striking message about responsibility, justice, prayer and the need to produce good fruit, as the readings of the Mass place humanity before God’s expectations for his people. The readings present a powerful image: God has entrusted his vineyard to humanity, cared for it with love and patience, and now looks for a harvest of justice, goodness and faithfulness. But instead of good fruit, he finds what Scripture describes as wild grapes. The message is both a warning and an invitation; a warning against rejecting God’s call and abusing what has been entrusted to us, and an invitation to return to lives marked by justice, prayer, love and spiritual fruitfulness. A vineyard that received everything it needed The first reading, from the Book of Isaiah, tells the story of a landowner who carefully prepares a vineyard. He chooses fertile ground, r...

In tonight's edition: Kenya records its first Ebola death after a man travelled there from the DR Congo via Uganda. Also, Comoros is tightening its rules on who can do business. And in South Africa, concerns are growing that xenophobia and hostility toward foreign nationals could be driving African tourists away.

Kenya on Tuesday reported its first-ever Ebola death after a Kenyan national who had been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) died after returning to the country. Kenya is the fourth country to record an Ebola case in the current outbreak, which was declared in eastern DR Congo in mid-May.

A CV can leave important experience unexplained. Javier Martínez Samblas explores how career narratives, portfolios and work samples can help employers understand candidates across African markets, while protecting privacy and keeping recruitment accessible.

UNIDO data and African business cases show what industrial growth requires: dependable buyers, reliable inputs, supplier capabilities, practical technology and working capital.

Hon. Amb. Philip Ejiogu: Intellect, character and youthful leverage “At 39, Philip Chukwuma Ejiogu reaches the 2027 federal contest with facts already behind his name: a B.Eng., election to the Imo State House of Assembly, service as Deputy Minority Whip and seven years of public electoral history. His strongest argument is not youth by itself. […]

Kosovo's parliament elects Justina Shiroka Pula president, averting a snap election after lawmakers pass amendments to the Specialist Chambers law.