Former Chief of Defence Forces the late General Francis Ogolla By The East African Kenya’s Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Francis Ogolla is dead, President William Ruto has confirmed. General Ogolla died on Thursday afternoon after a Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) helicopter crashed in Sindar, Elgeyo-Marakwet County. Read: Kenya Defence Forces chopper crashes, kills five

A Kenya Defence Forces helicopter making a landing. Photo/Courtesy By Daily Nation A Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) helicopter on Thursday afternoon crashed and caught fire in Sindar area of Western Kenya, on the border of West Pokot and Elgeyo Marakwet counties. According to the police, five occupants of the chopper have died while three have

Duke Chapel, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/ Warren LeMay By Face2Face Africa Duke University has ended its full-ride scholarship program for Black students following the 2023 Supreme Court ruling that ended affirmative action in admissions. The Reginaldo Howard Memorial Scholarship Program was for “top applicants of African descent,” but it has

File Photo/Somali Times The European Union approved $74.4 million for the cost of transferring the security responsibility of the African Union forces that will leave Somalia at the end of this year in 2024. Read: Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh history of corruption 2012-2017 Read: Somalia Hassan Sheikh’s government is facing a widespread financial crisis and

Five hundred Kenyans fell off the exclusive list of dollar millionaires. File/Pool By Business Daily Africa Five hundred Kenyans fell off the exclusive list of dollar millionaires in 2023 as a weak shilling cut the valuation of their liquid investable wealth in dollar terms, a new report shows. The super-rich were also affected by instability

By Anadolu Agency Iran’s deputy foreign minister for political affairs issued a stern warning Monday, saying that any fresh military action by Israel against his country will see a response “within seconds.” Speaking to state TV, Ali Bagheri Kani, who is also Iran’s chief negotiator in nuclear talks, said if Israel makes another “mistake,” the

The coastal region of the country is one of the worst affected, authorities say. File Photo By The African Exponent Tanzania is grappling with severe floods that have claimed the lives of nearly 60 people since the beginning of April, according to a government statement released this past Sunday. The coastal regions of the East

A ship docked at the port of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. Photo/Shutterstock By The East African Sometime in August 2021, Senga, a start-up logistics firm, analysed the troubles for landlocked countries doing export-import business in the region. Among the problems it found was that goods were taking longer to exit ports and the landlocked

By Anadolu Agency US President Joe Biden reportedly told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a phone call on Saturday that the US will not support any Israeli counterattack against Iran, according to a senior White House official. “You got a win. Take the win,” Biden also advised Netanyahu to acknowledge their victory, highlighting the

Objects are seen in the sky above Jerusalem after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, in Jerusalem April 14, 2024. Photographer Ronen Zvulun By Reuters Top Iranian commanders warned Israel on Sunday that the country would face a bigger attack if it retaliates against overnight drone and missile strikes, adding that Washington has been