Nigerian presidential hopeful Obi promises anti-corruption drive Abuja, Nigeria
Oil-rich Nigeria can tackle its cost-of-living crisis in part by fighting government waste, presidential candidate Peter Obi told AFP, as politicians jostle to lead Africa's most populous country. Obi, a former governor from southeastern Nigeria, spoke to AFP Tuesday evening in Abuja, as campaigns get under way for January elections set to be defined by the economy and security. "We need...
Veteran Broadcaster Maina Kageni Features on CNN’s African Voices: My Drive
CNN International's acclaimed series African Voices returns with a special edition of My Drive, featuring celebrated Kenyan broadcaster Maina Kageni. In the Nairobi segment, CNN correspondent Larry Madowo joins Maina Kageni for a drive through the city, where the veteran radio presenter opens up about his nearly three-decade journey in broadcasting. Hosted by Lamide Akintobi, the special episode revisits some of...
Kenyan start-up makes robotic limbs to sign for deaf kids
In a school for the deaf in Kenya, children signed their excitement as a team demonstrated how a robotic arm could revolutionise their studies. Roughly 300,000 children in the east African nation have a hearing impairment, according to the Kenya Society for Deaf Children, but just 20,000 were enrolled in schools as of 2024. Kenyan start-up ZeroBionic, co-founded by 22-year-old Norah...
Kenya charges top ex-official over CHAN graft allegations
A top former Kenyan sports official was charged in court on Tuesday with abuse of office over graft allegations connected to the country's failed bid to host the African Nations Championship in 2018. The east African country has long been plagued by corruption, and its football teams have suffered from years of financial mismanagement and graft. Kenya was stripped of hosting...
Deeq Darajo Urges Eastleigh Youth to Reject Tahriib and Pursue Jobs and Skills
Nairobi, Kenya — Media personality and public affairs communicator Deeq Hassan Mohamed, popularly known as Deeq Darajo, has urged young people in Eastleigh to reject dangerous irregular migration journeys and instead focus on employment, skills development and creating opportunities for themselves. Deeq made the remarks during a visit to young people in Eastleigh, where he met with members of the...
Uganda President Museveni’s daughter consecrated as bishop
Pastor Patience Kokundeka Museveni Rwabwogo, daughter of Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, has been consecrated as an Episcopal Bishop of Covenant Nations Church after two decades in ministry. Rwabwogo, the third-born child and second daughter of President Museveni and First Lady Janet Museveni, was consecrated on Sunday, August 23, during celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of Covenant Nations Church at Covenant...
South Africa’s rooibos heads to space
Seeds from South Africa's world-famous rooibos tea are headed to the International Space Station to see how they respond to space conditions, in the first such experiment for Africa, organisers announced Thursday. Uniquely South African, the rooibos plant is used to make a sweetish, caffeine-free infusion that is high in antioxidants and sold across the world. The mission facilitated by MaxIQ...
Tanzania Vice President Emmanuel Nchimbi resigns, retires from politics
In a statement issued on Tuesday, August 25, from the Office of the Vice President in Dodoma, Nchimbi said he had formally written to President Samia Suluhu Hassan informing her of his decision. Tanzania’s Vice President Emmanuel John Nchimbi has resigned from office and announced his retirement from politics and public service, effective September 4, 2026. In a statement issued on...
Kenyans get creative to join manga cosplay craze
Cosplay has taken hold in Kenya, where fans must often get creative to dress up as their fantasy heroes. Thousands attended the latest edition of the Otamatsuri anime and manga convention in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, this weekend -- one of the largest in Africa -- with many in extravagant costumes inspired by hits like "One Piece" and "Naruto". Sourcing the...
Humankind is already losing control of AI. We need a plan.
If you’re a fan of Frank Herbert’s Dune novels, or their movie and miniseries adaptations, you’ll have noticed the absence of something normally central to science fiction: computers. In Dune-lore, thousands of years before the events depicted in the main story, humans had become dependent on so-called ‘thinking machines’, which then got too big for their CPUs and attempted...
