BBC Burundi nationals are waiting outside their country’s embassy in Kenya to receive free travel documents to return home Hundreds of Burundians in Kenya are scrambling to process travel documents to leave the country ahead of the crackdown on unlicensed small businesses…
Hafidh Ameir, the spouse of Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu The husband of Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan, Hafidh Ameir Hassan, has died while receiving treatment at a hospital in Zanzibar. Vice-president Deogratius Ndejembi – who made the official announcement of Ameir’s death…
Tanzanian business tycoon Rostam Aziz has acquired a controlling stake in the Nation Media Group (The Citizen) Following acquisition of East Africa’s largest media organization by a billionaire with prominent political connections, concerns have been raised about the future of independent journalism…
Uganda Women’s National Football Team Head Coach Sheryl Botes Ulanda has named a squad of 20 players for the upcoming 2025 CECAFA Women’s Championship in Tanzania. The squad comprise of three goal keepers, seven defenders, seven midfielders and three forwards. The Crested…
By Alexander Okori and Edward Eninu The election of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, has enlisted a sequence of rejoinders across the world, including in Kenya and Tanzania, with many recalling events of his recent visits. Moments…
By DN AFRICALINK The 72-year-old Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, nicknamed NNN, was sworn in on Friday as the first woman president of the Southern African nation of Nambia. Her SWAPO party, which has ruled the country of about 3 million people for over three…