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Zimbabwe Court Delays Ruling in Political Leadership Fight. A battle over party control has erupted in Zimbabwe's main opposition group. The Citizens Coalition for Change faces deep rifts as its secretary general, Sengezo Tshabangu, removed several leaders from their roles in Parliament. The...

Zimbabwe Extends Work Life for Government Workers. Zimbabwe made big changes to the age at which state workers can retire. Starting next year, they can work until age 70 instead of 65. The news came through official papers signed on December 30. State workers still have a choice to leave at...

Power Company Seeks Help for Zimbabwe's Energy Crisis. Zimbabwe wants more power. The country's electric company asked businesses to help build big batteries that would store power at four locations around the nation. Each battery site must have enough power to run for three hours. When people...

Zimbabwe Sees Big Chance in China's Fruit Market. Zimbabwe wants its farmers to sell more fruits to China. The Asian nation has become a major buyer of Zimbabwe's goods, taking in $1.7 billion worth of products last year. China loves many kinds of fruits. It spends billions on durians...

Bobi Wine Eyes Uganda's Top Office Again. Robert Kyagulanyi, known as Bobi Wine, plans to challenge President Yoweri Museveni in Uganda's 2026 election. The opposition leader shared his goals during a year-end message on Monday. "Ask Museveni if he will accept defeat," Wine said. He stressed...

Uganda Arts Leader Faces Heat Over Recent Comments. A key figure in Uganda's music world is at the center of the debate. General Salim Saleh spoke up about artists at a bus station event. Some praised him, while others felt hurt by his words. Saleh built many groups to help singers make money...

Kenya Buys Turkish War Drones in Push to Fight Terrorists. Kenya's air force received its first batch of Turkish war drones this month. The six Bayraktar TB2 drones were purchased from Turkey's Baykar Defence company. Kenyan pilots learned to fly these drones in Turkey last August. Photos...

Uganda's Military Gets New Leaders in Key Posts. Uganda's President Museveni changed his top army leaders this week. The moves aim to make Uganda's forces stronger in East Africa. Major General Fred Tolit heads to South Africa as Defense Advisor. He leaves his post in Burundi. Before that, he...

Missing Kenyan Brand Manager Found Safe After Week-Long Search. Police found Lilian Nyambura Mbugua alive at a gas station in Murang'a, Kenya. The 28-year-old woman vanished from her mother's home last week. She worked as a brand manager at East Africa Breweries Limited. A local official...

Kenya Official Dismisses Claims of Government Abductions. A top Kenyan leader says reports of the government kidnapping its critics are false. Kimani Ichung'wah spoke out against what he calls made-up stories about state violence. "The government does not grab people because of social media...

2024 Shakes Up Kenya's Political Scene with Historic Impeachments. Kenya saw major changes in its leadership this year. Several top officials were removed from office, some lost their jobs, and others stayed in power. The biggest shock came when Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua lost his job...

Mystery Shrouds Kenyan Brand Manager's Christmas Disappearance. A 28-year-old woman vanished from her family home near Nairobi days before Christmas. Her family wants answers. Lilian Nyambura Mbugua came home for the holidays. She worked as a brand manager at East Africa Breweries Limited in...

A Chinese hacker broke into the US Treasury Department in early December, according to a letter from the Treasury Department to lawmakers on Monday. The department called it a "major incident." It is working with the FBI and others to investigate what happened. A spokesman for China in...

In Kenya, people are being taken against their will. This is causing a lot of fear. It is important to understand what is happening and why. There are different reasons why people are being kidnapped. Some are taken by criminals who want money. Others are taken because of their political...

Kenya's High Court Orders Release of Six Allegedly Abducted. The High Court of Kenya wants six people freed right away. The court says state officials may have taken them against their will. Gideon Kibet and Bernard Kavuli are two of the six people. The Law Society of Kenya is working to help...

Kenya's Tax Office Gets New Boss. Kenya's tax office is called the Kenya Revenue Authority, or KRA for short. It just got a new leader. His name is Ndiritu Muriithi. Muriithi held a special ceremony on Monday. He promised to improve the KRA, making it more fair and helpful. "I want the KRA to...

Kenyans Protest Abductions from Far Away. Some Kenyans who live in Darwin, Australia, did something important on Monday. They went out into the streets to tell the Kenyan government to stop the bad things that were happening there. They are very worried. They said that many young people in...

Police Take Protesters in Kenya's Capital. On Monday, there was trouble in Nairobi, and so were other people who care about human rights. They think the government has been taking people away, and they don't like that. They want it to stop. The protesters went out into the streets. They wanted...

Kenya's Counties Struggle to Meet Money Goals. Kenya has 47 counties, each with its own government. These governments are supposed to collect money to help pay for things like schools, hospitals, and roads, but a new report says they are having a hard time doing that. The report is from...

Kenya's Ex-Top Judge Speaks Out Against Violence. David Maraga used to be Kenya's Chief Justice, which is like being the top judge in the country. As the new year started, he had an important message for Kenyans. Maraga is very worried. He said many bad things happened to Kenyans this year...