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Pakistan’s FATF ‘grey list’ history highlights long-running concerns over terror financing

Jan 26 – Pakistan has faced sustained international scrutiny over alleged money laundering and terrorist financing, with critics arguing that authorities have repeatedly failed to make deep institutional reforms needed to curb both practices. Those concerns saw the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) place Pakistan on its “grey list” three times between 2008 and 2022: […]

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Samburu Governor Skips Audit Hearing for UDA Party Meeting, Senate Blasts IG Over Accountability Failures

The Office of the Inspector General later wrote asking for more time to trace the Samburu county boss  a claim that drew reactions after it emerged that the governor was attending a highly publicized political meeting in Statehouse.

12 hrs ago

UNON, Israeli Embassy to lead Holocaust Remembrance in Nairobi on Jan 27

The ceremony will bring together UN officials, members of the diplomatic corps in Kenya, representatives of the Government of Kenya, and university students.

15 hrs ago

Busting clichés: IShowSpeed and African content creators go beyond “safaris and suffering”

IShowSpeed’s livestreamed Africa tour adds to the work that African digital influencers have been doing in recent years to capture the continent beyond clichéd images of poverty and conflict. Bonface Orucho, bird story agency Under the bronze gaze of the African Renaissance Monument in Dakar, the American content creator and travel influencer IShowSpeed laughed into […]

15 hrs ago

US revokes visas of 2 Haiti TPC Members citing gang ties

The US has imposed visa bans on two Haiti Transitional Presidential Council members and their families over alleged links to gangs and criminal groups.

Yest 15:58 PM

Ida Odinga Accepts UNEP Envoy Nomination, Calls It an Honour after Raila’s death

NAIROBI, Kenya Jan 25 – The widow of the ODM Leader Raila Odinga  has welcomed her nomination as a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) envoy by President William Ruto. Ida termed the nomination as a great honour following the death of her husband. Ruto’s Chief of Staff on Friday, announced that the President has formally […]

Yest 08:33 AM

How Somalis in Minnesota are mobilising against 'targeted' immigration interrogations

Leaders have noted that the heavily militarised federal presence is triggering PTSD in a...

Yest 08:19 AM

Deaths mount as Trump immigration push intensifies

Minneapolis has become the focus of the Republican president’s crackdown... with some 3,000...

Yest 05:35 AM

U.S., Russia, Ukraine to resume talks in Abu Dhabi: U.S. envoy

MOSCOW, Jan 25 – U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff said Saturday that U.S.-Russia-Ukraine trilateral talks will continue next week in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), TASS news agency reported. “On Friday and Saturday, the United States coordinated a trilateral meeting alongside Ukraine and Russia, graciously hosted by the United Arab Emirates. […]

Yest 05:12 AM

WHO chief says U.S. reasons for withdrawal “untrue”

Commending the contribution made by the United States as a founding member to many of WHO's greatest achievements, Tedros wrote in the X post, "Unfortunately, the reasons cited for the U.S. decision to withdraw from WHO are untrue."

24 Jan 21:12 PM

Trump says UK soldiers in Afghanistan ‘among greatest of all warriors’

Trump was criticised for remarks he made during an interview with Fox News on Thursday in which the president said of Nato troops: "We've never needed them. We have never really asked anything of them.

24 Jan 15:56 PM

Police nab 7 suspects linked to a cross-border mobile phone theft syndicate

“Among those arrested was a Ugandan national arrested in Shauri Moyo, where detectives recovered 75 mobile phones packed in sealed boxes and two laptops from her residence,” the DCI said.

24 Jan 11:43 AM

Bangladesh’s February Polls Seen as Test for Regional Stability

Jan 24 – Bangladesh’s parliamentary elections set for February 12 are emerging as a vote with significance that reaches far beyond the country’s borders, as regional analysts assess the wider security, ideological and economic implications of the political direction Dhaka may take. With a population of more than 170 million, Bangladesh is one of the […]

24 Jan 11:37 AM

Young Tibetans Gather in Italy to Learn Autonomy Models and Advocacy Skills

Jan 24 – The three-day Tibetan Youth Empowerment Programme opened on January 16, 2026, at the Eurac Research Centre in South Tyrol, bringing together about 25 young Tibetans from eight countries for dialogue on autonomy, self-governance and advocacy. The programme, running from January 16 to 18, is jointly organised by the Tibet Bureau Geneva and […]

24 Jan 08:20 AM

California becomes 1st U.S. state to join WHO disease network

"The Trump administration's withdrawal from WHO is a reckless decision that will hurt all Californians and Americans," said Newsom. "California will not bear witness to the chaos this decision will bring. We will continue to foster partnerships across the globe and remain at the forefront of public health preparedness."

24 Jan 07:56 AM

Thousands brave bitter cold to demand ICE leave Minneapolis

The strike follows a visit by Vice President JD Vance, who defended ICE agents.