Ivory Coast’s Former First Lady Simone Gbagbo Cleared to Run for President Ivory Coast’s former First Lady Simone Gbagbo, 76, was unexpectedly cleared as one of five candidates to contest the... Read more »

Kenya Institute of Supplies Management CEO Kenneth Matiba calls for training of public officers and sensitisation of suppliers and contractors on e-procurement system to improve service delivery. [File, Standard] The state... Read more »

Fact-checking Kenyan president Ruto and governors’ chair Abdullahi at the 2025 devolution conference Ruto was correct that counties would receive KSh415 billion in the 2025/26 financial year, nearly KSh30 billion more than... Read more »

NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 9 – The National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Health has widened its inquiry into alleged malpractice and ethical breaches in Kenya’s kidney transplant sector, with Mediheal Group of Hospitals... Read more »

KISUMU, Kenya, Sep 9 – The race to succeed the late Kasipul MP Charles Ong’ondo Were is gaining momentum, with aspirants intensifying campaigns across the constituency in Homa Bay County ahead of... Read more »

ADDIS ABABA, Kenya, Sep 8 – President William Ruto has challenged the international community to step up contributions in climate change adaptation and mitigation to complement Africa’s efforts. The President said Africa... Read more »

The UK could suspend visas from countries that do not “play ball” and agree to returns deals for migrants, the new home secretary has said. Shabana Mahmood made the comments as she... Read more »

A cardinal rule of public service is that once you leave office, you should at the very least gift it your silence in public discourse. Without any intent to undermine, it must... Read more »

France’s parliament – deadlocked for a year and more poisonously divided than it has been in decades – looks set to throw out yet another prime minister on Monday. But the acute... Read more »