Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced plans to deploy an additional 5,000 American troops to Poland, in a move he sais is part of a strengthening defense partnership with Warsaw and a broader repositioning of U.S. forces in Europe. In a social media post on Thursday, May 21, Trump said the deployment reflects his close…

Kenya’s foreign reserves have grown and strengthened over the past year, providing a critical shield against external shocks.However, the report sternly warned that the gains are overshadowed by persistent fiscal vulnerabilities and a growing risk of debt distress. In the World Bank Kenya economic update, the Kenyan Shilling has held its own against the US…

Kenyans seeking permanent residence in the United States face a new immigration hurdle after the Trump administration expanded the benefits that immigration officers can consider when assessing some green card applications. The new policy, which took effect Friday, September 18, gives US immigration officers broader discretion to consider an applicant’s use of certain means-tested public…

Romania’s Ministry of Defence said the drone was tracked by radar after entering Romanian airspace during overnight Russian attacks on Ukraine near the Danube border region. According to Bucharest, the aircraft eventually crashed into the roof of an apartment building, sparking a fire and injuring civilians. The incident triggered an immediate military response, with NATO-member…

The Trump administration’s State Department issued a statement on the murder of British student Henry Nowak on Thursday, June 4, saying the police handling of the case is a symptom of “ideological conditioning and two-tiered policing” that denotes a major civilizational decline in the West. The comments came after bodycam footage emerged showing 18-year-old Nowak…

Nigerian Afrobeats star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has called on US President Donald Trump to pay attention to the August 15 Osun State governorship election. In his statement on August 11, Davido cited fears of violence, intimidation and disruption of the voting process.His appeal comes days before voters head to the polls to…

The United States(US) has issued a travel advisory warning its citizens against visiting several countries in East and Central Africa following an Ebola Bundibugyo virus outbreak in the region. The Department of State also advised citizens to reconsider travel to Rwanda, which has been placed under a Level 3 advisory (“Reconsider Travel”) as health authorities…

American streaming sensation Darren Jason Watkins Jr, popularly known as IShowSpeed, has once again put Kenya in the global spotlight. This is after he reconnected with Kenyan content creator Bradley Marongo on Friday, February 13, during his first livestream following the end of his widely followed Speed does Africa tour. The broadcast marked Speed’s first stream since…

The United States has responded after Kenya’s High Court temporarily halted the establishment of a proposed Ebola quarantine facility. In a statement issued on May 29, 2026, following the court action, the U.S. Foreign Service said that Washington was aware of the legal challenge and the ongoing proceedings.  It further revealed that the United States is engaging…