Breaking developments, original reporting and informed analysis from across Kenya and the world.
Kenya has moved to open duty-free import windows for both white maize for human consumption and yellow maize for animal feed, but the scale and sequencing of the interventions are prompting scrutiny over whether the government has clearly d...
Icelandic voters have turned down a proposal to reopen accession negotiations with the European Union, ending a closely watched referendum that had revived a debate dormant since talks were suspended more than a decade ago.
31 Aug, 2026 · 25 min read · 1,899 views
Kenya’s new police uniform rollout has triggered fresh scrutiny after reporting found the main supplier’s office could not be traced and its registered address overlapped with businesses linked to President William Ruto’s family. Officials...
31 Aug, 2026 · 37 min read · 2,376 views
John Healey’s hard line on defence spending once sounded like the mark of a politician willing to walk away for principle. But the UK government’s current position on defence funding shows that the debate has moved on: 3% of GDP is now pres...
30 Aug, 2026 · 21 min read · 2,094 views
President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. government to call Lake Ontario “Lake America,” but the move is unlikely to settle the name beyond federal agencies and has already triggered pushback from Canada.
28 Aug, 2026 · 29 min read · 1,881 views
Ottawa city council has taken an initial step toward renaming Trump Avenue, a residential street in the Central Park neighborhood, after residents and council members revived a debate sharpened by escalating trade tensions and President Don...
28 Aug, 2026 · 30 min read · 1,883 views
President William Ruto’s call for a new long-term development plan beyond Vision 2030 has opened a fresh political and economic debate in Kenya, with supporters casting it as a generational reset and critics warning that the country’s recor...
28 Aug, 2026 · 38 min read · 1,888 views
The US Senate has moved to prolong the African Growth and Opportunity Act, a trade framework that has helped keep African exports, including Kenyan garments, competitive in the American market. The extension would preserve duty-free access...
28 Aug, 2026 · 24 min read · 1,880 views
From Nebraska farm towns to New Mexico desert communities, resistance to huge AI data centers is becoming a broad political and environmental issue, with opponents warning of water use, electricity costs and the loss of rural land.
28 Aug, 2026 · 31 min read · 1,879 views
Puerto Rico’s drought crisis has widened into a federal disaster declaration covering 26 municipalities, giving farmers access to emergency loans as extreme dryness, rationing and aging water infrastructure squeeze the island at the peak of...
28 Aug, 2026 · 29 min read · 1,883 views