• The super-quick test, billing for PPE and isolation fees and other patient care costs ballooned the charges to Sh236,000 in six days at Halisi Family Hospital. • The patient had also been threatened by detention if she failed to clear a balance of Sh11,000. A private hospital in Kitengela ...

•The insurgents used car bombs in the assault on a military base in Galmudug’s Wisil town, located in central Somalia. • This triggered a fight with government troops and armed locals, Major Mohamed Awale, a military officer in Galmudug told Reuters. An estimated 30 people died on Sunday when Somalia’s ...

Sossion announced on Friday that he will now concentrate on his legislative duties as a nominated Member of Parliament at the National Assembly. • Sossion said Knut members deserved credit for the restrain and sobriety they have shown in the face of open provocation and frustrations by the government Kenya ...

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune accepts resignation of Abdelaziz Djerad and appoints him as caretaker prime minister. Algeria’s president has accepted the prime minister’s resignation, paving the way for the formation of a new government following parliamentary election results. According to a statement on Thursday by the Algerian presidency, Abdelmadjid Tebboune accepted ...

Palestinian groups say they reject the idea of linking the reconstruction of Gaza to a prisoner exchange deal with Israel. Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip have warned Israel against delays in lifting restrictions imposed on the Hamas-ruled coastal enclave and impeding reconstruction after last month’s devastating attacks. The warning was ...

Presence of foreign mercenaries, troops in war-torn country and elections to top meeting’s agenda. World powers have met in Germany to seek lasting peace in Libya by ensuring the conflict-racked North African country stays firmly on the path towards general elections on December 24. Representatives of Libya’s interim government on ...

A chopper has crashed in the Oltinga area of Kajiado West sub-county with an unconfirmed number of passengers. Kajiado County Police Commander Muthuri Mwongera said the accident happened about 8 am and details of the chopper and the number of passengers remains unknown. “I have dispatched Kajiado West OCPD Vincent ...

More than 50 people including civilians have reportedly been killed after Ethiopian forces bombed a busy market at a town in the war-torn northern region of Tigray. As many as 400 people were also injured in the aerial attack. Witnesses say Tuesday’s attack targeted a busy market in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray ...