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  1. August 2026
  2. Citizen Digital

    "About ⁠the next plan for the three months, yes, if you have the necessary resources, I think ​it will be possible to do that," Thierno Balde, WHO incident manager, told reporters in Geneva ​from Bunia, in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

    WHO says Congo Ebola outbreak can still be brought under control within three months
  3. The Standard

    "WHO and partners aim to see an impact of the scale up in the next months but cannot put a timeline on when the epidemic will be brought under control," he told reporters in Geneva, speaking from Bunia.

    DR Congo Ebola outbreak 'far from being under control': WHO chief
  4. Citizen Digital

    The SGS 5-Star Gold Drop-Proof certification, issued by SGS International in Geneva, confirms the device survives repeated drops from up to 2 meters onto hard surfaces.

    itel POWER 80 arrives in Kenya with built-in durability, no case required
  5. Capital News

    hey are also linked to digital business models that monetize attention and personal data. “No child should be a guinea pig for unregulated AI … When a child is harmed, the answer must never be ‘the algorithm did it,’” UN Secretary-General António Guterres told delegates in Geneva

    UN warns AI regulation is failing to keep pace with risks facing children and youth
  6. Citizen Digital

    Ilahuka, Segal Family Foundation For most of the past century, decisions about how aid money reaches Africa have been made far from the continent, in boardrooms in New York, London and Geneva.

    OPINION: As Washington retreats from foreign aid, Africa is rewriting who gets to lead
  7. The Standard

    The day commemorates the first meeting of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations, held in Geneva in 1982.

    Ogiek community urged to turn rich culture into tourism opportunities
  8. Citizen Digital

    UEFA says boycott of World Cups stands despite FIFA backdown on private investment By AFP August 06, 2026 09:45 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Director-General of the United Nations Office in Geneva Michae

    UEFA says boycott of World Cups stands despite FIFA backdown on private investment
  9. July 2026
  10. Citizen Digital

    The Geneva-based agency commended the government, health workers and communities in Uganda for their strong measures to contain the outbreak.

    WHO says Uganda still at risk from Ebola spread in DR Congo
  11. Citizen Digital

    WHO emergencies director Chikwe Ihekweazu told reporters in Geneva that the UN health agency's modelling indicated "the scale of the outbreak is at least two to four times the number of cases that we have found".

    DR Congo health workers on Ebola front line threaten strike
  12. Citizen Digital

    Messi might look back now and laugh at that incident, which led to him being suspended for a friendly against England in Geneva three months later.

    Messi meets England at last with World Cup final place on the line

Yesterday

  1. Over 1,000 Kenyans die annually from snakebites, says health PS

    Over 1,000 Kenyans die from snakebites each year while more than 19,000 have been bitten by reptiles, with rural and pastoral communities bearing the heaviest burden. The Ministry of Health has designated snakebite envenoming as a priority disease and is strengthening surveillance and community health worker training in affected counties.

    21 September 2026 · The Standard

Sunday 20 September

  1. Tanzania to host 153rd Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly

    Tanzania will host the 153rd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Arusha from October 5–9, bringing together hundreds of lawmakers from 183 national parliaments to debate governance, inclusion, and global policy challenges under the theme "enhancing good governance and empowering communities through inclusivity, trust and opportunities for all." The meeting will also see the election of a successor to Tanzania's Tulia Ackson as IPU Governing Council leader.

    20 September 2026 · Citizen Digital

Friday 18 September

  1. DR Congo Ebola epidemic spreads to new areas, shows no signs of slowing

    The Democratic Republic of Congo's worst Ebola outbreak in history, declared in mid-May, is spreading to new parts of the country rather than winding down, according to Doctors Without Borders. As of the report date, the virus has killed more than 3,600 people out of 7,200 recorded infections.

    18 September 2026 · Citizen Digital

  2. Nairobi and Kisumu feature in Besigye treason trial

    Veteran Ugandan opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye is facing trial on charges of treason and misprision of treason, jointly with his aide Hajji Obeid Lutale and UPDF officer Captain Denis Oola. The prosecution alleges they participated in meetings in Uganda, Kenya, Greece and Switzerland between 2023 and 2024 as part of a plan to overthrow President Yoweri Museveni's government by force of arms, with evidence linking alleged meetings and activities to Nairobi and Kisumu.

    18 September 2026 · Citizen Digital

Monday 7 September

  1. UN rights chief warns AI poses existential risk to humanity

    Volker Turk, the U.N. rights chief, warned that artificial intelligence could pose an existential threat to humanity and called for "cast-iron guarantees" to secure AI, citing risks including disruptions to services, communications, and democratic systems. He pledged to press AI firms to reduce these risks during his address to the UN human rights council.

    7 September 2026 · Citizen Digital

  2. US envoy reports progress toward three-way Russia-Ukraine talks

    A top US envoy said on Monday that weekend discussions with Ukraine and Russia showed progress, including movement on scheduling additional trilateral talks to end the conflict that began when Russian forces invaded Ukraine more than four years ago.

    7 September 2026 · Citizen Digital

Saturday 5 September

  1. WHO warehouse in Ukraine destroyed in third airstrike in three months

    The World Health Organization said one of its main warehouses in Ukraine was destroyed by an air attack in Kyiv region on Thursday, the third such incident in three months. The WHO warned of a pattern of attacks on humanitarian facilities in Ukraine.

    5 September 2026 · Citizen Digital

Thursday 3 September

  1. El Niño expected to peak this year, impacts lasting into 2027

    The World Meteorological Organization warned that El Niño could become the strongest since monitoring began four decades ago, with effects set to persist through February and impacts continuing into 2027 as ocean heat releases gradually into the atmosphere.

    3 September 2026 · Citizen Digital

Friday 21 August

  1. South Africa police bust major crystal meth lab, arrest five

    South African security forces raided a clandestine laboratory near the Zimbabwe border on Thursday and seized drugs and equipment valued at around 600 million rand ($37 million), arresting two Mexican nationals, two Zimbabweans, and a Malawian. The discovery is part of a series of recent busts involving Mexican nationals that have led authorities to suspect Latin American cartels are expanding into Africa.

    21 August 2026 · The Standard

Wednesday 19 August

  1. Wife denounces Uganda opposition leader's trial as farce

    Winnie Byanyima, wife of jailed Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye, condemned the continuation of his treason trial while he was bedridden and unable to attend, calling it a "farce." Besigye, 70, was abducted in Kenya in 2024 and has been in custody facing charges over an alleged plot against President Yoweri Museveni.

    19 August 2026 · Citizen Digital

  2. WHO official says Congo Ebola can be controlled within three months

    A WHO incident manager said it is still possible to bring the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo under control within three months if necessary resources are provided, though the outbreak has worsened and expanded to a sixth province, killing at least 2,325 people so far.

    19 August 2026 · Citizen Digital

Tuesday 18 August

  1. DR Congo Ebola outbreak moving faster than previous epidemics

    The WHO Director-General warned that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is moving faster than any previous epidemic and risks spreading to more countries, stating the outbreak is "far from being under control." The DRC's 17th Ebola outbreak has killed more than 2,300 people out of nearly 5,000 cases, making it the deadliest in the country's history, and is being fuelled by insecurity, displacement, and population movement in weakly-governed regions.

    18 August 2026 · The Standard

Friday 14 August

  1. itel POWER 80 smartphone launches in Kenya at 19,499 shillings

    itel has launched the POWER 80, a 4G smartphone in Kenya priced at Ksh 19,499, engineered for durability without protective cases and verified against international standards including SGS 5-Star Gold Drop-Proof certification and MIL-STD-810 military-grade standards.

    14 August 2026 · Citizen Digital

Tuesday 11 August

  1. UN warns AI regulation lags behind risks to children, youth

    The UN has warned that children and young people face growing exposure to online harms from artificial intelligence and digital platforms that are evolving faster than protective laws. More than 82 percent of young people aged 15 to 24 are online globally, exposed to risks including synthetic content, misleading information, and AI-facilitated exploitation.

    11 August 2026 · Capital News

  2. Africa rewriting aid leadership as Western funding retreats

    An opinion piece argues that as foreign aid budgets in the U.S. and Europe face political pressure, Africa is shifting away from a model where aid decisions were made in Western boardrooms, toward one with greater local control. The Segal Family Foundation convened over 700 philanthropists and nonprofit leaders in Nairobi to discuss this transition.

    11 August 2026 · Citizen Digital

  3. Ogiek community urged to develop cultural tourism income

    The Bungoma Public Service Board chairman has encouraged the Ogiek community to embrace cultural and eco-tourism as sustainable income sources while preserving heritage and protecting ancestral land, citing their traditional practices and environmental stewardship as assets for attracting tourists.

    11 August 2026 · The Standard

Thursday 6 August

  1. UEFA maintains World Cup boycott despite FIFA shelving private investment plan

    UEFA said Thursday it would continue its boycott of FIFA men's and women's World Cups despite FIFA withdrawing its plan to open competitions to private investment. UEFA cited that a second condition for withdrawing its boycott threat has not been met.

    6 August 2026 · Citizen Digital

Wednesday 29 July

  1. WHO monitoring Uganda for Ebola amid DRC spread

    Uganda declared itself Ebola-free after 42 days without local transmission, but the WHO said it will monitor the country for 42 days from when the last imported case was discharged on July 16, citing Uganda's continued risk from Ebola spread in the neighbouring DRC.

    29 July 2026 · Citizen Digital

Tuesday 14 July

  1. DR Congo Ebola health workers threaten strike over unpaid wages

    Health workers fighting the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo are threatening to strike over unpaid wages, as the World Health Organization warned the extent of the epidemic could be two to four times larger than the official estimates of more than 700 deaths among nearly 2,000 confirmed infected.

    14 July 2026 · Citizen Digital

  2. Messi faces England in World Cup 2026 semi-final

    Lionel Messi, 39, will play England for the first time in Wednesday's World Cup semi-final, seeking to lead Argentina to the final. Messi earned his 200th cap for Argentina in the group stage and began his international career as an 18-year-old in 2005.

    14 July 2026 · Citizen Digital

Tuesday 7 July

  1. DRC health workers threaten Ebola response strike

    Health workers in Democratic Republic of Congo's Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak have threatened to strike over unpaid allowances, difficult conditions, and shortages of supplies, risking disruption to contact tracing and patient care. The outbreak has claimed 508 lives from 1,561 confirmed infections, with 75 health workers infected and 17 deaths among medics.

    7 July 2026 · The Standard

Sunday 5 July

  1. Forecasters warn super El Niño likely in 2026

    El Niño has begun and forecasters predict a more than 60% chance it could become a very strong, or super El Niño later in 2026. The phenomenon begins with warmer water in the Pacific Ocean near the equator and can cause dramatic effects on global weather, including severe floods, droughts and storms.

    5 July 2026 · Citizen Digital

  2. Forecasters predict super El Niño likely later in 2026

    Forecasters predict a more than 60% chance that El Niño could become a very strong or super El Niño later in 2026. The phenomenon begins with warmer water in the Pacific Ocean near the equator and can trigger dramatic effects on the world's weather, including severe floods, droughts and storms.

    5 July 2026 · Citizen Digital

Friday 3 July

  1. Ebola treatment trial launches with first DRC patient enrolled

    The WHO has announced the start of a trial testing potential treatments for the Bundibugyo virus strain of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the first patient already enrolled. More than 1,400 cases and 438 deaths have been confirmed in the DRC, and the trial is being coordinated by scientists across institutions in DRC, Belgium, and the UK.

    3 July 2026 · Capital News

  2. Marburg virus case detected in Uganda during Ebola surveillance

    The World Health Organization said a case of Marburg virus disease was detected in Uganda during enhanced surveillance for Ebola. The case is a child aged one year and five months in the western Kyegegwa District, and no identified contacts have shown symptoms so far.

    3 July 2026 · Citizen Digital

Wednesday 1 July

  1. UN scientific panel warns AI advancing faster than regulation

    A UN-backed panel of 40 independent scientists from across the world has warned that artificial intelligence is advancing faster than governments and researchers can understand or regulate, with current safeguards struggling to keep pace with the technology's expanding capabilities. The report, released as the first global scientific assessment of AI's opportunities, risks and impacts, will serve as the foundation for discussions at the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva on July 6–7.

    1 July 2026 · Capital News

Wednesday 24 June

  1. Ebola cases exceed 1,000 in DR Congo in fastest outbreak month

    The Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak has recorded more than 1,000 infections and 267 deaths, the highest number of confirmed cases within the first month of any outbreak on record, according to WHO. The rapid spread has been driven by the outbreak's expansion into urban centres including Bunia and Mongbwalu after circulating undetected for months, though some progress has been made in treatment capacity and community engagement.

    24 June 2026 · Capital News

  2. Congo Ebola outbreak sets record for first-month case total

    The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in Congo has infected over 1,000 people and killed 267, making it the largest first-month case total of any Ebola outbreak. The WHO attributes the rapid spread to the virus reaching urban centres like Bunia and Mongbwalu early, after circulating undetected for months before being declared on May 15.

    24 June 2026 · Citizen Digital

  3. Congo's Ebola outbreak sets first-month case record

    The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has recorded the largest number of confirmed cases within the first month of any Ebola episode, according to WHO. The outbreak, which has infected over 1,000 people and killed 267 since its official declaration on May 15, spread quickly to urban centres like Bunia and Mongbwalu, which accelerated transmission compared to past outbreaks that typically began in rural areas.

    24 June 2026 · Citizen Digital

Saturday 20 June

  1. Kenya to host global military AI summit in Nairobi

    Kenya has secured hosting rights for the fourth Responsible AI in the Military Domain (REAIM) Summit, to be held in Nairobi in April 2027, making it the first African country and first Global South nation to host the meeting. The two-day summit will bring together governments, military leaders, technology firms, researchers and policy experts to discuss practical safeguards around AI use in defence systems.

    20 June 2026 · The Standard

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