Brian Okoth

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Senior Editor at TRT World. Ex-News & Current Affairs Editor at Standard Group. Former Asst. Content Manager, Digital at Mediamax Network Ltd. | God above all.

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TRT Global - Le président zambien Hichilema annule le deuil national de Lungu

1 week ago | trt.global | Brian Okoth

Dans son discours de jeudi, le président Hichilema a déclaré que Lungu, en tant qu'ancien président, "appartient à la nation zambienne" et que ses restes devraient donc "être enterrés en Zambie avec tous les honneurs, et non dans un autre pays".
TRT Global - Zambia's President Hichilema cancels Lungu national mourning

1 week ago | trt.global | Brian Okoth

Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema has cancelled the national mourning programme of former President Edgar Lungu. The national mourning period, previously ran from June 8 to 14, and it was thereafter extended by nine days, from June 15 to 23. The extension came following a recent meeting between government officials and Lungu's family to resolve an impasse over his funeral programme. Lungu died in South Africa's capital Pretoria on June 5, 2025 aged 68.
TRT Global - Africa's 20 strongest militaries in 2025

1 week ago | trt.global | Brian Okoth

Egypt, Algeria and Nigeria have the strongest armed forces in Africa as of June 2025, the Global Firepower Index of 2025 shows. The report ranks the different countries' militaries based on the number of uniformed personnel, their level of training, and air force capabilities, which include the number of fighter jets and aerial system. The other parameter that the armed forces are measured on is their defence capabilities on land.
TRT Global - Kenya suspends police officers after suspect dies in custody

2 weeks ago | trt.global | Brian Okoth

Kenya's Inspector-General of Police Douglas Kanja has suspended several police officers attached to a station in the capital Nairobi after a suspect died in mysterious circumstances while in police custody. Albert Ojwang, who was arrested in the Western Kenya county of Homa Bay on Saturday, had been booked at the Central Police Station, and was declared dead a few hours later. Authorities alleged he had had made "false publication" about a high-ranking police officer.
TRT Global - Africans lost the most from 2024 Schengen visa rejections

3 weeks ago | trt.global | Brian Okoth

Forty-five (45) African countries lost a total of €60 million — or $68 million — for their rejected Schengen visas in 2024, a TRT Afrika analysis of the 2024 State of Schengen Report reveals. That amount accounted for 41% of all the funds that Europe raised from Schengen visa rejections that year. Algeria, which had 529,000 Schengen visa applications, had the highest number of rejections in Africa, at 185,000.
Kenya's Ruto: A 2-year presidency that has seen it all

Feb 27, 2025 | trtafrika.com | Brian Okoth

Today, February 27, 2025, marks two years, five months, and 15 days since William Ruto became the fifth president of Kenya. Sworn into office on September 13, 2022, Ruto is yet to reach the halfway mark of his five-year term, but his administration has already experienced significant events.
Adetshina: Beauty queen’s unending saga in SA

Feb 17, 2025 | trtafrika.com | Brian Okoth

By Brian Okoth South African authorities have detained the mother of Miss Universe Africa 2024 Chidinma Adetshina for "fraudulent" acquisition of South Africa's identity documents. In a statement dated Saturday, February 15th, South Africa's Department of Home Affairs said that Anabela Rungo, a Mozambican national, is under detention at a property in Cape Town.
Raila Odinga: How power has eluded Kenya's 'unlucky' political veteran

Feb 16, 2025 | trtafrika.com | Brian Okoth

For Kenya's former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, his defeat to Djibouti's candidate for the African Union Commission chairmanship accords him the opportunity to return home, where, he says, "a lot of work" awaits him. Shortly after the AU Commission chairmanship election results were announced on Saturday, February 15, Odinga addressed journalists in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, the headquarters of the African Union.
Liberia president suspends state oil company CEO over alleged corruption

Feb 9, 2025 | trtafrika.com | Brian Okoth

By Brian OkothLiberia's President Joseph Boakai has suspended the chief executive officer of the West African nation's state oil company, NOCAL, over alleged corruption. In a press statement dated Saturday, February 8, President Boakai said the suspension of Rustonlyn Suacoco Dennis follows recommendations by NOCAL's Board of Directors.
What Trump presidency means for manufacturing in East Africa

Jan 20, 2025 | businessdailyafrica.com | Brian Okoth

Donald Trump’s return as US president has ignited discourse on the consequential changes to business around the world. The American relationship with Brics , for example, and the dominance of the petrodollar, emerge as focus areas as his policies take centre stage. East Africa, with its complex ties to the global economy, is particularly vulnerable to changes arising from this shifting geopolitical landscape.