SWT News Desk

SWT News Desk serves as the central editorial hub for Swahili Today, specializing in high-stakes reporting on international relations and global politics. Our dedicated team of editors ensures that every report adheres to the highest standards of journalistic integrity and factual accuracy.

Joined: February 24, 2026
Articles: 33

West Africa

Ghana Temporarily Pauses Citizenship Applications for African Descendants Amid Process Review

Ghana's Year of Return wants people of African descent to return Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo/Facebook

Ghana has temporarily suspended citizenship applications for people of African descent abroad as authorities overhaul an often costly, complex system designed to reconnect diaspora communities with their ancestral homeland.

SWT News Desk
February 4, 2026

East & Central Africa

Epstein Files Reference Kenya and Tanzania in Expanding International Network

Kenya and Tanzania appear in the latest tranche of the Jeffrey Epstein files released by the U.S. Department of Justice, drawing attention to alleged trafficking routes and social connections in East Africa — though no criminal liability has been established.

SWT News Desk
February 3, 2026

Health & Fitness

Breakthrough Treatment Offers First Real Progress Against Huntington’s

In a major medical breakthrough, researchers say a new gene therapy trial has delivered results that could change what was thought possible for Huntington’s disease, a genetic brain disorder that has long been considered untreatable. The trial, led by scientists…

SWT News Desk
September 25, 2025

Ghana Temporarily Pauses Citizenship Applications for African Descendants Amid Process Review

Epstein Files Reference Kenya and Tanzania in Expanding International Network

Breakthrough Treatment Offers First Real Progress Against Huntington’s

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