NEWSfromAFRICA, then known as AFRICANEWS first went to press on 15 April 1996. It was the first electronic news bulletin in Africa. The new domain name came into force in October 2003 following the realisation that many other news agencies were using Africanews as a title for their homepage or bulletin. The new title reflects better the fact that the sources of the news and the publication are in Africa.

NEWSfromAFRICA, publishes regular news, features, press reviews and editorials. It is the initiative of Koinonia Community, a not-for-profit development organisation based in Nairobi, Kenya.

NEWSfromAFRICA strives to promote peace, justice,human rights and poverty alleviation through the use of modern Information and Communication Technologies(ICTs).

All the articles published in NEWSfromAFRICA are written from the perspective of the African grassroots people, their struggle for freedom, dignity and justice.