Kenya
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Kenya
Kenyan Police Chief Announces Fresh Ban On Protests Planned For Monday
The Kenyan police chief on Sunday announced a ban on demonstrations planned on Monday after last week’s protests grew into…
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Kenyan Opposition Leader Odinga Vows To Continue With Nationwide Protests
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga on Tuesday vowed to continue with nationwide protests against President William Ruto’s government over increasing…
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Kenya’s Opposition Leader Odinga Calls For Protest Against Rising Cost Of Living
Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga on Sunday appealed to his supporters to join in large numbers in countrywide protests on…
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Kenyan Government Describes Terror Alerts By US, UK As Completely Unfortunate
The Kenyan government on Friday called terror alerts issued by the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK) completely…
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Mozambique
Mozambique Joins UNSC As A Non-Permanent Member For Next Two Years
Mozambique on Tuesday joined the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as a non-permanent member replacing Kenya with a pledge to…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
EAC: Kenya, Rwanda Request M23 Ceasefire, Withdrawal From East Congo
The East African Community (EAC) bloc on Friday said Rwandan President Paul Kagame and former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta have…
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Kenya
Kenyan Government To Spend $37 Million On Sending Troops To DR Congo
The Kenyan Parliament on Wednesday approved the deployment of the deployment of nearly 1,000 troops for a new regional force…
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Kenya
Kenyan Labor Court Orders Striking Kenyan Airways Pilots To Resume Work
A Kenyan labor court on Tuesday ordered hundreds of striking pilots at Kenya Airways to resume work on Wednesday while…
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Kenya
Kenyan Government Delivers Emergency Relief Supplies To Neighboring Somalia
The Kenyan government Thursday delivered emergency relief supplies to neighboring Somalia, just a week after twin bombing attacks jolted the…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kenyan Government Deploys Troops To Eastern DR Congo To End Bloodshed
The Kenyan government on Wednesday deployed its forces to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as part of a…
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Kenya
Kenyan President Ruto New Cabinet Members Get Sworn-In Two Months After Vote
Kenyan President William Ruto’s cabinet members were sworn in on Thursday, almost two months after he won the presidential election,…
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Business
Kenya’s Safaricom Launches Mobile Network In Ethiopia As First Private Operator
Kenya’s biggest telco, Safaricom, on Thursday, launched its mobile network in Ethiopia, becoming the first private operator in the east…
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Kenya
Kenya’s Interior Secretary: At Least 20 Heads Of State To Attend Ruto’s Inauguration
Kenya’s Interior Principal Secretary Karanja Kibicho has said that at least 20 Heads of State are expected to attend Tuesday’s…
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Kenya
Kenya’s Opposition Leader Odinga Says He Will Respect Supreme Court’s Decision
Kenya’s main opposition leader Raila Odinga on Monday said he believes that he has won the recently held election, but…
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Kenya
Kenya’s Raila Odinga Files Court Petition Against Presidential Election Result
Kenya’s presidential election candidate Raila Odinga on Monday formally filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the results of…
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Kenya
Kenyan Drought Management Agency: Food Insecurity To Spike Amid Worsening Drought
The Kenyan National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) on Sunday said the number of people suffering from food insecurity in Kenya…
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Kenya
EAC Deploys 15 Election Observation Teams To Kenya To Observe Elections On Tuesday
The East African Community (EAC) has sent 15 election observation teams to Kenya to observe the general elections scheduled on…
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Kenya
Kenya Elections: Former Tanzania President To Lead EAC’s Election Observer Mission
Kenya is all set to hold its general elections next week on August 9, with voters choosing the next president…
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Kenya
Kenya’s Watchdog Threatens To Suspend Facebook For Failing To Stop Hate Speech
Kenya’s national cohesion watchdog on Friday threatened to suspend Facebook from the country if it doesn’t take immediate steps to…
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Kenya
USAID Pledges To Give $255 Million In Emergency Assistance To Kenya
The United States development agency USAID on Friday agreed to give $255 million in emergency assistance to Kenya to tackle…
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Ethiopia
US Aid Chief Samantha Power Promises $1.2 Billion In Aid To Feed Horn Of Africa
The United States (US) aid Chief Samantha Power on Monday vowed to offer $1.18 billion to help avert famine in…
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Kenya
Kenyan President Calls For Urgent Deployment Of Regional Force In Eastern DRC
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday called for the urgent deployment of a regional force to help quell the violence…
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Ethiopia
UNICEF Appeals For Urgent Funding To Avert Explosion Of Child Deaths In Africa
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday called for urgent funding to help prevent an “explosion of child deaths”…
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Kenya
Kenyan President, Vice President Taunts Each Other Ahead Of August Elections
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has asked Vice President William Ruto to resign from his post, claiming he did not act…
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Kenya
Kenyan Supreme Court To Rule On President’s Constitutional Reforms Proposal
The Kenyan Supreme Court is set to rule on President Uhuru Kenyatta’s proposal to make sweeping constitutional changes on Thursday,…
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