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US First Lady Jill Biden, who was on a two-day visit in Kenya over the weekend, called on wealthy nations to give more to countries in the Horn of Africa, which is experiencing its worst drought in four decades. Five straight seasons of poor rainfall have killed millions of livestock, destroyed crops and left some […]
Jill Biden has started her trip to Africa as first lady, when she arrived in Namibia this Wednesday Feb.22, before later heading to Kenya. During her visit in the Southwest African nation of Namibia and the East African nation of Kenya, Biden will focus on women’s empowerment, children’s issues and the food insecurity that has […]
The first European Union-Kenya Business Forum concluded on Wednesday Feb.22 in capital, Nairobi, with Kenya’s William Ruto urging the EU to conclude economic partnership deal with the East African Community (EAC) regional bloc. The two-day forum brought together more than 500 participants including politicians, business executives, experts and diplomats. Ruto participated in the signing of […]
Morocco and Kenya have agreed to strengthen cooperation ties between the two countries’ offices of public prosecutors, especially in the judicial field. A memorandum of understanding was signed, Tuesday in Nairobi, between the King’s Attorney General at the Court of Cassation, President of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, El Hassan Daki, and Director of the Attorney […]
The Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC) will meet up in Nairobi, Kenya, from September 4-6 this year, the Kenyan leader has announced. “I am convening a Climate Action Summit in Nairobi, to take place from September 4-6, 2023. There is consensus in this meeting that Africa is the […]
The African Union (AU) will be sending a 90-strong observer mission to Nigeria for this month’s elections, the AU Commission announced Tuesday (14 February), as the West African country warned of increasing election-related violence. The AU said the objectives of the mission were to provide an “accurate and impartial assessment” of the electoral process, offer […]
The Kenyan police Sunday said three of its officers were shot dead by bandits in Napeimoit, Turkana County, during a gun battle, Nation Africa reports. The victims include two General Service Unit (GSU) and a regular police officer. They came under attack in ambush by the gang, believed from a neighboring county, as they revisited […]
The United States Thursday warned its citizens in Kenya of possible terror attack in Nairobi County. The US embassy in capital Nairobi said that terrorist groups could stage an attack with little or no warning, targeting areas with many people. The alert indicates that high traffic areas frequented by foreigners and tourists in Nairobi and […]
Raila Odinga, leader of the opposition in Kenya and head of Azimio coalition, has unveiled youth resistance movement dubbed “movement for defense of democracy” that he intends to use to push President William Ruto out the state office, Nation Africa reported Sunday. Speaking during a rally in Kamukunji grounds in Kibra as part of public […]
The European Union has threatened to blacklist Kenya over corruption and money laundering, with the bloc’s Ambassador to Kenya warning that the east African country’s reluctance to curb corruption and money laundering could scare off investors. The EU is revisiting an old problem Nairobi has struggled to contain and if there is no substantial progress […]