Kenya: President Ruto “ready to meet” opposition leader Raila Odinga
Kenyan President William Ruto said on Tuesday 25 July that he was ready to “meet” opposition leader Raila Odinga “at any time”. “My friend Raila […]
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Kenyan police fire tear gas at demonstrators, at least 2 killed
On Wednesday, the police used tear gas to disperse demonstrators gathered in several Kenyan towns to protest against price rises and new taxes imposed by […]
Economic integration and security issues at the heart of the African Union’s Summit in Kenya
Taking stock of regional integration on the African continent: that was the aim of a summit that came to a close on Sunday 16 July […]
Kenya: President warns that demonstrations “will not take place”
Kenyan President William Ruto announced that the demonstrations planned this week by the opposition have been banned, the last of which ended in clashes and […]
Sudan: Gen al-Burhane refuses to take part in peace talks in Ethiopia
On Monday, the Sudanese government refused to take part in a meeting in Addis Ababa of the “Quartet” of the East African organization Igad charged […]
Kenyan police kills 20 al-Shebab suspects
Twenty people, suspected of being radical Islamist al-Shebab, were killed after ambushing police in Mandera County in northeastern Kenya, near the border with Somalia, Kenyan […]
Kenya’s President signs into law a much-criticized finance bill
Kenyan President William Ruto has signed into law this 26th of June a finance bill that introduces numerous new taxes, the Presidency announced, despite criticism […]
Five civilians killed, some beheaded, in al-Shebab attack in eastern Kenya
Five civilians were killed, and some beheaded, in an attack on Saturday evening in two villages in eastern Kenya claimed by the radical Islamist Shebab, […]
A Kenyan top official calls journalists “prostitutes”
Kenya’s Minister of Commerce was in turmoil on Wednesday June 21, after publicly denigrating a media group, accusing it of rolling for the opposition and […]
Somalia: Attack on a military base at the start of the withdrawal of AU forces
Radical Islamist al-Shebab attacked a military base 450 kilometers west of the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, police and witnesses said, as the African Union […]