Kenya floods kill 13, displace 15,000
Flash floods triggered by torrential rain killed 13 people and displaced some 15,000 in Kenya, the UN said. Heavy rain is expected to continue in […]
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Hospital in Kenya Fires 100 Striking Doctors as Nationwide Strike Approaches One Month Mark
The management of a public hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, announced on Tuesday that it has dismissed 100 doctors participating in a nationwide strike, which has […]
Escape from Custody: Binance Executive Detained in Nigeria Amid Crypto Crackdown
A leader from the cryptocurrency exchange Binance has reportedly absconded from custody in Nigeria, where authorities have initiated a criminal investigation into allegations of the […]
Bitter Opposition: Kenya Considers Sending Police to Quell Gang Violence in Haiti
Kenya’s initiative to lead a UN-backed mission in Haiti faces backlash domestically amid escalating violence in Haiti. President William Ruto’s proposal to deploy 1,000 police […]
Nigerian Court Refuses Bail for Separatist Leader Kanu, Mandates Trial
A Nigerian federal court on Tuesday rejected bail for separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu and instead ordered an expedited trial on seven counts of terrorism against […]
Kenya: President Ruto Enacts Legislation for Affordable Housing
Kenya’s President William Ruto has endorsed a contentious bill into law, allowing the government to persist in collecting a 1.5% housing levy from employees’ monthly […]
Kenya’s Government Pauses Police Deployment to Haiti Amid Caribbean Nation’s Chaos
Kenya has decided to halt its plans to dispatch over 1,000 police officers to Haiti in response to recent turmoil in the Caribbean nation. This […]
Kenya, Haiti ink security deal to send 1,000 police to Caribbean nation amid escalating violence
Just as Kenya and Haiti signed a security deal on Friday (1 March), paving the way for the deployment of 1.000 Kenyan police officers to […]
As EU-Kenya inch closer to finalizing EPA, EAC regional bloc eyes new trade partnerships
Just as Kenya in inching closer to concluding a preferential trade deal with European Union, a similar deal between the East African Community’s (EAC) and […]
Kenya hosts elite soldiers for largest US-led East African military drill
US Africa Command’s largest multinational exercise in East Africa has begun in Kenya, bringing together 1,000 personnel and units from 23 nations, whose aim is […]