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 […]
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AU Executive Council’s 43rd Ordinary Session Kicks Off in Nairobi
The Executive Council of the African Union (AU) opened its 43rd ordinary session in Nairobi on Thursday, with the participation of a Moroccan delegation headed […]
Trade agreement between Kenya and EU wants to boost partnership
Kenya and the European Union signed a trade agreement at a ceremony in Nairobi on Monday, the first major deal since 2016 with an African […]
Eight Kenyan policemen killed in an explosion blamed on the Shebab
Eight Kenyan police officers were killed when their vehicle was destroyed by an improvised explosive device in a suspected attack by Somali-based radical Islamist al-Shebab, […]
Kenya to strengthen trade relations with Russia
Kenya will strengthen its trade relations with Russia, the Nairobi authorities announced on Monday during a surprise visit by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. The […]
Kenya-Somalia agreement to gradually reopen their land border
Kenya and Somalia announced Monday an agreement to reopen at three points by July 1 their land border, officially closed since 2011 due to the […]
Kenya: First clashes during the 3rd day of demonstrations in Nairobi
Protesters sporadically clash with police again in Kenya on Thursday, 30th March, the third day of protests against the government and inflation, but the situation […]
Kenya: $10 million for the “mastermind” of an attack in 2019
The United States announced Thursday it is offering up to $10 million for information leading to the capture of a man touted as the “terrorist […]
Ethiopia begins exporting electricity to Kenya
Ethiopia has announced that it has begun exporting electricity to Kenya under a 25-year agreement between the two countries, nine months after Addis Ababa’s partial […]
Kenya: New government sworn in
The government of Kenya’s new President William Ruto was sworn in Thursday, two months after a close but peaceful presidential election. The 22-member government team […]