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PRIME Uganda army in DRC gold rush Dec 23 - 7 min read Sudan quietly returns to Igad Dec 23 - 4 min read PRIME Displacement, conflict: Why 2025 may worry Eastern Africa Dec 22 - 6 min read PRIME Despite quit notice on Ecowas, Sahelian bloc of coup boys still need neighbours Dec 21 - 5 min read PRIME Southern Africa spiraled in political events in the year of record elections
Kenyans fury at continued abduction of critics goes on
2 days ago · The Judiciary, clergy, Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga, Law Society of Kenya (LSK), former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua, Wiper Party chief Kalonzo Musyoka, his Democratic Alliance Party of Kenya (DAP-K) colleague Eugene Wamalwa, Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah, former Makueni governor Kivutha Kibwana and thousands of Kenyans are among those who have condemned the abductions and ...
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It is the first such open trip since the two sides began talks on a controversial memorandum of understanding that had soured relations. While the mission praises foray for fighting ADF, observers see nothing more than interest in an area that boasts gold, which is then exported. Floods and droughts ...
Police battle anti-abduction protesters in Kenya - The EastAfrican
10 hours ago · Riot police officers ride horses as they attempt to disperse protesters demonstrating against what they say is a wave of unexplained abductions of government critics, along the Aga Khan Walk in downtown Nairobi, Kenya on December 30, 2024. Street demonstrations rocked Kenya on Monday to protest ...
Kenya leads region in diaspora remittances: Somalia and South …
1 day ago · Kenya continues to lead in diaspora inflows across the eastern Africa region, receiving $4.8 billion in 2024. The figures tower over Somalia’s $1.73 billion and Uganda’s $1.49 billion, according to newly-published World Bank statistics. The Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan recorded ...
Displacement, conflict: Why 2025 may worry Eastern Africa
Dec 22, 2024 · “Extreme weather and climate change, now more severe and frequent, are the primary drivers of food insecurity in the region. The agriculture and livestock sector is dominated by rain-fed agriculture and the changing climate disproportionately affects the vulnerable groups,” the report said, but also blamed protracted armed …
How Kenya's politics influenced chase game in choice of the new …
Apr 20, 2024 · “We don’t know why he varied the appointment but because he had both CVs for the candidates, we believe that he made the best choice,” said Ms Malonza, adding, “Number two is the whole agenda of considering Ukambani region, given that Mathuki came from Ukambani — and this position, again, has been taken back to Ukambani, and more specific to Machakos, where Mathuki hails from.”
New wave of political change blows through Eastern Africa
Apr 9, 2023 · Rwandan President Paul Kagame greets supporters during a campaign rally in 2017. Despite a recent change of guard in the ruling party Rwanda Patriotic Front, Kagame remains the party chairman, and hence the presidential candidate in the 2024 elections.
Why Kenya is back to the drawing board with its electronic travel ...
3 days ago · Kenya has been forced to review its electronic travel authorisation (eTA) system, which many travellers had faulted as a visa by another name. But government officials in Nairobi argue the decision is a response to feedback from users, rather than an admission of being a mistake. The Cabinet, on ...