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Gabon sets April 12 as election date to end military rule Yesterday - 3 min read South Sudan shuts down social media Yesterday - 4 min read PRIME Why Türkiye has key to end Sudan’s calamitous war Yesterday - 5 min read Rwanda police bust ‘porn distribution ring’
East Africa - The EastAfrican
The former Cabinet minister will be President Samia's righthand man in planning for the general election due in October. Most East African countries last year engaged in police brutality, internet shutdowns and public lamentations on judicial systems by authorities seeking to …
CCM flag-bearer Samia off to early start but did she flout party …
22 hours ago · The move was not part of the original meeting agenda but initiated by several influential party members led by Kikwete. Critics have noted that it was the first time CCM has flouted its constitutional requirements for presidential candidates - including incumbents - to fill nomination forms for official approval.
New Kenyan law to rein in troubled insurers and protect …
1 day ago · “The Board (Policyholder Compensation Fund) shall, in consultation with the Cabinet Secretary, determine from time to time, the amount payable as compensation for different types or classes of insurance policies as provided in the Schedule of Protected Benefits in the Second Schedule and pay such compensation to the claimant as soon as is reasonably practicable after a claim is made ...
How East Africa cracked down on dissent in 2024
Jan 18, 2025 · A placard, rose flower petals and a steel chain lay on the ground abandoned after riot police officers detained protesters demonstrating against a wave of unexplained abductions of government critics, along the Aga Khan walk in downtown Nairobi, Kenya December 30, 2024. East African countries have ...
Minister: This is what eTA has cost Kenya - The EastAfrican
2 days ago · Kenya’s performace on the visa index has also impacted the overall visa openness of the East African Community (EAC). In 2023, the EAC was ranked second among regional economic communities, with better visa openness, but in 2024 it dropped to fourth place, partly because of Kenya's slower progress in opening up its borders with Somalia, the only EAC member state not yet included on the visa ...
It’s the season of political groups, realignments begin in earnest
Jan 12, 2025 · Kenya’s long season of major political realignments starts in earnest this month, with a faction of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) loyal to former Deputy President (DP) Rigathi Gachagua, expected to unveil a new party ahead of the 2027 elections. UDA is the country’s single-largest ...
Kenya torn between pleasing refugees, local communities
Jul 7, 2024 · The governor was on June 20 (the World Refugee Day), part of a key stakeholders’ appraisal forum in Nairobi to formally adopt the plan as part of World Refugees Day commemoration that was also attended UNHCR Country Representative Caroline Van Buren, UN-Resident Coordinator Dr Stephen Jackson, Principal Secretary for State Department of Foreign Affairs Dr Korir Sing’oei and his Immigration ...
Southern Africa - The EastAfrican
Dec 28 - 6 min read PRIME Despite victory, Mozambique’s Chapo confronts polarised nation So far 130 people have been killed, 385 others shot and wounded, 3,636 arrested and more than 2,000 injured in violence from post-election protests.