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Kenya: Moderna Pauses Plans to Build Vaccines Facility in Kenya

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American drugmaker Moderna said on Thursday, April 12, that it had paused its plans to build an mRNA vaccine manufacturing plant in Kenya as...

Kenya: Bore Urges Medics to End Strike and Heed Dialogue Call

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Nairobi — Labour Cabinet Secretary Florence Bore has urged striking doctors to end the strike and give dialogue a chance for the benefit of...

Kenya: Two Alleged Al-Shabaab Recruiters Detained for 21 Days in Mombasa

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Mombasa — Two individuals suspected of recruiting young people into joining terrorist groups in Somalia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will be...

Madagascar: World News in Brief – Shipwreck Tragedy Off Djibouti Coast,...

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An estimated 220,000 people require immediate humanitarian assistance due to the catastrophic impact of Tuesday's tropical cyclone Gamane in northeast Madagascar. The storm made landfall...

Kenya’s Food Security to Be Boosted By Sh260mn Germplasm Lab Launch

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Nairobi — Kenya's food security is poised for enhancement with the imminent launch of the Sh260 million East Africa Germplasm Exchange Laboratory (RTB-EAGEL), aimed...

Kenya’s Fuel Consumption Drops On Rising Fuel Prices

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Nairobi — Kenya's fuel consumption and demand fell last year, the latest data from the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) shows. According to a...

Kenya: Muslims Converge in Mosques for Eid-UL-Fitr, Marking Ramadhan End

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Nairobi — Muslim faithful across the country gathered in mosques on Wednesday to mark one of the most acclaimed festivities in the Muslim calendar,...

Djibouti: Thirty-Eight Migrants Found Drowned After Shipwreck Off Djibouti

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Thirty-eight bodies, including those of children, have been found after a shipwreck off the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti, the UN's International...

Kenya: EPRA Reports Rise in Energy Consumption Linked to E-Mobility

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Nairobi — Energy consumption in electric mobility has surged in the past year signaling increased adoption of electric mobility options in the country. The Energy...

Kenya: Infrastructure Last Frontier to Unlock Africa’s E-Commerce Potential

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Nairobi — In less than a month it will be six years since the grand dream to create a single African market for 1.2...