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US Embassy Nairobi reopens doors to public

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The Embassy of the United States of America in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday resumed services to the public after a two-day closure following a...

Kenya: Capital FM Staff Pay Tribute to Dj Lithium Who Died...

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Nairobi — Capital FM staff on Thursday paid tribute to their late colleague Alex Murimi popularly known as DJ Lithium who died after he...

Kenya to Receive 8 Hueys, 8 MD-500s Choppers From the U.S.

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Nairobi — Kenya is set to receive 16 US-manufactured helicopters to bolster its ability to provide regional peace. According to a statement from the White...

Two shot dead by gunman in Burundian capital

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An unidentified gunman Thursday evening shot dead two persons at Gihosha in the north of the Burundian capital Bujumbura, Burundian Police Spokesman said Friday. "An...

Suspected assassins of Nkurunziza ally General Nshimirimana appear in court in...

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Five soldiers and three policemen suspected of assassinating General Adolphe Nshimirimana, the former intelligence chief who was reportedly very close to Burundian President Pierre...

Alibaba Group Founder Jack Ma to Donate US$10 Million to Establish...

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Jack Ma Foundation will recognize 100 African entrepreneurs over the next 10 years focused on grassroots innovation, economic empowerment of women and small businesses JOHANNESBURG...

Nigeria: Kenyan Runner, Kibet Wins 8th Lagos City Marathon

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In the women's category, it was an all-Ethiopian affair Edwin Kibet of Kenya on Saturday emerged winner of the 2023 Gold-Label Access Bank Lagos City...

Bus bomb leaves 20 dead near Mogadishu

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A roadside bomb hit a passenger minibus near the Somali capital Mogadishu early Thursday, with witnesses putting the death toll at 15. Police officer Nur Hassan was...

A New Project to Support Youth and Women Launched in Addis...

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A new programme to promote youth and women entrepreneurship has been launched in Ethiopia. In a bid to reinforce an entrepreneurial ecosystem, the Ethiopian government...

Ugandan woman beheads her two children

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Ugandan police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the beheading two toddlers by their mentally-ill mother, who is from Kamuli District. Uganda’s Daily Monitor reported on...