Kenya considering Eurobond buyback in February or March, then return to money market – President Ruto

Kenya considering Eurobond buyback in February or March, then return to money market – President Ruto

Ruto also said the government was no longer counting on the Trade and Development Bank (TDB), an African development finance institution, to organise a $1 billion syndicated loan for Kenya, as initially planned.

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Defiant Kenyan president: We’ll deploy police to Haiti with or without court ruling

Defiant Kenyan president: We’ll deploy police to Haiti with or without court ruling

Kenya, which has a long history of taking part in international peace-keeping operations, stepped forward last July and committed 1,000 police officers, saying it was doing so in solidarity with a brother nation.

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Biden or Trump: To the Chinese, an American cat whether black or white is a bad cat

Biden or Trump: To the Chinese, an American cat whether black or white is a bad cat

In China’s social media, many commentators appear to be favouring Trump, whom they see not only as a businessman up for a deal but also a disruptive force that undermines American democracy and US global leadership to the benefit of Beijing. Trump’s policies and remarks as president earned him the nickname of Chuan Jianguo or “Trump, the (Chinese) nation builder,” an implication that he was helping Beijing.

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Court jails Pakistani cricket legend and former PM Imran Khan for 10 years ahead of elections

Court jails Pakistani cricket legend and former PM Imran Khan for 10 years ahead of elections

In May last year, the first time Khan was arrested, his supporters were accused of rioting and ransacking military installations, including a high ranking general’s home. Khan denies his supporters were part of the mobs. He called on his supporters to make sure they came out in numbers to vote for candidates backed by him.

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Italy PM pledges new partnership with Africa but critics say indebted Rome can’t rival China, Russia

Italy PM pledges new partnership with Africa but critics say indebted Rome can’t rival China, Russia

However, there was a note of discord from some of those present, with Moussa Faki Mahamat, chairman of the African Union Commission, saying he wished Africa had been consulted first on priorities and emphasising the need to honour commitments.

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Israel accuses 190 UN workers, among them teachers and doctors, of being ‘hardened’ militants

Israel accuses 190 UN workers, among them teachers and doctors, of being ‘hardened’ militants

The agency employs 13,000 people in Gaza. More than 10 countries, including major donors the United States and Germany, have halted their funding to the agency.

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Africa Cup of Nations: Ivory Coast score all post-match spotkicks to send champions Senegal out

Africa Cup of Nations: Ivory Coast score all post-match spotkicks to send champions Senegal out

It took just four minutes for the Lions of Teranga to take the lead after some great work by Sadio Mane. The two-time CAF Footballer of the Year set up Habib Diallo who was afforded space and time to fire home to hand Senegal a 1-0 lead.

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Bayer pharmaceutical ordered to pay $2.25 billion after jury links herbicide Roundup to cancer

Bayer pharmaceutical ordered to pay $2.25 billion after jury links herbicide Roundup to cancer

On Friday a jury returned a unanimous verdict, finding that Roundup was a cancer-causing product, that Monsanto was negligent and that Monsanto failed to warn about the dangers of Roundup, McKivison’s lawyers Tom Kline and Jason Itkin said in a joint statement.

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