Central Bank of Kenya allows JPMorgan Chase to set up representative office in Nairobi
The JPMorgan Chase representative office will contribute to the diversity of Kenya’s financial sector and catalyse trade and investments, the statement added.
Cameroon grab Cup of Nations finals place with win against Kenya, whose run in qualifiers may have ended
The victory moves Cameroon to 10 points from four games in the pool and ensured they cannot finish outside of the top two, which is enough to secure a place at the finals in Morocco.
River Nile riparian states announce commencement of water sharing accord minus Egypt’s nod
Tensions in the region have increased, stemming in part from Ethiopia’s construction of a $4 billion dam on the Blue Nile, a key tributary of the Nile River. Egypt fears the dam will have a devastating effect on water and irrigation supplies downstream unless Ethiopia takes its needs into account. Ethiopia plans to use the dam to generate badly needed electricity.
Uganda signs rail construction agreement with Turkey’s Yapi Merkezi
The rail section will run from the capital Kampala to Malaba at the border with Kenya, connecting landlocked Uganda to its neighbour’s rail network and on to the Indian Ocean seaport of Mombasa.
Women in Sudan bear the brunt of civil war that has made health services non-functional
The lack of functioning hospitals and medical supplies is also impacting other essential health services for women and girls. Al-Yasa said there are no medications for abortions in Sennar, and insufficient equipment for women giving birth. She said some women have died as a result of childbirth complications.
Trail of misery left by departing UN peacekeepers in Congo: To women Monusco soldiers’ ‘job was only to impregnate us’
On the ground for 25 years, MONUSCO and its predecessor mission have one of the worst records on sexual exploitation and abuse of any UN peacekeeping operation, with 272 allegations (some involving multiple perpetrators and survivors) against military personnel, according to a public database that tracks peacekeeper misconduct.
Beasts of burden: Young African women duped into working in Russian drone factory work like slaves with low pay
In addition to dangers from chemicals, the complex itself was hit by a Ukrainian drone in April, injuring at least 12 people. A video it posted on social media showed a Kenyan woman calling the attackers “barbarians” who “wanted to intimidate us.”
How Kenyan, Ugandan, Rwandan and South Sudanese women were duped with job offers in Russia only to end up building drones used in Ukraine war
Russia and Iran signed a $1.7 billion deal in 2022, after President Vladimir Putin invaded neighbouring Ukraine, and Moscow began using Iranian imports of the unmanned aerial vehicles or UAVs, in battle later that year.
Suspect with loaded arrested near venue of Trump rally in California but deemed not a threat
Security is very tight at Trump rallies following two recent assassination attempts. Last month, a man was indicted on an attempted assassination charge after authorities said he staked out the former president for 12 hours and wrote of his desire to kill him.
Iran says it has no ‘red lines’ and warns US against deploying anti-missile system and troops to Israel
Pentagon spokesperson Major General Patrick Ryder described the deployment as part of “the broader adjustments the US military has made in recent months” to support Israel and defend US personnel from attacks by Iran and Iranian-backed groups.
