New survey shows Kenya’s business activity experienced marginal expansion since August
Inflation fell to 6.3 per cent year-on-year in February from 6.9 per cent a month earlier, data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics showed.
Jailbreak: Haiti prime minister’s whereabouts unknown after Kenya trip, neighbours prepare for ‘drastic escalation’ in violence
Heavy gunfire was seen near Port Au Prince’s international airport during the day, airport authorities said. The United States urged its citizens to leave Haiti “as soon as possible.” A spokesperson for the US State Department said he believed Henry was returning to Haiti.
International Criminal Court to hold first ever in absentia hearing over Ugandan rebel leader Kony
The LRA began its attacks in Uganda in the 1980s, when Kony sought to overthrow the government. After being pushed out of Uganda, the militia terrorized villages in Congo, Central Africa Republic and South Sudan. It was notorious for using child soldiers, mutilating civilians and enslaving women.
Six Moroccans to face firing squad after Somali military court rules they’re Islamic State allies
An Ethiopian and a Somali were each sentenced to 10 years in prison, while another Somali defendant was acquitted due to lack of evidence. It was not immediately clear if any of the men had access to legal representation or where they were being held on Friday. The eight men claimed they were misled into joining the group and expressed a desire to be repatriated, Osman said.
An online protest movement exposes corruption in Uganda that has rattled officials and MPs
Mathias Mpuuga, a former opposition leader in the National Assembly, was said to have received a $131,000 “service award” for his work in Parliament. Mpuuga denies any wrongdoing, but another opposition figure who nominated Mpuuga to the parliamentary post is accusing him of abuse of office.
Latest UN report warns rising violence, rights abuses threaten South Sudan’s stability
The commission also found that the armed forces were still using child soldiers. In 2019, the year after the peace agreement, the UN found there were still more than 19,000 child soldiers in South Sudan, one of the highest rates in the world.
Kenyan Kipruto and Ethiopian Kebede win Tokyo Marathon in course record times
Eliud Kipchoge was struggling at halfway with the pace under the course record time of 2:02:40 he had set in 2022, and the double Olympic champion had slipped two minutes behind the leaders by the 30-km mark. He finished 10th.
Psychological mindset of peacekeepers in Congo stoke fears as South African soldier kills a colleague, commits suicide
South Africa announced in February that it would be deploying an additional 2,900 soldiers to the mission.
Oweyegha-Afunaduula: Tracking Uganda and East Africa’s environmental professor with a flair for multi-genre writing
Prof Oweyegha-Afunaduula is a scientist by training but has broadened his scope of thinking and working to integrate many other forms of knowledge, which makes him a dynamic thinker and versatile scholar. Therefore, it is no surprise that he is a prolific writer who uses mostly prose to communicate.
Haitian gang leader vows to oust PM Ariel Henry, warns parents against taking children to school
Violence ramped up during Henry’s visit to Kenya this week. The two countries signed earlier in the day a security deal that Nairobi hopes will satisfy a domestic court’s objections to its plan to send 1,000 police officers to lead a UN-approved mission aimed at tackling gang violence in Haiti.
