US Africa Command donates 6,730 protective equipment worth $1.4m to Kenya Defence Forces
Kenya and the US in September 2023 signed a five-year joint defence deal aimed at enhancing regional peace and security.
Money laundering watchdog Financial Action Task Force drops UAE, Uganda, Barbados and Gibraltar from ‘bad boys’ roster
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is also Chairman of the Higher Committee Overseeing the National Strategy on Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism, welcomed the move and expressed his appreciation to those who had worked to bring it about.
Kenyan marathon world record holder Kiptum gets quasi-state funeral, praised as rare talent, family man
The 24-year-old Kiptum had only run three international marathons but each was among the fastest seven times ever recorded. He set the world record in Chicago last October in two hours and 35 seconds, shaving 34 seconds off his compatriot Eliud Kipchoge’s mark.
Nigeria eyes interest rate hikes as economists urge CBN governor to follow Kenya’s monetary policy
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has not had a policy meeting since July, putting it out of kilter with the rest of the continent’s key central banks that hold meetings almost every second month.
UAE, Kenya seal comprehensive trade deal that covers food, mining and technology
UAE state news agency WAM quoted Kenya’s trade minister Rebecca Miano as saying the deal would play an important role in enabling Kenyan exports to reach important markets in Asia and the Middle East
Investigation: In Ethiopia, a secret committee retained by PM Abiy Ahmed orders killings and arrest of rivals
During Haile Selassie’s four-decade rule last century, the emperor created a network of spies known colloquially as the “joro tabi,” or listeners, to hunt his opponents. The communist Derg military junta that toppled Selassie in 1974 set up a vast new security system to eliminate threats to the regime.
Financial pledge for Kenya-led multinational security mission in Haiti nears $300 million
A US statement said Canada, Benin, France and Jamaica “announced financial, personnel, and in-kind commitments to the mission” during Thursday’s meeting. Blinken later said countries committed at least another $120 million to the initiative during the meeting.
Thy kingdom come: Revisiting political, cultural contests at the heart and soul of Busoga ‘Kyabazingaship’ in Uganda
The Kyabazinga is also called Isebantu, which means “father of the people”. This name was a symbol of unity derived from the expression and recognition by the people of Busoga that their leader was the “father of all people who brings all of them together”, and who also serves as their cultural leader. The wife of a Kyabazinga is called Inyhebantu or the mother of all Basoga.
Why South Sudanese should be wary of ‘spoilers’ bent on wrecking December 2024 polls
The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement splintered into two factions in 2014. One is led by Kiir, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Government and the other by Machar, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition.
DRC protests: Why Congolese people are fed up with the West and their protests are justified
For Felix Tshisekedi, who recently began a second term as president of the DRC, the protests are convenient. They’re allowing the government to shift the blame to western countries. This is after five years of at best limited progress in resolving the crisis in the eastern part of the country.
