‘Upsurge in terror attacks in Somalia and war in DRC makes East African Standby Force urgent’

‘Upsurge in terror attacks in Somalia and war in DRC makes East African Standby Force urgent’

The meeting themed, ‘A Capability of Choice for Peace, Security and Integration in the Eastern Africa Region,’ brought ministers of Defence and Security from EASF member states and their representatives from Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda together.

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Bayer announces plan to outsource pharma business in Kenya, 3 other African countries

Bayer announces plan to outsource pharma business in Kenya, 3 other African countries

Bayer will hand over the warehousing, distribution and sales representation of the medicines business, including for oncology and ophthalmology, to an unidentified third company beginning in May, it said.

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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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Somali pirates are suspected of hijacking a Sri Lankan fishing boat and abducting its six crew

Somali pirates are suspected of hijacking a Sri Lankan fishing boat and abducting its six crew

The hijacking of the Sri Lankan vessel occurred in international waters about 840 nautical miles (1,555 kilometres) east of Somalia, 1,100 nautical miles (2,040 kilometres) from Sri Lanka and north of the Seychelles, according to Sri Lankan navy spokesman Capt Gayan Wickramasuriya.

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NRM and Museveni regime neoliberalising everything in Uganda: Case of green landgrab

NRM and Museveni regime neoliberalising everything in Uganda: Case of green landgrab

However, under the neoliberal processes and a spate of green landgrabs many of these resources are under constant threat of being grabbed by people in power or those connected to power. Maruzi Ranch, for example, was invaded by people with long-horned cattle. Some people said they came from Tanzania from where they were kicked out by former President Jakaya Kikwete.

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Was Museveni, NRA’s 1981-1986 armed revolt in Uganda an occupation, liberation, revolution or counter-revolution?

Was Museveni, NRA’s 1981-1986 armed revolt in Uganda an occupation, liberation, revolution or counter-revolution?

Every year on February 26, the army and NRM government remind Ugandans and the world that the celebration is a celebration of the liberation of Uganda. Many times both liberation and revolution are used to glue Ugandans to activities of NRA in the bushes of Luwero from 1981 to 1986 rather than the future in a complex century 2021 and beyond, with numerous wicked problems requiring thinking, rethinking and pertinent actions. Such problems include green land grabbling and climate change and their causes.

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Tanzania opposition pushes for trimmed presidential powers and electoral reforms

Tanzania opposition pushes for trimmed presidential powers and electoral reforms

CHADEMA is pushing for a new constitution that trims presidential powers and also strengthens the independence of the country’s electoral body. Previous attempts to reform the constitution have failed.

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Kenya joins league of countries in the world with massive deposits of rare mineral coltan

Kenya joins league of countries in the world with massive deposits of rare mineral coltan

Kenya has discovered its first deposits of the valuable mineral coltan, the mining minister has annouced. The rare mineral is used to manufacture electric car batteries, mobile phones and other electronic devices. The Democratic Republic of Congo holds more than 70 per cent of the world’s coltan reserves, which have...

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