Al Jazeera journalists killed in Gaza in Israeli strike that targeted one it accused of being past Hamas leader

Al Jazeera journalists killed in Gaza in Israeli strike that targeted one it accused of being past Hamas leader

A sixth journalist, Mohammad Al-Khaldi, a local freelance reporter, was also killed in the airstrike, medics at Al Shifa Hospital said on Monday. Calling Al Sharif “one of Gaza’s bravest journalists,” Al Jazeera said the attack was a “desperate attempt to silence voices in anticipation of the occupation of Gaza.”

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Why mental health clinics in violence-prone South Sudan are rare and endangered

Why mental health clinics in violence-prone South Sudan are rare and endangered

The specialised clinic in her hometown of Mundri, in South Sudan’ s Western Equatoria State, is a rare and endangered facility in a country desperate for more such services.

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Bribery or need? State creates three new districts in Malava, western Kenya, as by-elections test looms

Bribery or need? State creates three new districts in Malava, western Kenya, as by-elections test looms

Omollo called for the immediate operationalisation of the units that were gazetted a year ago but never actualised. He said the new units in Malava were part of the broader government’s initiative to establish 1,105 new administrative units during the 2024/2025 financial year.

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Kenyan minister admits housing programme faces $2.6 billion funding shortfall per annum

Kenyan minister admits housing programme faces $2.6 billion funding shortfall per annum

Housing Secretary Said Athman said the government was on course to implement the project with over 3,000 units already handed over. From January next year, Athman said, more units shall be handed over on a monthly basis adding that all the contractors have been instructed to roll out night shifts to fast track the project.

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After years in doldrums Nandi County dairy subsector comes alive as Kabiyet Milk Plant resumes operations

After years in doldrums Nandi County dairy subsector comes alive as Kabiyet Milk Plant resumes operations

Paul Kerich, a dairy farmer, says the facility is a great milestone to the value addition chain and it was expected to revitalise the dairy sub sector that has been plagued by production and market challenges for years.

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Russia wants Central African Republic to hire state-run Africa Corps and pay for it

Russia wants Central African Republic to hire state-run Africa Corps and pay for it

A Central African Republic military official said on Tuesday that the Russian deputy defence minister made the demands about a shift to Africa Corps and payment for its services earlier this year during several visits to the country.

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Missed deadlines: Minister pledges security in Kenya’s killing fields in four months

Missed deadlines: Minister pledges security in Kenya’s killing fields in four months

The cabinet secretary observed that apart from the ongoing construction of security roads within the troubled areas, the government is collaborating with Communication Authority of Kenya through universal fund to support the locals as well as security personnel in network coverage in order to enable their communication and access to essential services.

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Kenya on a sprint to medical tourism, PCS Mudavadi reveals as he opens cancer summit

Kenya on a sprint to medical tourism, PCS Mudavadi reveals as he opens cancer summit

Health Cabinet Secretary Adan Duale and Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi visited the Kenyan Network of Cancer Organizations (KENCO) booth – highlighting the critical role of civil society in Kenya’s cancer response

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Pork-barrel politics: Malava by-election bears bellwether status in President Ruto’s quest for second term

Pork-barrel politics: Malava by-election bears bellwether status in President Ruto’s quest for second term

Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale is leading the charge of betrayal against Ruto who promised the region a bagful of development projects that include 1,000 kilometers of tarmacked roads, revival of moribund Webuye Paper Mill, expansion of Kakamga airstrip to an airport, turnaround of the sugarcane industry and completion of stalled 900-bed Kakamega Teaching and Referral Hospital, among other things.

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Africa pulls ahead of the world as the epicentre of terrorism with Burkina Faso perched at the top

Africa pulls ahead of the world as the epicentre of terrorism with Burkina Faso perched at the top

In a speech to the High-Level African Counter-Terrorism Meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat called for a new approach to addressing the “destructive phenomenon [that] is ravaging human lives, infrastructure and institutions.”

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