Turkey President Erdogan wants militant leader abducted from Kenya and jailed in 1999 to renounce his PKK party
After the first meeting with DEM officials, Ocalan was cited as indicating a willingness to call on the PKK to lay down arms. Two DEM sources said last week the party was now set to visit Ocalan again, as soon as January 15.
Abducted Tanzanian activist released as Kenya is labelled the nexus of ‘transnational repression’ in East Africa
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan ordered an investigation into the abductions last year, when several government critics were abducted and injured or killed by unknown people, in a pattern by which, rights groups say, the government targets opponents in the run-up to national elections expected later this year.
Urbanising in poverty: Kenyan startup city shines light on what Africa has to do in readiness for 900 million urban residents
Situated on 5,000 acres, Tatu City aspires to be what its name suggests: a city, privately owned, that its designers hope will eventually have a population of 250,000. It is already home to 88 businesses employing 15,000 people. They include CCI Global, which operates a 5,000-seat call center, and Zhende Medical, a Chinese medical supply manufacturer.
Kenya’s marathon queen Obiri seeks Boston Marathon third win, Ethiopia’s Lemma to defend men’s title
The 35-year-old Hellen Obiri has been dominant in the distance event since making her marathon debut in 2022, winning New York in 2023 in addition to her pair of Boston titles, picking up the bronze in Paris Olympics last year.
Transition: Founder of France’s post-war far right party Jean-Marie Le Pen dies aged 96
Commenting on Le Pen’s death, President Emmanuel Macron said: “A historic figure of the far right, he played a role in the public life of our country for nearly seventy years, which is now a matter for history to judge.”
Purchasing Managers’ Index shows Kenya private sector activity expanded marginally in December
The economy is estimated to have grown 5.2 per cent in 2024 and projected to expand 5.4 per centin 2025, the finance ministry says. The economy grew 5.6 per cent in 2023.
Under-resourced Kenyan police deployed in Haiti sigh with relief as Central American troops arrive to bolster fight against gangs
El Salvador had in August promised 78 soldiers for medical evacuation operations as well as three helicopters – much needed by Haitian security forces contending with mountainous terrain and highways scattered with gang-controlled checkpoints.
NSE reinstates Kenya Airways shares on the stock market, it can now trade again
One of Africa’s three biggest carriers, Kenya Airways slid into insolvency in 2018 after an expansion drive left it with hundreds of millions of dollars in debt.
Kenya’s biosafety authority kicks off campaign for GMO maize against backdrop of steep ignorance
NBA Acting Director of Biosafety Research and Compliance Josphat Muchiri confirmed the authority’s readiness for the exercise in the listed counties, adding that the campaign would be expanded to cover all maize-producing regions in Kenya.
Statistics office says Kenya’s inflation went up in December but remains within targeted margin
The Central Bank of Kenya cut its benchmark lending rate by a larger-than-expected 75 basis points to 11.25 per cent on December 5
