US considers relocating Ebola-exposed Americans to Kenya as Uganda shuts border with Congo

US considers relocating Ebola-exposed Americans to Kenya as Uganda shuts border with Congo

A local Ebola taskforce made the decision to close the border after a rise in Ugandan health workers exposed to the virus by Congolese patients who crossed before the outbreak was declared on May 15.

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When corruption becomes sport: High Court to set date for graft case against Sports Kenya Deputy Director

When corruption becomes sport: High Court to set date for graft case against Sports Kenya Deputy Director

The petition also lists the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), the Assets Recovery Agency (ARA), and other government officials linked to sports administration, in what legal observers see as a widening push for accountability in the sports sector.

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Impeachment: South African parliament forms 31-member committee on Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala case

Impeachment: South African parliament forms 31-member committee on Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala case

The ANC submitted nominees later than other parties, naming nine members and one alternate representative, including Dorries Eunice Mpapane, the chairperson of the Committee on the Presidency. 

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Kenyan flower exporters source new markets in North America, Asia and Eastern Europe to mitigate high export costs

Kenyan flower exporters source new markets in North America, Asia and Eastern Europe to mitigate high export costs

In a speech read on his behalf by Dorah Odundo of the Horticultural Crops Directorate at a press briefing in Nairobi ahead of next week’s International Flower Trade Exhibition (IFTEX) 2026, Kundu said the government continues to implement policies to strengthen the sector’s competitiveness.

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700 marine species trafficked from Kenya seized at Argentina’s Ezeiza International Airport

700 marine species trafficked from Kenya seized at Argentina’s Ezeiza International Airport

Argentine authorities have seized more than 700 marine animals trafficked from Kenya in what conservationists describe as a major bust of exotic aquatic wildlife destined for the ornamental pet trade. The seizure took place on April 26 at Ezeiza International Airport near Buenos Aires in an operation involving Argentina’s Environmental...

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Suspicious residents of eastern Congo region hit by Ebola complicate fight against ravaging disease

Suspicious residents of eastern Congo region hit by Ebola complicate fight against ravaging disease

Trust is hard to find among the traumatised population that is wary of outsiders, even those trying desperately to contain the rapidly spreading outbreak that experts say was discovered weeks late. Surveillance for such diseases has been weakened by US and other aid cuts.

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UAE, which like Kenya is said to be backing RSF, now accused of training Colombian mercenaries to fight in Sudan war

UAE, which like Kenya is said to be backing RSF, now accused of training Colombian mercenaries to fight in Sudan war

Human Rights Watch said it verified videos showing mercenaries, apparently Colombian, fighting alongside the RSF when it captured the Darfur city of el-Fasher in October in an offensive the UN-commissioned experts said bore “the hallmarks of genocide.” At least 6,000 people were killed in three days, according to the UN.

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China-Africa ‘skills supermarket’ gains traction with trilateral collaboration deal with Mt Kenya University

China-Africa ‘skills supermarket’ gains traction with trilateral collaboration deal with Mt Kenya University

MKU Vice-Chancellor Deogratius Jaganyi reaffirmed the university’s commitment to industry-academia partnerships as catalysts for national and continental development.

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China-Kenya cooperation in biodiversity conservation stilled in images as world marks Day for Biological Diversity

China-Kenya cooperation in biodiversity conservation stilled in images as world marks Day for Biological Diversity

Chen Weihong, vice mayor of Yancheng City in east China’s Jiangsu Province and one of the organisers, said the exhibition aims to introduce Kenya and wider African audiences to China’s emblematic species such as deer, red-crowned cranes, and the spoon-billed sandpiper.

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How Museveni’s ‘governing of Uganda by misgoverning’ for 40 years churned out clients and slaves instead of citizens

How Museveni’s ‘governing of Uganda by misgoverning’ for 40 years churned out clients and slaves instead of citizens

The National Resistance Movement did not come to power promising to dismantle Uganda’s complex, self-regulating systems. It came promising security, stability and modernisation.

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