US to restrict visas for Nigerians and their families implicated in violence against Christians
The attacks on the community are part of a longstanding and extremely complex security crisis in Nigeria – a nation recently singled out by US President Donald Trump for “the killing of Christians” by “radical Islamists.”
East African Community plan to harness marine resources to spur economic growth takes shape
Key sectors identified in the strategy include fisheries and aquaculture, maritime transport and ports, coastal and marine tourism, and inland waterway transport, each with economic, ecological and social dimensions.
Nairobi Coffee Exchange auction delivers powerful rebound in trading volume, market with $9.3 million sales
Grade AA coffee commanded premium rates, with the day’s highest price reaching Ksh62,783 per bag, for 104 bags of grade AA from Kiang’ombe factory which is part of Kabare Farmers’ Cooperative Society of Kirinyaga County.
FIFA Pass: Trump says US will prioritise visa processing for fans with World Cup tickets
In the face of heavy travel restrictions imposed by the Trump administration, the United States announced that World Cup ticket holders will get expedited processing for their visas.
Africa’s scramble for nuclear: Buyende Nuclear Plant is Museveni’s ‘gift’ of Hell to poor Ugandans
The president of Uganda’s philosophy of development is that development can best be pursued best in the country this century if infrastructure is put ahead of the environment, nature, the people and their communities, in that order”.
Why hacking fears loom over multimillion-dollar plan to make mobile voting happen
Computer scientist and voting expert David Jefferson is also unimpressed. Although he acknowledges that Kiniry is one of the country’s top voting system experts, he sees Tusk’s effort as doomed.
Kenya receives $10.5 million for re-greening of Lake Baringo watershed
Museiya praised the Northern Kenya Biodiversity Programme implemented by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) for involving government stakeholders in project design to avoid duplication and ensure alignment with national priorities.
DRC peace lie: What attracts Washington, Doha and other powers is strategic minerals, not tears of displaced families
The Washington deal committed DRC’s army to neutralise the FDLR – which is referenced far more in the deal than the M23 – and Rwanda to end what the text terms “defensive measures”, a euphemism Kigali uses for its deployments.
Making of a Swahili Nation: How bloody repression in Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya gave birth to quest for new dispensation
Tanzania is the result of the 1964 merger of two former states – Tanganyika, the mainland territory, and Zanzibar, the coastal archipelago. The merger followed Tanganyika’s independence from Britain in 1961 and the Zanzibar Revolution in January 1964 that led to a new government that sought unification with Tanganyika.
Longest government shutdown in US history ends and business lumbers back to life but political divisions remain
42 million Americans will no longer have to worry whether the SNAP subsidies that help them pay for groceries will run out. A spokesperson for the Agriculture Department said most states would receive funds for full SNAP benefits within 24 hours of the government reopening.
