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Kenyan parliament panel recommends scrapping some new taxes amid protests
NAIROBI - A Kenyan parliamentary panel has recommended that the government scrap new taxes on items like cars and bread that were...
Jun 18, 20242 min read


What's on the agenda at Italy's G7 summit?
ROME - Italy hosts the annual summit of leaders from the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies on June 13-15. Here are key facts and...
Jun 12, 20243 min read


Hamstrung at home, G7 leaders struggle to resolve global woes By Crispian Balmer
ROME -Group of Seven (G7) leaders will fly to southern Italy this week for their annual summit in downbeat mood, confronting myriad woes...
Jun 12, 20243 min read


Act of faith: Kenya enlists evangelical pastors to guide Haiti mission
NAIROBI - In the months leading up to Kenya's deployment of police officers to Haiti, President William Ruto has consulted political...
Jun 6, 20245 min read


At least five missing in landslide in central Kenya
KIMENDE, Kenya -A landslide that followed heavy rain in central Kenya has swept away at least five people, residents said on Wednesday,...
May 16, 20241 min read


Four rescued from collapsed Kenya building, more people likely trapped
NAIROBI - Rescuers have pulled four people out of the rubble of a collapsed building in the Mathare neighbourhood of Kenya's capital on...
May 16, 20241 min read


Kenya flood toll rises to 181 as homes and roads are destroyed
NAIROBI -Floods and landslides across Kenya have killed 181 people since March, with hundreds of thousands forced to leave their homes,...
May 2, 20242 min read


Factbox-What is the International Criminal Court?
THE HAGUE - Israel is voicing concern that the International Criminal Court could be preparing to issue arrest warrants for government...
Apr 29, 20242 min read


Kenyan military deployed as East Africa floods kill dozens
NAIROBI - Kenya's military was deployed on Thursday to rescue victims of heavy rains that have killed dozens of people across East Africa...
Apr 27, 20241 min read


Negotiations on global plastics treaty opens in Ottawa
Ottawa, April 24 - The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally binding...
Apr 24, 20243 min read


Haiti's death toll rises as international support lags, UN report says
More than 2,500 people were killed or injured in gang violence in Haiti from January through March, up 53% from the last three months of...
Apr 20, 20242 min read


Nigerian regulator says no record of child deaths from recalled J&J cough syrup
ABUJA -Nigeria's drug regulator has no record of children dying or falling ill from exposure to a batch of cough syrup manufactured by...
Apr 16, 20242 min read
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