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Kenya: Devolution Fantasy - Turkana Village That Has No School or Health Centre
[Nation] The nearest school to Loroo village in Turkana West is about 20 kilometres away.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Africa: Second Covid-19 Dose in Sight As Us Donates 80 Million Vaccines to Covax
[Nation] Kenya and other African countries waiting to receive their second doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine can now breathe a sigh of relief after the United States committed to provide at least 80 million Covid-19 vaccines to Covax -- the global Covid-19 vaccine equity scheme -- before the end of
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Source: allAfrica.com
Kenya: Mystery of Missing Handcuffs as Police Probe Murang'a Deaths
[Nation] Investigations into the drowning of two youths in River Chania in Gatanga Sub County have shifted to the possibility that they were unlawfully handcuffed, tortured and then murdered.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei Eyes Another World Record
[Nation] World 10,000m record holder Joshua Cheptegei will be attempting to break another record at the Golden Strike Meet in Ostrava, Czech Republic on Wednesday.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Kenya: Tennis Youngster Shakira Aspires to Play in Majors
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- To say Shakira Varese is a tennis star is like saying Denis Oliech played football for Harambee Stars or that Barack Obama makes a lot of speeches!
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Source: allAfrica.com
Africa: ED Snubbed As France's Macron Hosts Africa Leaders On Economic Recovery
[New Zimbabwe] African leaders and the heads of multilateral lenders met in Paris Tuesday to find ways of financing African economies hurt by the Covid-19 pandemic and also discuss handling the continent's billions of dollars in debt.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Kenya: UDA Candidate Emerges Victorious in Rurii Ward
[Nation] Francis Muraya of the United Democratic Alliance Party (UDA) has emerged victorious in the hotly contested Rurii Ward by-election which was held on Tuesday.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Kenya: Kakuzi to Continue Supporting Avocado Smallholders
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenyan integrated agro-business firm Kakuzi PLC has confirmed plans to strengthen its Avocado smallholder base as part of a shared prosperity business plan.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Nigeria: Covid-19 - Buhari Seeks Debt Relief for African Countries
[Vanguard] Abuja -- President Muhammadu Buhari has called on European countries and global financial institutions to consider reducing the devastating effect of the coronavirus pandemic on African economies by restructuring debt portfolios, opting for complete reliefs.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Africa: As Pandemic Subsides, Migrants Resume Unsafe Journeys to Europe
[VOA] Rome -- Following a lull in arrivals of migrants in Italy due to the pandemic, hundreds have now resumed risking their lives in search for a better future in Europe. As weather conditions improve and with the easing of COVID-19 restrictions in Italy, traffickers are taking advantage and
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Source: allAfrica.com
Restrictions reimposed as virus resurges in much of Asia
By HUIZHONG WU and ZEN SOO Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Across much of Asia, taxi drivers are starved for customers, weddings are suddenly canceled, schools are closed, and restaurant service is restricted as the coronavirus comes surging back in countries where it had seemed to be well
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Kenya: Banks Turn Tables on Small Lenders
[Nation] Microfinanciers are struggling to keep customers as large banks and digital lenders raid their turf through innovative products, leaving them with piling losses and diminishing capital.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Ethiopia: Impact of Policies and Laws in Eastern Africa Climate Change
[Ethiopian Herald] East Africa consists largely of plateaus and has most of the highest elevations in the continent. The two most striking highlands are in Ethiopia and Kenya, respectively, where large areas reach elevations of 6,500 to 10,000 feet (2,000 to 3,000 metres). Twin parallel rift
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Source: allAfrica.com
Kenya: 1998 Bomb Blast Victims Sue State Over 'Security Failure'
[Nation] Victims of the 1998 US Embassy bombing in Nairobi are now demanding compensation from the State due to possible security lapses that led to the terror attack.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Africa: Trade, Industry and Competition Releases Auto Green Paper On the Advancement of New Energy Vehicles in South Africa
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Africa: Feeding Tigers: Agriculture Offers Emerging Markets a Route to Post-COVID Resilience
Opinion - From wet markets to empty markets, the functionality of food systems has shaped the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact, making it desperately clear that the status quo is unsustainable. Unsurprisingly, the inequities of the food system have been most acutely felt among the world’s poor and
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Source: allAfrica.com
Kenya: Lillian Muli Reveals Crush for Singer Otile Brown
[Nairobi News] Sassy TV presenter Lilian Muli has confessed she has a crush on been Kenyan singer Otile Brown.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Kenya: Naomi Model Becomes a Mum At 50
[Nairobi News] Supermodel Naomi Campbell who doubles up as Kenya's tourism ambassador is the newest mum in town.
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Source: allAfrica.com
African Countries Must Muscle Up Their Support and Fill Massive R&D Gap
[The Conversation Africa] In a recent open letter to international funders for research and development, we highlighted multiple power imbalances and appealed to the funders to help build a more equitable ecosystem.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Lesotho: Coca-Cola Acquires Soft Drinks Stake in Maluti Mountain Breweries
[Lesotho Times] Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) has acquired a stake in the soft drinks section of the Maluti Mountain Breweries (MMB) through a new entity called Coca-Cola Beverages Lesotho (CCBL).
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Source: allAfrica.com
Rwanda: Nigerian Couple On Why They Set Out to Start a New Life in Rwanda
[New Times] Last year, as the world was struggling to cope with the pandemic, Dr Chukwuma Ekwelum and his wife Vanessa Ekwelum decided to pack up their entire lives and moved to Rwanda from the United States with their two children.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Kenya: ODM's Oimeke Wins Bonchari By-Election
[Nation] Electoral officials on Wednesday morning declared Pavel Robert Oimeke of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) winner of the Bonchari by-election.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Lesotho: Ramoqopo to Become Anoca Second VP
[Lesotho Times] The Lesotho National Olympic Committee (LNOC's) long serving president 'Matlohang Moiloa Ramoqopo is set to become the next Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) second vice president.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Uganda: How President Museveni Should Get It Right in This Term
[Monitor] President Yoweri Tibuhaburwa Kaguta Museveni's work seems cut out over the next five years.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Kenya: Renewed Hope for Cashew Nut Farmers As Parliament Passes Crops (Amendment) Bill
[Nation] Cashew nut farmers can breathe a sigh of relief after the National Assembly passed the Crops (amendment) Bill, which seeks to include coconuts and cashew nuts in the first schedule of the Crops Act.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Tanzania: Diamond Hits Out At Forbes Over Rich-List
[Nairobi News] Tanzanian musician Diamond Platnumz, real name Naseeb Juma, has hit out at Forbes Magazine's ranking of supposed richest African artists.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Africa: Paris Summit Promises 'New Deal' for Africa
[DW] Leaders seek to boost financing in Africa to counter the devastating economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic and a slow vaccine rollout.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Kenya: Tuju Tells Judges Not to Undermine President Kenyatta
[Nairobi News] Jubilee Secretary-General Raphael Tuju has sensationally warned High Court judges not to 'frustrate' the government that offers them 'protection'.
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Kenya: Magistrates, Judges Condemn Attacks On Colleagues Over Bbi Bill Judgment
[Nation] The Kenya Magistrate's and Judges Association (KMJA) has condemned the recent verbal attacks on members of the judiciary by the political class over the unfavourable judgment involving the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI).
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Source: allAfrica.com
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