By OTIENO OTIENO The youth-led anti-tax protests that shook Kenya in the last two weeks of June appeared to have...
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Comoros President Assoumani gives son government job
By REUTERS Comoros President Azali Assoumani has put his son, Nour El Fath, in charge of coordinating government affairs as...
Mauritanians vote as President Ghazouani seeks re-election
By REUTERS Mauritanians voted on Saturday in a presidential election that incumbent Mohamed Ould Ghazouani is widely expected to win, aiming to...
President Mohamud: We will not compromise Somalia’s territorial integrity and its unity
By JACKSON MUTINDA Somalia’s President Sheikh Hassan Mohamud spoke to NMG correspondent Jackson Mutinda, warning that Ethiopia, which signed an MoU with...
Kenya protests expose jet-setting President Ruto’s neglect of discontent at home
By REUTERS In the two years since he was elected, Kenya’s President William Ruto has wowed global climate activists under...
Kenyan police face off against protesters amid President Ruto tax climbdown
By REUTERS Kenyan police fired teargas at dozens of protesters and blocked off streets leading to the presidential palace on...
Kenya braces for fresh protests despite President Ruto tax climbdown
By REUTERS Kenyan police put up roadblocks on streets leading to the presidential palace on Thursday as some protesters vowed...
Kenya President Ruto declines to sign Finance Bill to law
By NATION AFRICA Kenya’s President William Ruto, acceding to pressure from citizens after several protests, has on Wednesday declined to...
Tax protests ‘hijacked’ after turning violent, President Ruto says
By REUTERS Kenyan President William Ruto said on Tuesday security was his “utmost priority” after protests against a bill to...
Kenya President Ruto flags off 400 police officers to Haiti to combat gang violence
By XINHUA Kenyan President William Ruto on Monday flagged off the first group of 400 police officers, marking their deployment...