Civilian contractors have arrived in Haiti to assist with preparations for the deployment of Kenyan forces, according to a senior Biden official who confirmed the news to the Miami Herald on Friday. Todd D. Robinson, the U.S. assistant secretary of state for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, said an initial deployment…
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Death toll rises in Kenya to 210 as heavy rains persist.
About 33,100 households have been displaced, affecting around 165,500 people, and 1,967 schools have had their infrastructure destroyed by the floods. The death toll from the raging floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in Kenya since March has risen to 210, with dozens of people still missing, the government announced on Friday. The Ministry…
Macron calls on Rwanda to stop supporting M23 rebels in DR Congo and withdraw its troops.
By Ronald sserwadda French President Emmanuel Macron has urged Rwanda to cease its support for the M23 rebels who are causing chaos in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. In a joint press conference with President Felix Tshisekedi of DR Congo, who is visiting Paris, President Macron demanded that Rwanda put an end to its…
Kenyan court allows cult leader to meet wife in prison.
By ronald sserwadda A court in Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa has allowed cult leader Paul Mackenzie to meet his wife, Rhodah Mumbua, in prison under strict supervision from the authorities. Mackenzie pleaded with the court to order the authorities at Shimo La Tewa Prisons to arrange a meeting between him, his wife and…
East African cities swept by deadly rains and floods.
Downpours have killed at least 200 people and submerged homes and farms in Tanzania, Kenya and Burundi. At least 200 people were killed and dozens more were injured across East Africa in recent days, officials and aid groups said, as torrential rains, floods and landslides pummeled towns and cities in a region already grappling with…
IMF forecasts show that Kenya’s economy will surpass Angola’s.
By sserwadda ronald According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kenya is set to become the fourth largest economy in sub-Saharan Africa this year, overtaking Angola. Kenya will follow South Africa, Nigeria, and Ethiopia as the largest economies in the region. The forecast sees Kenya maintaining that position until the end of 2029. Last…
Former president of DRC Joseph Kabila accused of behind the insecurity in eastern Congo
Since the break-up of a coalition that Kabila and Tshisekedi had formed, the two leaders have been at loggerheads. The war in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is likely to rekindle the rivalry between former president Joseph Kabila and his successor Félix Tshisekedi. On April 5, Éric Nkuba, a strategic and political adviser to Alliance…
Kenyan citizen Washington Okumu helped secure South Africa’s first democratic election.
It is often overlooked that the April 26-29, 1994 election that brought the African National Congress (ANC) government to power in South Africa was on the brink of violence before the last minute. An 11th-hour agreement on 19 April brought the Zulu-majority Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) into the contest. Inkatha had been boycotting the process and challenging…
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