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Kenyans take to the streets for protest anniversary
Modern Ghana
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Thousands took to Kenya's streets on Wednesday to mark a year since protesters stormed parliament at the peak of anti-government unrest, despite fears they would be met by state-backed gangs and police violence. At least 60 people were killed last...
Kenya holds forum to promote Sino-African agricultural, industrial cooperation
Xinhua News Agency
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Hamadi Boga, vice president of Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), delivers a speech during the inaugural Africa-China Forum on Agri-Tech and Industrial Cooperation in Nairobi, Kenya, on June 24, 2025. The inaugural Africa-China...
Religious leaders fault Ruto administration over rights abuses, want DCI...
TUKO
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June 25, 2025
Catholic bishops accused President William Ruto's government of enabling extrajudicial killings and suppressing dissent through police brutality The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) said the administration had ignored the struggles of...
Nairobi’s lions are almost encircled by the city. A Maasai community offers a key corridor out
The Guardian
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June 25, 2025
Nairobi national park in Kenya is the only large wildlife conservation area to fall within a capital city. It is hemmed in on three sides by human development, and unfenced only on its southern boundary – this gap providing a crucial wildlife...
How Ugandan Women Are Changing The Face Of Church Leadership
Religion Unplugged
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When President Yoweri Museveni assumed power in 1986 after a five-year protracted war, he promised Ugandans a “fundamental change.” At the time, the country was deeply polarized along political party lines and the economy lay in ruins. Nearly four...
Thousands of Kenyans take to the streets for protest anniversary
Citizen TV Kenya
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June 25, 2025
Thousands of protesters took to Kenya's streets on Wednesday to mark a year since people stormed parliament at the peak of anti-government demonstrations, despite fears that they would be met by state-backed gangs and police violence. At least 60...
Thousands rally in Kenya to mark anniversary of antitax demonstrations
Al Jazeera
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June 25, 2025
Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Kenya to mark a year since people stormed parliament at the peak of antigovernment demonstrations, despite fears that they would be met by state-backed gangs and police violence. At least 60 people...
RareX to support Kenyan students at Curtin Uni
Stockhead
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June 25, 2025
The agreement aligns with the company’s strategy to develop the Mrima Hill critical minerals project in Kenya. Pic: Getty Images. REE signs 5-year scholarship deal to support Kenyan students at Curtin Uni Part of company’s investment in future...
Murkomen makes surprise dawn sweep of Nairobi ahead of protests
The Standard
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Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen, Deputy IG Police Gilbert Masengeli and IG Police Douglas Kanja on June 25, 2025. Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen made a surprise early morning tour of Nairobi’s Central Business District on Wednesday,...
#SiriNiNumbers: Gen Z-Led Protests Dominate Kenyan Streets and Social Media
Techweez
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June 25, 2025
June 25 sees widespread youth-led protests across Kenya under the banner #SiriNiNumbers, as young citizens take to the streets and social media to commemorate the victims of the 2024 anti-Finance Bill demonstrations and protest recent incidents of...
Bharat Biotech Slashes Price of World's First Malaria Vaccine for Children in Africa to Under $5
ETPharma.com
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June 25, 2025
Hyderabad: In a landmark move that promises to accelerate access to life-saving malaria prevention for children in Africa, Bharat Biotech and GSK today announced a significant price reduction for the world’s first malaria vaccine, RTS,S. The...
Price of world’s first malaria vaccine (RTS,S) for children in endemic countries to be reduced by more than half, to less than $5
GSK
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June 25, 2025
Price reduction is commitment by Bharat Biotech, made possible through partnership with GSK and driven by process improvements, expanded production capacity, cost-effective manufacturing, and minimal profit margins Bharat Biotech and GSK make this...
Democratic resilience in Africa (and Kenya) takes many forms
The Brookings Institution
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[music] SIGNÉ: Hello, I am Landry Signé, senior fellow in the Global Economy and Development Program and the Africa Growth Initiative at the Brookings Institution. Welcome to the Foresight Africa podcast where I engage with distinguished leaders...
REE invests in Kenyan students
Townsville Bulletin
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June 25, 2025
Special Report: RareX has entered a five-year deal with Curtin University to support Kenyan students in critical minerals education and training. REE signs 5-year scholarship deal to support Kenyan students at Curtin Uni Part of company’s...
Wanderlust with Pride: explore the world’s most welcoming LGBTQIA+ destinations
IOL
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ZamaNdosi Cele|Published 35 minutes ago 4min The visibility of the LGBTQIA+ community has significantly grown in the travel industry over the years as gay rights and inclusivity are championed globally, with an increasing number of destinations...
Kenya: New report describes a year of unprecedented restrictions on civic freedoms
CIVICUS
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Over the past year, Kenya’s government has launched an all-out assault on civic space to crush dissent both online and in the streets in response to last June’s anti-Finance Bill protests, global civil society alliance CIVICUS said in a new...
Kenya Airways 'confident' about China's air travel market
China Daily
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A Kenya Airways Boeing 787-8 lands at Baiyun International Airport in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, in January 2021. LI TONG/FOR CHINA DAILY Noting that it is highly confident in the growth potential of China's air travel market, Kenya Airways,...
Church Construction Initiative Ambitious, “very big”, Official at Nairobi Slum Catholic Parish Says, Appeals for Support
ACI Africa
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June 23, 2025
Mr. Malonza explained that the first two phases that involved the foundation and the initial vertical structure have been completed. The ongoing third phase entails laying the first slab, to pave way for the construction of pillars for the second...
‘Pakistan, Kenya can open new avenues to enhance trade, investment’
Business Recorder
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June 25, 2025
LAHORE: Kenya High Commissioner Lt Gen Peter Mbogo Njiru (Retd) has said that Kenya and Pakistan have a lot of potential to boost trade and economic ties. The growing interest of Pakistani entrepreneurs in strengthening bilateral trade and...
Kenya police brutality – it will take more than laws and pub...
Modern Ghana
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Kenya has once again been reminded of brutality within its police force. Two events in mid-June 2025 pointed to the grave challenge that Kenya must confront to reform the service. The first was the death in police custody of a teacher and blogger....