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Talks begin on disarmament of rebel groups in eastern Congo

The third round of Congo peace talks facilitated by the East Africa regional bloc has begun in Kenyaโ€™s capital, Nairobi, with a plan to discuss reforms that will facilitate disarmament of rebel groups.

Kenya's president dismisses suggestions of unlimited terms

Kenyan President William Ruto urged lawmakers not to remove presidential terms limits from the countryโ€™s constitution, dismissing comments by a legislator that there should be no such limits on a capable leader

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Kenya's president dismisses suggestions of unlimited terms

Kenyan President William Ruto urged lawmakers not to remove presidential terms limits from the countryโ€™s constitution, dismissing comments by a legislator that there should be no such limits on a capable leader.

Rumors of rebel advance cause panic in eastern Congo

Rumors of a rebel advance in eastern Congo have sent scores of people fleeing toward the city of Goma

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Military leaders from Ethiopia and the Tigray region have agreed on a peace roadmap

Both parties have agreed to protect civilians and facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to the region of more than 5 million people, according to a copy of the agreement seen by the AP.

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Ethiopia, Tigray military leaders agree on peace roadmap

Top military commanders from Ethiopia and its embattled Tigray region have agreed to allow unhindered humanitarian access to the region and form a joint disarmament committee following last weekโ€™s truce.

New round of peace talks between Ethiopia, Tigray reps

A new round of talks has begun between Ethiopiaโ€™s government and Tigray regional representatives to work out military and other details of last weekโ€™s signing of a โ€œpermanentโ€ cessation of hostilities in a conflict thought to have killed hundreds of thousands of people

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New round of peace talks between Ethiopia, Tigray envoys

A new round of talks has begun between Ethiopiaโ€™s government and Tigray representatives to work out military and other details of last weekโ€™s signing of a โ€œpermanentโ€ cessation of hostilities in a conflict thought to have killed hundreds of thousands of people.

Ethiopian government, Tigray agree on "permanent" end to 2-year civil war

Ethiopia's warring sides formally agreed to a "permanent cessation of hostilities" during peace negotiations in South Africa.

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Biden Must Prepare for the Worst in Ethiopia

If last-ditch peace talks donโ€™t succeed, the US should brace for a humanitarian disaster.

washingtonpost.com

South Africa says Ethiopia peace talks have begun on Tigray

A South Africa government spokesman says peace talks to end Ethiopiaโ€™s Tigray conflict have begun there

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Ethiopia peace talks have begun on Tigray, South Africa says

A South Africa government spokesman says peace talks to end Ethiopiaโ€™s devastating Tigray conflict have begun there.

New October date set for talks in Ethiopia's Tigray war

The Ethiopian prime ministerโ€™s national security adviser says the African Union has scheduled peace talks to resolve Ethiopiaโ€™s Tigray conflict for Oct. 24.

Peace talks in Ethiopian conflict are delayed, diplomats say

Diplomatic sources say African Union-sponsored peace talks to resolve Ethiopiaโ€™s two year-long Tigray conflict will not take place as planned this weekend

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Peace talks in Ethiopian conflict are delayed, diplomats say

Diplomatic sources say African Union-sponsored peace talks to resolve Ethiopiaโ€™s two year-long Tigray conflict will not take place as planned this weekend.

Ethiopia's Tigray leader invited to peace talks in S. Africa

The leader of Ethiopiaโ€™s embattled Tigray region has been invited to peace talks in South Africa this weekend as part of a pan-African effort to end one of the worldโ€™s most overlooked wars

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Ethiopia, Tigray head invited to peace talks in South Africa

The leader of Ethiopiaโ€™s embattled Tigray region and the federal government have been invited to peace talks in South Africa this weekend as part of a pan-African effort to end one of the worldโ€™s most overlooked wars.

Kenyan lawyer in ICC case linked to new president found dead

Police say a Kenyan lawyer facing charges at the International Criminal Court of bribing and threatening prosecution witnesses in a past ICC case against Kenyaโ€™s recently elected president has been found dead.

Kenyaโ€™s new president promises ambitious climate plan

Kenyaโ€™s newly elected president William Ruto said that climate change will be key to the governmentโ€™s agenda and made an ambitious pledge to ramp up clean energy and phase out fossil fuels for electricity by 2030 during his inauguration speech Tuesday

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Kenyaโ€™s new president promises ambitious climate plan

Kenyaโ€™s newly elected president William Ruto said that climate change will be key to the governmentโ€™s agenda and made an ambitious pledge to ramp up clean energy and phase out fossil fuels for electricity by 2030.

From Humble Past, William Ruto Sworn In As Kenya's President

Ruto had been the deputy to outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta but had a bitter split that left the two not speaking for months at a time.

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William Ruto, sworn in as Kenya's president, touts his chicken seller roots

Ruto also seemed to have mended fences with his former boss, outgoing president Uhuru Kenyatta, asking him to keep leading talks on regional crises. His ascent concluded a markedly peaceful election.

npr.org

Injuries in crush at stadium as Kenya inaugurates president

A number of people have been crushed and injured as Kenyans forced their way into a stadium where William Ruto will be inaugurated as president on Tuesday

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From humble past, William Ruto sworn in as Kenya's president

William Ruto has been sworn in as Kenyaโ€™s president after narrowly winning the Aug. 9 election in East Africaโ€™s most stable democracy.

'I cannot mourn': Former colonies conflicted over the queen

Queen Elizabeth II inherited millions of subjects around the world Upon taking the throne in 1952.

Kenya's Supreme Court upholds Ruto's narrow presidential win

Kenyaโ€™s Supreme Court has unanimously rejected challenges to the official results of the presidential election and upheld Deputy President William Rutoโ€™s win.

Kenya's Supreme Court upholds Ruto's narrow presidential win

Kenyaโ€™s Supreme Court has unanimously rejected challenges to the official results of the presidential election and upheld Deputy President William Rutoโ€™s narrow win in East Africaโ€™s most stable democracy. Ruto is expected to be sworn in on Sept. 13. Opposition candidate Raila Odinga had alleged irregularities in the otherwise peaceful Aug. 9 election that was marked by last-minute drama when the electoral commission split and traded accusations of misconduct.

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Kenya presidential vote loser files Supreme Court challenge

The legal team for Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga says it has filed a petition at the Supreme Court challenging his election loss last week

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Kenya presidential vote loser files Supreme Court challenge

Kenyaโ€™s losing presidential candidate Raila Odinga has filed a Supreme Court challenge to last weekโ€™s election result.

U.S. Senator Urges Kenyan President To Aid Peaceful Transition

Sen. Chris Coons went to Kenya amid chaos after William Ruto was declared the country's new president.

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Ethiopia calls WHO chief's comments on Tigray "unethical"

Ethiopiaโ€™s government is criticizing as โ€œunethicalโ€ the statement by the World Health Organizationโ€™s director-general that the crisis in the countryโ€™s Tigray region is โ€œthe worst disaster on Earthโ€ and his assertion that the lack of global attention is due to Tigrayansโ€™ โ€œcolor of the skin.โ€.

US senator urges Kenyan president to aid peaceful transition

A visiting U.S. senator says he has encouraged Kenyaโ€™s outgoing president to participate in a โ€œpeaceful transition of powerโ€ amid the latest election crisis in East Africaโ€™s most stable democracy.

Kenya's president-elect will 'engage' in any court challenge

Kenyan president-elect William Ruto says that if thereโ€™s a court challenge to the election results, โ€œwe will engage in thoseโ€ as the country awaits a likely petition from losing candidate Raila Odinga

washingtonpost.com

Kenya's president-elect will 'engage' in any court challenge

Kenyan president-elect William Ruto says that if thereโ€™s a court challenge to the election results, โ€œwe will engage in thoseโ€ as the country awaits a likely petition from losing candidate Raila Odinga.

Kenya's Odinga says he will challenge close election loss

Opposition figure Raila Odinga says he will challenge the results of Kenyaโ€™s close presidential election with โ€œall constitutional and legal options.โ€.

Protests break out in Kenya after William Ruto declared winner of presidential election

Violence has erupted with accusations of election-rigging since William Ruto was declared Kenya's president, after a close race.

cbsnews.com

William Ruto declared winner in Kenyaโ€™s presidential election

Ruto's narrow victory over veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga came amid complaints about the opacity of the election and widespread fear of post-election disorder.

washingtonpost.com

Kenya's deputy president Ruto is declared the election winner

William Ruto's victory is a triumph for the man who shook up politics by appealing to struggling Kenyans on economic terms and not on traditional ethnic ones.

npr.org

Kenya's Ruto declared president after last-minute chaos

After last-minute chaos that could foreshadow a court challenge, Kenyaโ€™s electoral commission chairman has declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the close presidential election over five-time contender Raila Odinga.

Brief scuffles slow tallying in Kenya's close election

Kenyaโ€™s peaceful presidential election saw a brief disruption when riot police responded to scuffles at the national ballot tallying center amid tensions over the close results.

Slow tallies in close Kenya presidential vote feed anxiety

The head of Kenya's electoral commission says vote-tallying in the country's close presidential election isnโ€™t moving fast enough.

Anxiety rises over claims in Kenya's close presidential vote

Human rights groups are warning anxious Kenyans over โ€œrising levels of false or misleading information being shared on social mediaโ€ as the country awaits the results of a close presidential election.

Voters cast their ballots in Kenyan presidential election with low turnout

The presidential election in Kenya drew low voter turnout on Tuesday pitting opposition leader Raila Odinga against Deputy President William Ruto.

npr.org

Kenyans head to polls in tightly contested, closely watched election

Former prime minister Raila Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto are vying for the highest office.

washingtonpost.com

Kenya's close presidential election draws fewer voters

Kenya is seeing lower voter turnout in an unusual presidential election as some voters cite little hope of change.

Kenyan candidates turn to music of the street in their bid for youth

In Kenyaโ€™s tight presidential race between Raila Odinga and William Ruto, a Kenyan hip-hop genre called gengetone has been an ever-present soundtrack.

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Kenya election 2022: Charts that explain the nation

The BBC tracks the crucial issues facing Kenyans as the country chooses a new president on 9 August.

bbc.co.uk

EXPLAINER: Why Kenya's presidential election is important

Voters in Kenya are choosing a successor to President Uhuru Kenyatta next week after his decade in power.

Kenya Vote Backdrop Is Anger Over Living Costs, Debt

Kenyans will elect a new leader on Aug. 9, with the race between front-runners Deputy President William Ruto and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga too close to call. The winner will inherit a daunting set of problems: mounting public anger over soaring living costs, rampant unemployment, runaway state debt and a drought thatโ€™s left millions of people going hungry. Most previous elections have been dogged by violence and allegations of vote rigging, and investors are on the alert for any threat

washingtonpost.com

Kenya's election rips open scars of inequality, corruption

In the shadow of a thousand-dollar campaign billboard, one of many across Kenyaโ€™s capital, street vendors struggle to make even 200 shillings ($1.68) a day and often pocket none.

Climate change is killing more elephants than poaching, Kenyan officials say

Kenya is experiencing its worst drought in 40 years, and the dried-out carcasses of elephants are being found in national parks.

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As election season nears, Kenyans brace for unrest and hope for peace

Kenyaโ€™s presidential election is six weeks away, but the campaign is in full swing, and experts are already warning the August vote could lead to instability.

washingtonpost.com

EXPLAINER: Why Rwanda and Congo are sliding toward war again

The threat of war with neighboring Congo is simmering under the tidy surface of Rwandaโ€™s capital as the East African nation hosts the British prime minister and other world leaders next week for the Commonwealth summit.

Top Kenyan presidential candidate picks female running mate

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga on Monday chose a former justice minister as his running mate in elections set for August, making her the first-ever female face on a major presidential ticket in the East African country

washingtonpost.com

UN humanitarian official urges attention to drought in Kenya

A top United Nations humanitarian official has raised concern about people going hungry in a remote part of northern Kenya

washingtonpost.com

UN humanitarian official urges attention to drought in Kenya

A top United Nations humanitarian official has raised concern about people going hungry in a remote part of northern Kenya.

Kenya honors former President Kibaki with state funeral

Kenyans are paying their last respects to former leader Mwai Kibaki in a state funeral service Friday that is attended by African leaders.

Former Kenyan President Kibaki is dead at 90

Former Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has died at the age of 90

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Former Kenyan President Kibaki is dead at 90

Former Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has died at the age of 90.

Kenyan lawyer goes on ICC trial in witness tampering case

A Kenyan lawyer has gone on trial at the International Criminal Court charged with bribing and threatening prosecution witnesses so that they would withdraw their statements in a case that ultimately collapsed amid widespread witness interference.

UN chief: World worse now due to COVID, climate, conflict

As he starts his second term as U.N. secretary-general, Antonio Guterres says the world is worse in many ways than it was five years ago because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis and geopolitical tensions that have sparked conflicts everywhere.

Kenyan paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey dies at 77

Paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey, known for his fossil-finding and conservation work in his native Kenya, has died at 77.

Covid passport a 'leash,' says Brazil's President Bolsonaro

Brazil rules out mandating a Covid-19 'vaccination passport,' despite a recommendation for foreign travellers arriving in the country from the national health regulator. 'I would rather die than lose my freedom,' says the far-right leader.

news.yahoo.com

Kenyan president starts 2-day state visit to South Africa

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has been welcomed by President Cyril Ramaphosa to start a two-day state visit to South Africa.

Blinken warns of global "democratic recession" as he visits Africa amid simmering crises in Ethiopia and Sudan

3-nation visit is part of a long-delayed mission aimed, at part, in answering China's outreach to the continent, but it comes amid war in Ethiopia and a military takeover in Sudan.

cbsnews.com

Top US envoy appeals for preservation of democracy in Africa

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has begun his first official visit to Africa with an appeal for the preservation of democracy in politically and ethnically fractured societies.

Blinken to Africa to boost US response to regional crises

The Biden administrationโ€™s competition with China for influence hasn't gotten off to a great start in Africa.

Blinken headed to Africa to address various crises

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Africa next week as the Biden administration intensifies diplomatic efforts to resolve crises in Ethiopia and Sudan and seeks to boost counterterrorism cooperation.

AP PHOTOS: 'If they die, we all die': Drought kills in Kenya

The withered carcasses of livestock are reminders that drought has descended yet again in northern Kenya, the latest in a series of climate shocks rippling through the Horn of Africa. As world leaders address a global climate summit in Glasgow, pastoralists watch their beloved animals suffer from lack of water and food. Yusuf Abdullahi says he has lost 40 goats.

news.yahoo.com

Uncovering the Secret Offshore Accounts of the Global ร‰lite

In an age of rising populism, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists is exposing the hypocrisy behind the hidden wealth.

newyorker.com

Ethiopia compares Tigray forces to 'rat' as war marks 1 year

Ethiopiaโ€™s government is marking a year of war by lashing out in response to international alarm about hate speech.

Kenyaโ€™s president Kenyatta: Africa is at a crossroads

Kenyaโ€™s President Uhuru Kenyatta said Thursday that Africa is at a crossroads, poised on one hand to reap the economic benefits of its youthful population and economic reforms but facing the spread of terrorism and insurgency on the other that are challenging almost all 54 nations on the continent. Ghanaโ€™s President Nana Akufo-Addo pointed to multiple threats to the territorial integrity of some African countries, many civilians facing serious threats, and instability in some nations complicated by the interests of different actors not only within conflict areas but also from outside the continent. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also cited โ€œworrying trendsโ€ in Africa -- too many countries where the military has seized power and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic which has exacerbated โ€œpoverty, inequalities and all the drivers of conflict.โ€

news.yahoo.com

United States commits another 17 million COVID vaccine doses to the African Union

The U.S. donation from its domestic supplies comes on top of the 50 million doses previously donated to Africa, which world health officials say is 500 million doses short of its goal.

npr.org

Biden discusses 'transparency' with Kenya president

President Joe Biden and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta discussed financial transparency as the East African leader visited the White House on Thursday.

Kenyan runner Agnes Tirop found dead, police hunt husband

Kenyan Olympic runner and two-time world championship bronze medalist Agnes Tirop has been found dead at her home with stab wounds.

Biden to meet Kenya president as war roils nearby Ethiopia

President Joe Biden is set to hold his first one-on-one, in-person talks as president with an African leader on Thursday.

"Pandora Papers" reveal billions hidden by the rich and powerful

Hundreds of world leaders, past and present, and business moguls slammed for dodging tax laws: "This is where our missing hospitals are," says one charity.

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Leaked records open a 'Pandora' box of financial secrets

Hundreds of world leaders, powerful politicians, billionaires, celebrities, religious leaders and drug dealers have been hiding their investments in mansions, exclusive beachfront property, yachts and other assets for the past quarter-century.

'Pandora Papers' bring renewed calls for tax haven scrutiny

Calls are growing for an end to the financial secrecy and shell companies that have allowed many of the worldโ€™s richest and most powerful people to hide their wealth from tax collectors.

"Pandora Papers" reveal billions hidden by the rich and powerful

Hundreds of world leaders, past and present, and business moguls slammed for dodging tax laws: "This is where our missing hospitals are," says one charity.

cbsnews.com

The Latest: Kenya's president outlines his UN priorities

With Kenya poised to assume the presidency of the United Nations Security Council next month, the countryโ€™s president outlined his priorities.

'The future is raising its voice': A dire mood at UN meeting

Racism, climate change and the worldโ€™s worsening divisions will take center stage at the U_N_ meeting of world leaders, a day after Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that the world was "on the edge of an abyss.โ€.

Kenya's Deputy President Ruto campaigns for 'Hustler Nation'

Deputy President William Ruto is portraying himself as the champion of the poor ahead of elections.

news.yahoo.com

World pledges $4B in push to repair COVID's education damage

International governments and companies have pledged more than $4 billion to educate 175 million children around the world and prevent a generationโ€™s chances being blighted by the coronavirus pandemic.

British lawyer Karim Khan sworn in as ICC's chief prosecutor

British lawyer Karim Khan has been sworn in as the new chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.

In Kenya, mystery and silence over Gulen abduction

How did a foreign citizen disappear from Kenya's police headquarters and end up under arrest in Turkey, despite a court order banning his extradition?

news.yahoo.com

Tanzania's new president on two-day state visit to Kenya

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan is on a two-day state visit to Kenya aimed at improving trade relations between the two East African neighbors which had deteriorated as a result of her predecessor's denial of COVID-19. Hassan has agreed to border measures to contain the spread of COVID-19, a significant departure from the policies of Tanzania's previous leader. Hassan was Tanzania's vice president and became the country's first woman president following the death of John Magufuli in March.

news.yahoo.com

Blinken meets Israeli spy chief as Iran talks continue

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other top Biden administration national security aides have met with the chief of Israel's Mossad spy agency for talks that focused primarily on Iran.

Kenya stops the private importation of COVID-19 vaccines

Kenya has ordered an immediate suspension to the private importation of coronavirus vaccines, citing fears that otherwise counterfeit inoculations would get into the country.

The Latest: Navajo Nation reports 4 new virus deaths

The Navajo Nation on Saturday reported 18 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases and four more deaths.

Kenya tightens restrictions amid a spike of COVID-19 deaths

A nurse, left, prepares a shot of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India and provided through the global COVAX initiative, from a portable cold storage box, center, in Machakos, Kenya, Wednesday, March 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)NAIROBI โ€“ With Kenya's COVID-19 cases and deaths surging, President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced tightened restrictions in five of the most affected counties. โ€œA third wave of COVID-19 is at hand in Kenya," said Kenyatta in a nationally televised address. The country's rate of deaths has quadrupled, with the 7-day rolling average of daily deaths surging from 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people on March 11 to 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people on March 25. โ€œI am personally convinced that the cost of not acting now will be far greater," he said Friday as he and his wife received the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at State House, his official residence in Nairobi.

Kenya launches second phase of billion-dollar Chinese railway project

Two years after the completion of the first phase of the Standard Gauge Railway project, Kenya's largest infrastructure project since independence, President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday launched its second phase. NAIROBI, Kenya - Two years after the completion of the first phase of the Standard Gauge Railway project (SGR), Kenya's largest infrastructure project since independence, President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday launched its second phase. According to Kanze Dena, spokeswoman for the President's office, SGR's second phase has four terminals and its trains will operate three times a day. The development of Kenya's rail service has been part of China's One Belt, One Road initiative, a billion-dollar infrastructure project throughout Asia, Europe and Africa. Phase one and two are not the end of the line for the railway project.

Kenya launches largest wind power plant in Africa

In this file photo taken in 2016 wind turbines of the Lake Turkana Wind Power project (LTWP) are seen in Loiyangalani district, Marsabit County, northern Kenya. (CNN) - Kenya has launched Africa's largest wind power farm in a bid to boost electricity generating capacity and to meet the country's ambitious goal of 100% green energy by 2020. State-owned power company KenGen produces approximately 80% of electricity consumed in Kenya, and of that, 65% comes from hydro-power sources, which it sells to Kenya Power, the country's main electricity transmission company,Kenya's LTWP is not the only existing wind power project on the continent. Africa has fully operational wind farms in Morocco, Ethiopia, and South Africa providing sustainable energy. In South Africa, wind energy is already boosting electricity.

Kenya telecoms giant Bob Collymore dies of cancer at 61

(CNN) - Bob Collymore, chief executive officer of Safaricom, Kenya's largest mobile service provider, died of cancer on Monday, the company announced on Monday. Collymore began receiving treatment for leukemia in 2017, but his condition worsened in recent weeks, Safaricom Chairman Nicholas Nganga, said in a statement. "He has been undergoing treatment for his condition since then in different hospitals and most recently at Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi. In recent weeks, his condition worsened, and he succumbed to the cancer at his home in the early hours of Monday," the company said. "It is with deep sadness that I have this morning received news of the death of Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore after years of battling cancer.

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