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Giants great Osi Umenyiora helps expand NFL Africa program

Retired New York Giants DE Osi Umenyiora has helped expand NFL Africa into Kenya with an NFL Flag football showcase.

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What's the origin of the long-ago Swahili civilization? Genes offer a revealing answer

Genetic analyses back up what Swahili oral tradition has long held about ancestry of people from eastern Africa — that their ancestors are from Africa and abroad.

WEKU

Kenya's pay crisis: Ruto rules out loans for unpaid workers

In tonight's edition: Kenya's cash crunch won't see it default on its debt repayments, the government says. But it is struggling to pay its workers on time. Also, locals speak of the toll of the brutality inflicted upon the community of Kishishe in eastern DR Congo by M23 militants. Finally,…

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Ethiopia's city of Gondar protests over plan to disband regional forces

In tonight's edition: At least two people have been killed in Ethiopia's Amhara region amid protests against the government's efforts to disband regional special forces. Also, Rome says that more than 28,000 migrants have arrived in Italy since the start of the year and the UN reckons the number of…

France 24

Russian embassy shares AI-generated image of Julian Assange in prison

The Russian Embassy in Kenya shared an image on Twitter on April 6 showing an exhausted-looking Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, who has been incarcerated in the United Kingdom since 2019. However, it turns out that one of his supporters generated the image using artificial intelligence.

France 24

I have the soul of an elephant: Rupali Ganguly

Rupali Ganguly was pleasantly surprised recently when she got to know that somebody had adopted an elephant on her behalf. A fan from Canada adopted an elephant called Mayan, which is in Kenya with the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. Incidentally, Rupali wasn’t even aware of this; it was brought to her…

The Times of India

Boy, 15, undergoes life-saving castration after being beaten by his teachers

The pupil, who is in Grade 8 - the equivalent of Year 9 in the UK - had to undergo surgery after being beaten so badly that one of his testicles completely rotated in Kisii, Kenya

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Foreign exchange: several African countries have a shortage of US dollars - why this happens and how to fix it

A number of African countries, including Kenya, Egypt, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Ghana and Zambia, are currently experiencing shortages of US dollars. The dollar is the dominant currency in international transactions. These countries rely on the US currency to pay for foreign debts, essential goods and industrial inputs. Development economist Christopher Adam…

The Conversation

Tweets by Uganda president’s son spark ‘concern’ over succession question

Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, has attracted international attention with a range of striking tweets in recent months – starting with a veiled threat to invade Kenya in October and most recently last week, when he offered to deploy Ugandan troops to defend Moscow from “imperialists”.…

France 24

Kenya to launch its first earth observation satellite

Kenya is preparing to launch its first-ever earth observation satellite.

Radio France Internationale

Kenyan opposition leader presents new demand for electoral reform talks

Kenya opposition leader Raila Odinga on Tuesday called for parties outside parliament to be involved in talks on electoral reform and the high cost of living, at odds with President William Ruto's plan for negotiations to be held only within parliament.

Reuters

Kenya opposition protests pause for talks: All you need to know

Two weeks of protests against the high cost of living and alleged electoral rigging have been paused for dialogue.

Al Jazeera

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga cancelled his party protest, paves the way for talks

Charges against four Kenyan opposition MPs have been dropped a day after the opposition leader, Raila Odinga, suspended protests and agreed to hold talks with President William Ruto.

Radio France Internationale

Return of the pharaoh: Ramses II's coffin goes on display in Paris

In tonight's edition: Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga suspends demonstrations against the ruling administration, saying he's ready for talks with President William Ruto. Also, in a country where stigmas run high, one group of doctors in Ivory Coast is trying to change perceptions of autistic patients. And we unwrap the…

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The Conversation

Mass protests in Kenya have a long and rich history – but have been hijacked by the elites

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga and his coalition party, Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya, recently called for mass protests across the country. Odinga and his team have questioned the legitimacy of President William Ruto’s win in the country’s August 2022 election, and taken issue with the rising cost of living. The…

Reuters

Kenya prosecutor stops case against MPs after protests suspended

Kenya's top prosecutor on Monday dropped charges against four lawmakers over anti-government protests, a day after opposition leader Raila Odinga suspended the demonstrations, their lawyer said.

Reuters

Kenyan opposition leader Odinga suspends anti-government protests

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga said on Sunday he was suspending anti-government protests and was ready for talks after an appeal from President William Ruto, though he warned that demonstrations could restart in days.

Radio France Internationale

Ethiopian 20-year-old wins Paris Marathon title on first attempt

Running his first marathon, Abeje Ayana claimed the Paris title in a time of 2 hours, 7.15 minutes. Kenya's Helah Kiprop won the women's race.

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The Independent UK

Kenyan opposition leader to sue over alleged attempt on life

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has denounced the point-blank firing of a tear gas canister at local journalists during his latest anti-government protest as a “primitive act of intolerance.”

The Independent UK

AP-Week in Pictures: Global / March 25- March 31, 2023.

From protests in Kenya, France, India and Israel, to the visit of US Vice President Kamala Harris to Africa, to the China Fashion Week in Beijing, to Ukrainian soldiers meeting their beloved ones at the station close to the frontline in Kramatorsk, this gallery highlights some of the most compelling…

Daily Mirror

New TV show details animals' heartbreaking struggle to survive drought in Africa’s savannas

If life isn’t harsh enough for the animals of Kenya, their plight has been worsened by the longest drought in the country for 20 years

Al Jazeera

Kenyan khat farmers seek gov’t help to boom again after COVID-19

Kenyan farmers say they need aid to keep growing the stimulant prized across East Africa and parts of the Middle East.

France 24

'Hotel Rwanda' hero Paul Rusesabagina arrives in US following release

In tonight's edition: Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko is given a two-month suspended sentence in his libel trial. Also, Kenya sees a third day of opposition and anti-inflation protests. Plus, Rwandan government critic Paul Rusesabagina arrives back in the United States after being released from prison. He spent more than…

The Independent UK

Kenya opposition in fresh protests amid government warning

Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga has led thousands of protesters in a third round of anti-government demonstrations as the interior ministry in charge of police has warned that no more violent protests will be tolerated

Reuters

Renewed protests in Kenya as authorities vow to 'halt the descent'

Anti-government protesters set tyres ablaze in Kenya's capital Nairobi and the western city of Kisumu on Thursday in a third round of demonstrations organised by opponents of President William Ruto.

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