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Kenya’s Ruto offers to meet leader of opposition protests

Opposition leader Raila Odinga has accused police of using violence against demonstrators.

Al Jazeera

Opposition in Kenya gathers evidence of 'police atrocities' against protesters to take to the ICC

Opposition parties in Kenya said they are filing charges of “police atrocities” that left 30 people dead at the International Criminal Court in the wake of protests against the rising cost of living and the imposition of new taxes

The Independent UK

Kenya's logging ban has been lifted – it's a political decision and a likely setback for conservation

Kenyan president William Ruto has lifted a six-year ban on logging, despite public objections. Ruto said it would create jobs and boost economic growth. Lisa E. Fuchs has studied the Mau Forest Complex, one of Kenya’s most important – and most threatened – forests. She unpacks the implications of this…

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A man lies in a Kenya morgue. His family says he's one of at least 35 shot dead by police this month

The bullet was still lodged in Douglas Kalasinga’s head as he lay in the morgue

The Independent UK

Death toll rises as Kenya’s cost-of-living protests continue

Opposition leader Raila Odinga rallies his supporters to the streets where there have been clashes with armed police in Nairobi and western city of Kisumu

The Guardian - UK

Sudan's rivals agreed to further talks as civil war entered its fourth month

As the war in Sudan entered its fourth month mid-July, an army delegation returned to the Saudi city of Jeddah to resume truce talks last weekend. The entire Sahel region is now impacted by the conflict.

Radio France Internationale

Two Kenyans die in protests over cost-of-living and tax increases

Clashes between police and protesters resulted in two deaths in the city of Kisimu. This as Kenya enters the second day of a three-day protest called by opposition leader Raila Odinga.

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Kenya police are told not to report deaths during protests. A watchdog says they killed 6 this week

Police in Kenya say they have been ordered not to report deaths amid demonstrations against the rising cost of living

The Independent UK

Kenya’s opposition set for second day of tax-hike protests

The Wednesday-to-Friday demonstrations are the third round of protests that the opposition has called for this month.

Al Jazeera

Kenya's politicians continue to use ethnicity to divide and rule – 60 years after independence

Since independence in 1963, Kenya’s politicians have fed and manipulated ethnicity to win elections.

The Conversation

Two killed, hundreds arrested at anti-government protests in Kenya

Police in Kenya opened fire amid opposition-organized protests on Wednesday against the rising cost of living, and health workers and witnesses said at least two people were shot dead and 26 others wounded.

France 24

Kenyan demonstrators clash with police as 3-day protest begins

The three days of protests began with relative calm in Nairobi but pockets of unrest erupted elsewhere in the country.

Al Jazeera

Kenya closes schools before three days of tax-hike protests

Three days of protests, called by veteran opposition figure Raila Odinga against tax hikes, begin on Wednesday.

Al Jazeera

Kenya braces for 3 days of anti-gov’t protests: All the details

The latest round of anti-government protests in Kenya has been scheduled after tax hikes add to soaring cost of living.

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Israel Expands Diplomatic Outreach In Africa To Counter Iranian Influence

Israeli Foreign Minister meets senior official from undisclosed African Muslim country

France 24

Concern in Kenya over Ruto's decision to lift logging ban

Kenyan President William Ruto lifts a ban on logging, saying his government will still push ahead with plans to plant 15 billion trees over the next decade, but climate experts warn his decision could be catastrophic. Meanwhile, concerns grow in the Horn of Africa as Russia announces a halt to…

Zenger

Israeli Foreign Minister Visits Kenya For African Union Meeting

Eli Cohen seeks to strengthen ties and address recent diplomatic incident at the African Union

The Independent UK

Kenyan religious leaders urge the president to repeal a new tax law as protests surge

Christian and Muslim leaders in Kenya are urging President William Ruto to repeal a finance bill whose new taxes have sparked protests and police killings of civilians

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Radio France Internationale

Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe roll out red carpet for ‘brother’ Iran’s official visit

Iran’s President, Ebrahim Raisi has wrapped up a short official visit to Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe. The three African states signed deals with a “critical strategic partner” while Iran boosted diplomatic and economic ties with what Raisi called a “continent of opportunities”.

Radio France Internationale

Egypt and Sudan's international partners try to stop the civil war

Leaders from Sudan’s seven neighboring countries agreed on Thursday in Cairo to a new Egyptian-led initiative seeking to resolve the deepening conflict in the African country.

Al Jazeera

More than 300 including lawmaker arrested after Kenya protests

Police blasted for heavy-handed response to deadly protests but authorities say ‘acts of lawlessness’ won’t be accepted.

Bangkok Post

In Uganda, Iran president attacks West on LGBTQ rights

KAMPALA - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday launched into a condemnation of Western attitudes on homosexuality during a visit to Uganda which has just introduced some of the harshest anti-gay laws in the world.

Al Jazeera

Kenyan police tear-gas protesters in latest row over tax hikes

Rallies, the second in a week, held after bill raising taxes in highly indebted Kenya signed into law by President Ruto.

The Independent UK

Raging conflict in Sudan displaces over 3.1 million people, UN says

The U.N. says the conflict in Sudan has driven more than 3.1 million people from their homes, including over 700,000 who fled to neighboring countries

The Independent UK

Iran's president begins a rare visit to Africa 'to promote economic diplomacy'

Iran’s president has begun a rare visit to Africa as his country under heavy U.S. economic sanctions seeks to deepen partnerships around the world

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