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Femicide in Kenya: William Ruto has set up a task force – feminist scholar explains its flaws

Gender-based violence is a major challenge in Kenya, which has recorded a significant rise in deaths of women and girls in recent years.

The Conversation

Rwanda-DRC tension: Have rebels taken control of Congolese city? What next?

M23 fighters have been pressing to capture strategic eastern city for months and intensified offensives in recent days.

Al Jazeera

‘Declaration of war’: M23 rebels claim seizing key DR Congo city of Goma

DRC government spokesman confirms the presence of Rwandan army in Goma and says Kinshasa is working to avoid carnage.

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The Long Wave: ‘How do you teargas a baddie?’: Kenya’s gen Z revolutionaries

A vibrant protest movement mobilised online is taking on Kenya’s political elite. Plus, Somalia and Ethiopia rebuild diplomatic bridges

The Guardian - UK

Tanzania Rights Activist Latest Abduction Victim In Kenya

A renowned Tanzanian rights activist was kidnapped on the streets of the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Sunday, only to be released after a rapid intervention by rights groups.

International Business Times

Kenya abductions: the powerful legal shields citizens and courts can use – expert

Kenya’s national human rights commission recorded 82 abductions or enforced disappearances between June and December 2024. Many of the people reported missing after the country’s anti-tax protests later resurfaced, but some have been found dead. Dozens of young Kenyans reported being snatched from their homes or the streets by armed…

The Conversation

Kenyan police detain protesters at demonstration against forced abductions

Kenyan police have detained demonstrators, including an opposition lawmaker, at rallies protesting against a series of abductions allegedly carried out by security forces. Dozens of Kenyans have reportedly been abducted since youth-led anti-government demonstrations began this summer.

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Kenya police fire tear gas at protest against alleged government abductions

Several, including politician, reportedly among those detained by police in Nairobi at site of antigov’t protests.

Al Jazeera

Kenyan Opposition Senator Arrested During Anti-Abduction Protests

Opposition politician and protesters arrested in Nairobi demanding end to alleged abductions of government critics. Concerns raised over police involvement...

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Kenyan President Vows To End Abductions Of Government Critics

Kenyan President William Ruto acknowledges abductions of government critics, promising to address the issue. Concerns raised by human rights activists and ...

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Kenya Human Rights Commission Raises Concerns Over Abductions

Kenya faces a surge in abductions of government critics, drawing international concern over human rights issues.

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Kenya probes alleged police involvement in abduction of government critics

Kenya’s police watchdog has raised concerns about the high number of abductions of those who have criticised President William Ruto, allegedly carried out by police officers.

Radio France Internationale

Kenya announces plan to combat rising gender-based violence as 100 women are killed in four months

The Kenyan government has declared gender-based violence the nation’s most pressing security threat, with 100 women killed in the past four months alone, most of them by men who were known to them, including intimate partners

The Independent UK

Trauma And Terror Of Kenya's Kidnapped Protesters

The Kenyan parliament was ablaze, protesters running through the streets, police firing into the crowds.

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The Independent UK

East African summit urges peace in eastern Congo but its leader skips talks

East African heads of state have made another push for peace in eastern Congo but its prospects remained bleak following a regional summit that was marked by the Congolese president’s absence and an early departure of his Rwandan counterpart

The Conversation

Kenya’s churches have a powerful political voice – they fill a vacuum left by politicians

Kenyan religious institutions have become strongly critical of President William Ruto’s government for months now. The criticism grew stronger still recently when the assembly of Catholic bishops bluntly called out the administration for a “culture of lies”, the failure to fulfil campaign promises and the imposition of punitive and exploitative…

Evening Standard

Karim Khan: The British ICC chief prosecutor pursuing Israel’s Netanyahu

The British barrister has developed a strong reputation as an international criminal law and human rights lawyer.

International Business Times

Kenya Scraps Adani Deals As Ruto Attempts To Reset Presidency

Kenyan President William Ruto sought Thursday to turn the page on a difficult year, cancelling controversial deals with India's Adani Group and vowing to tackle corruption, police kidnappings and gender-based violence.

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The Conversation

Kenya’s Hustler Fund is a flop. Why president Ruto’s plan to loan money to entrepreneurs hasn’t worked

It’s two years since Kenyan president William Ruto, in what seemed like a political gamble, rolled out a government-run microcredit scheme popularised as the Hustler Fund. Worth 50 billion shillings (US$409 million) a year over a five-year period, the low-interest loans were touted as the “magic formula” to start or…

The Independent UK

Presidents of South Sudan and Kenya push for a resolution in stalled peace talks

South Sudan peace talks, previously held in neighboring Kenya, will resume under a directive from South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and his Kenyan counterpart, William Ruto, who met Wednesday and directed the mediation team to reconvene and resolve all outstanding issues within two weeks

International Business Times

Kenya Reintroduces Tax Reforms With New Deputy President

Kenya plans to reintroduce some of the tax hikes that sparked deadly protests earlier this year, the government announced Friday, while a new deputy president was sworn in after weeks of high political drama.

Al Jazeera

Kenya’s Kithure Kindiki sworn in as deputy president after court challenge

Former interior minister replaces Rigathi Gachagua who was sacked after parliament impeached him in October.

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Kenya Swears In New Deputy President Amid Political Turmoil

Kenya's new deputy president, Kindiki Kithure, sworn in following predecessor's impeachment on corruption charges. Internal divisions within ruling party a...

The Conversation

US-Africa relations under Biden: a mismatch between talk and action

In his first year in office, US president Joe Biden committed to resetting US-Africa relations based on a doctrine of equal partnership.

International Business Times

Kenya Court Hears Challenge To Deputy Leader's Impeachment

Kenya's High Court began on Tuesday hearing a legal bid by impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to overturn his ouster in a political saga that has plunged the upper echelons of Kenyan politics into disarray.

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