AFRICA

Expert say without AU force, Somali army should prepare to face hundreds of additional attacks COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | The al-shabaab militia is launching more attacks on Ugandan forces than at any other African Union forces of the Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). That is according to a report …

NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | African ministers on Thursday launched the Regional Maritime Transport Policy for Eastern, Southern and Northern Africa to boost maritime security. Salim Mvurya, Kenya’s cabinet secretary for the Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs, told a forum in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, that …

NAIROBI, Kenya | Xinhua | Protests continued in Kenya on Thursday, albeit on a smaller scale, despite President William Ruto’s decision to drop tax hike proposals and his promise to institute austerity measures. Hundreds of people took to the streets of various towns across Kenya, though their numbers were notably …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa | Xinhua | South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday expressed his profound sadness at the deaths of two soldiers and injuries to 20 others in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The casualties of the South African National Defense Force (SANDF) members were inflicted by …

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania | Xinhua | Shop owners in Tanzania’s six regions have shut down their shops and gone on strike over what they termed unfair tax estimations by revenue authorities. The strike by the shop owners began Monday in Kariakoo, a hectic shopping center in the port city …

NAIROBI, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenyan President William Ruto on Wednesday announced that his government had dropped tax hike proposals, which had sparked nationwide protests since June 18 when the financial bill was first made public. Speaking at a news conference in Nairobi, Ruto said his government would institute austerity …

NAIROBI, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenyan President William Ruto termed Tuesday’s street protests in the East African nation as treasonous, noting that his government will soon provide an expeditious response to the situation. In his televised address to the nation, Ruto said the government has mobilized all its resources to …

NAIROBI, Kenya | Xinhua | At least five protestors were shot dead and more than 150 others injured in Kenya on Tuesday as protests erupted countrywide for the second week in a row against new taxation measures proposed by President William Ruto’s administration. The protestors, in their hundreds, gathered in …

NAIROBI, Kenya | TASS | President of Kenya William Ruto announced that he ordered to send the military to suppress the riots that anti-governmental protests have escalated into, according to the NTV TV channel. “The troops will be sent to protect your property and your peace, so that the people …

I stand with Kenyans, urge leaders to embrace dialogue – Uhuru Nairobi, Kenya | THE STAR KENYA | Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has issued a statement over the ongoing anti-Finance Bill protest. The former Head of State shared his condolences with Kenyans who lost their lives during Tuesday’s protest saying  …