AFRICA

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  …

Nairobi, Kenya | ALL AFRICA.COM |  Members of parliament passed the controversial Finance Bill after those allied to President Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza Alliance, the majority side, voted 195 against 106 with zero abstentions. This is despite the opposition Azimio alliance rejecting the bill, and huge protests in the streets of Nairobi …

  Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenyan youth protesting increased taxes in the new Finance 2024 bill, have forced their way into parliament, with police overwhelmed by their numbers. Several have however been shot dead, reports indicate. The proposed measures include new levies on basic commodities like bread, vegetable …

KHARTOUM | Xinhua | The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Monday said Sudan continues to spiral into chaos, with the humanitarian crisis worsening. “The lives of 800,000 people — of women, children, men, the elderly and people with disabilities — are hanging in the balance …

NAIROBI, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenyan President William Ruto on Monday flagged off the first group of 400 police officers, marking their deployment to Haiti to combat gang violence. The ceremony in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, saw the president hand over the Kenyan flag to the officers who will …