How Kenyans in France club initiated Sh5.7bn projects

Kenyan and French businesspeople during a gala organised by the Kenya France Business Club in Paris in September 2021 By Business Daily Africa Trade between Kenya and France has gradually been growing over the years with Nairobi exporting Sh11 billion ($90.9 million) in goods last year, according to United Nations Comtrade database on international trade.

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U.S. Navy intercepts ‘massive’ shipment of explosive material in Gulf of Oman

Sailors from guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) inventory a large quantity of urea fertiliser and ammonium perchlorate discovered on a fishing vessel intercepted by U.S. naval forces while transiting international waters in the Gulf of Oman in Arabian Sea, in this photo taken on November 9, 2022 and made provided by U.S. Navy

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Turkish, US presidents meet on sidelines of G-20 summit

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) meets with United States President Joe Biden (L) as part of the G20 leaders’ Summit in Nusa Dua, on the Indonesian resort island of Bali. Photographer Emin Sansar By Anadolu Agency Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his US counterpart Joe Biden on Tuesday met in Indonesia to discuss

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Somalia Amnesty International urges new government to adopt 10-point human rights plan

Photographer Somali Times/Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh By Amnesty International Six months after President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud took office, his government has yet to make good on its promises to guarantee justice and security for the people of Somalia. Amnesty International is today presenting the Somali government with a 10-point plan, outlining the steps it

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Warning of Brexit damage to economy as Paris overtakes London’s stock exchange

An anti-Brexit demonstrator stands outside the venue of the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, Britain Photographer Toby Melville/Reuters PA Media By David Hughes Brexit has “permanently damaged” the UK economy, former Bank of England policymaker Michael Saunders warned as London was deposed as Europe’s biggest stock market. The French stock market now has a combined

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U.S. intelligence report says key gulf ally meddled in American politics

Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, president of the United Arab Emirates, and Yousef Al Otaiba, the UAE’s ambassador to the United States, speak with President Biden during a video call between Abu Dhabi and Washington on Nov. 2. (The Uae Presidential Court/Handout Handout/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock) The Washington Post By John Hudson U.S. intelligence officials have compiled a

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IMF says Chad debt deal cuts risks, protects against oil price fall

Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva. Photographer Michele Tanntussi By Reuters The head of the International Monetary Fund on Sunday welcomed a long-awaited debt deal by Chad’s creditors and said it would reduce the African country’s risk of debt distress while guarding it against downside risks, including lower oil prices. “We have been waiting for this day,”

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Kenyan traders buy Ethiopian miraa for Somalia market on high costs

By Business Daily Africa Miraa traders have shifted to Ethiopia as a source market for the stimulant, where they are buying nearly half of the allocated quota for the Somali market as high costs in Kenya force them to abandon the local crop. The traders said they procure at least 40 percent of the 19

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US to reward informant who will help capture 3 Al-Shabab leaders

US ambassador to Kenya Margaret Whitman during a press conference at US Embassy, Gigiri on August 7, 2022 Photo/File By The Star, Kenya Initially, Mahad Karate, also known as Abdirahman Mohamed Warsame had a $5 million bounty on his head. Also wanted are Jehad Serwan Mostafa alias Ahmed Gurey, Anwar al-Amriki, and Emir Anwa Mostafa.

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Biden, Xi to meet face-to-face amid superpower tensions

This combination image shows U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington, Nov. 6, 2021, and China’s President Xi Jinping in Brasília, Brazil, Nov. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Eraldo Peres, File) By The Associated Press President Joe Biden will sit down with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday for their first in-person meeting since the U.S.

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