By The East African The Kenyan prices of some popular brands of imported second-hand cars have dropped by double-digits between January and this month, driven by the shilling’s rally against the dollar. Dealers said that prices have been easing since the start of the year, offering relief to price-sensitive Kenyans who opt for the used

The president of the United States Joe Biden. Credit Photo/Twitter X By Reuters After President Joe Biden’s shaky performance at the debate with former President Donald Trump on Thursday night, some Democrats openly questioned whether he should be replaced as their candidate for the 2024 election. There is a process for doing so, but it

Passengers sit on a train at the Nagad railway station along the Ethiopia-Djibouti railway in Djibouti, Sept. 19, 2022. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui) By Xinhua News Agency China’s diverse cooperation with Africa, particularly in infrastructure, is transforming the continent with projects like roads, railways, bridges, ports, schools, hospitals, and power stations, fostering connectivity and promising a brighter

File Photo: An Israeli soldier walks near military vehicles, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, near Israel’s border with Gaza in southern Israel, May 29, 2024. Reuters/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo By Reuters The Biden administration has sent to Israel large numbers of munitions, including more than 10,000 highly destructive 2,000-pound

By Anadolu Agency International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said Thursday that the US Federal Reserve should hold interest rates unchanged until late this year. Given important upside risks, she said the Fed should keep its policy rates at current levels “until at least late 2024.” Georgieva said the American economy was supported

Kenya President William Ruto. Credit Photo/Twitter X Kenyans are demanding President William Ruto resign immediately, listing many problems that have hurt the nation. Even though he recently withdrew a finance bill that would have raised taxes to help with Kenya’s debt, the public is still very angry, according to IOL reported. In an official statement

A member of the military police walks amid tear gas as Bolivia’s President Luis Arce “denounced the irregular mobilization” of some units of the country’s army, in La Paz, Bolivia June 26, 2024. Photographer Claudia Morales By Reuters Bolivian armed forces pulled back from the presidential palace in La Paz on Wednesday evening and a

By Anadolu Agency The White House “absolutely” condemned on Wednesday the use of violence against protesters in Kenya after nearly two dozen people were shot dead when demonstrators sought to storm parliament. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby offered Washington’s “deepest condolences” to the families of those killed and injured, and urged “restraint so that

By Reuters Kenyan protesters vowed on Wednesday to keep up their demonstrations against new tax hikes, a day after police opened fire on crowds trying to storm parliament, leaving at least eight people dead and scores wounded. As heavily armed officers patrolled the streets of the capital Nairobi, supporters of the week-old protest movement took

By The East African Two tankers carrying the maiden consignment of petroleum products directly imported by Uganda will dock at the Mombasa port next week, marking an end to the monopoly long enjoyed by Kenya oil marketers. The imports are part of a negotiated deal between Uganda National Oil Company (Unoc) and Vitol Bahrain that