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Kenya Airways CEO Sebastian Mikosz to exit in December

Kenya Airways Group MD and CEO Sebastian Mikosz Kenya Airways Chief Executive Officer Sebastian Mikosz has resigned on “personal grounds”, effective December 31. In an internal memo to staff, Mr Mikosz said he had decided to shorten his contract.”It is my personal decision and I have obviously discussed it with the board as well as

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Tearful Theresa May resigns, paving way for Brexit confrontation with EU

British Prime Minister Theresa May reacts as she delivers a statement in London, Britain, May 24, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville Fighting back tears, British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday she would quit, triggering a contest that will bring a new leader to power who is likely to push for a more decisive Brexit divorce

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Chinese envoy calls for more international support for Somalia

A Chinese envoy on Wednesday asked the international community to provide more support for Somalia in security capacity building and humanitarian and socio-economic development aid.”Somalia is an important country in the Horn of Africa. Maintaining peace and stability in the country is in the common interests of the region and international community as a whole,”

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Kenya is allegedly selling citizen data to highest corporate bidder

According to Dr. Roselyn K. Akombe, Chief of Policy Planning and Guidance at the United Nations and ex-commissioner of Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), the country’s government is going to sell all the citizen data collected through the Huduma Namba exercise to the highest bidder. Her statement came after President Uhuru Kenyatta extended

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Turkish military staff in Russia for S-400 training

Turkey needs air defense system to protect 82 million population, says Turkish defense minister Turkish military personnel are currently receiving training in Russia for the use of the S-400 air defense system, Turkey’s defense minister told reporters in Ankara. “We’ve sent personnel to Russia for S-400 training that will begin in the coming days and

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Envoy distances United Arab Emirates from Sh400m gold scam

United Arab Emirates Ambassador to Kenya Khalid Khalifa al Mualla attends an investment forum at Villa Rosa Kempinski. He has said his country should not be linked to a recent gold scandal. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has distanced itself from a scandal in which a relative of the country’s ruler is reported to have

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EU opens world’s second largest mission in Nairobi

Embassy officially opened by EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini The European Union on Tuesday opened its second-largest embassy in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.The embassy was officially opened by EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini who held a joint news conference with Kenyan Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Monica Juma. Mogherini said that unveiling of the

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Somali Foreign Minister and UK Ambassador discussed enhancing the bilateral relations

Mogadishu, The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, . Ahmed Isse Awad, received yesterday in Mogadishu the Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Federal Republic of Somalia His Excellency Mr. Benjamin James Fender, during which he discussed enhancing the bilateral relations between the two friendly countries and means of developing cooperation in all

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AP Explains: US sanctions on Huawei bite, but who gets hurt?

A woman uses a smartphone outside a Huawei store in Beijing Monday, May 20, 2019. Google is assuring users of Huawei smartphones the American company’s services still will work on them following U.S. government restrictions on doing business with the Chinese tech giant. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) By FRANK BAJAK and MICHAEL LIEDTKE Trump administration

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Somalia passes petroleum law, paving way for exploration

Somalia passed a petroleum sector law on Monday, paving the way for exploration in its waters that could potentially transform the troubled country’s economy if hydrocarbon riches are found. The new legislation allows for the creation of institutions to oversee the sector and for revenue sharing between the central government and federal states, among other

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