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Kenya, Tanzania electricity line to be launched this year

President William Ruto with Energy Secretary David Chirchir with an exhibitor during Africa Energy Forum held at KICC By Business Daily Africa Kenya has completed the construction of its portion of a Sh43 billion ($309.26 million) electricity transmission line that will allow power imports and exports with neighbouring Tanzania before end of year. Energy Cabinet

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Rwanda genocide suspect to claim asylum in South Africa, lawyer says, complicating extradition

File— Fulgence Kayishema sits in the Magistrate’s Court in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, May 26, 2023. Kayishema, a former police officer, is one of the most wanted suspects in Rwanda’s genocide and is suspected of orchestrating the killing of some 2,000 people nearly three decades ago. Kayishema will apply for political asylum in South

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6 things to know about Johann Rupert, the South African billionaire who just dethroned Aliko Dangote as Africa’s richest man

Aliko Dangote has lost the top spot as Africa’s richest man to Johnann Rupert. Photo credit: Daily Post Nigeria By Face2Face Africa For over a decade, Nigerian billionaire, Aliko Dangote, has maintained the top spot as Africa’s richest man. However, the Nigerian business mogul has lost the top spot to South Africa’s Johann Rupert, according

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Blinken meets Chinese President Xi in bid to ease soaring US-China tensions

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Monday, June 19, 2023. (Leah Millis/Pool Photo via AP) By The Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday, as the top U.S. diplomat

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Somalia army’s first major test in AU troop drawdown

By The East African As the African Union force in Somalia prepares to drawdown 2,000 troops at the end of June, the Somalia National Army faces its first major test when it assumes security responsibilities, with significant vast territory to defend as it takes up seven forward operating bases (FOBs) that the departing foreign forces

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Putin meets African peace delegation to discuss Ukraine war

By Anadolu Agency Russian President Vladimir Putin met an African peace delegation Saturday that is looking to end the Russia-Ukraine war. The delegation, which met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, met Putin at the Constantine Palace in St. Petersburg. The delegation included the head of the African Union

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Israel could accept U.S.-Iran nuclear ‘understanding’, senior lawmaker says

Atomic symbol and USA and Iranian flags are seen in this illustration taken, September 8, 2022. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Reuters Israel could find acceptable an understanding between its arch-foe Iran and the United States if it includes rigorous supervision of Tehran’s nuclear programme, a senior lawmaker said in comments aired on Saturday. According to

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Saudi foreign minister in Iran as part of restoration of diplomatic ties after a 7-year rift

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, right, and his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan shake hands prior to their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, June 17, 2023. Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat has arrived in the Iranian capital,Tehran, the latest step in the restoration of diplomatic ties between the two Mideast rivals, Iranian state media reported.

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US says it has no indication Russia planning to use nuclear weapons

By Anadolu Agency The US has not seen any indication that Russia is preparing to use nuclear weapons, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday. Blinken said the US will “continue to monitor the situation very closely and very carefully,” but currently has “no reason to adjust our own nuclear posture.” “We don’t see any

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Gunmen kill 25 students in Uganda, abduct several others

Police cordon off a crime scene in Uganda’s capital Kampala By Daily Monitor At least 25 students were killed by armed gunmen who attacked a secondary school in western Uganda on Friday night, authorities in the country said. Police said they suspect Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a rebel militia with links to the Islamic State

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