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Floods destroy Kitale–Lodwar–Juba highway, disrupt regional business

The Kitale – Kapenguria -Lodwar Juba highway road cut off at Lou’s in West Pokot County, Kenya on April 29, 2024 By The East African The Kitale–Lodwar–Juba highway has been completely cut-off thereby hurting the region’s economy and frustrating business between Kenya and South Sudan. The road which was cut off road at Lous in

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East Africa floods affecting 750,000 people kill more than 235, displace 234,000: UN

File Photo/Somali Times By Xinhua News Agency UN humanitarians said on Monday nearly 750,000 people were affected by flooding in eastern Africa, with 234,000 displaced and more than 236 killed – more than 229 in Kenya alone. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) also said local authorities in Kenya reported more

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Russia warns Britain it could strike back after Cameron remark on Ukraine

Foreign Secretary David Cameron speaks to a reporter outside St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 2, 2024. Photographer Thomas Peter/Pool/File Photo By Reuters Russia warned Britain on Monday that if British weapons were used by Ukraine to strike Russian territory then Moscow could hit back at British military

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Russia says it began preparations for military exercise in response to Western ‘provocations, threats’

Mandatory Credıt – ‘Russıan Defense Mınıstry / Handout’ By Anadolu Agency Russia said on Monday that it began preparations for a military exercise involving the country’s non-strategic nuclear weapons in response to what it described as Western “provocations and threats.” A statement by the Russian Defense Ministry said that preparations began for holding an exercise

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Russia says it carried out 25 group strikes on Ukraine’s military objects over past week

By Anadolu Agency The Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday that it carried out 25 group strikes on military objects in Ukraine over the past week. The ministry said in a statement that the strikes were carried out with high-precision weapons and drones in response to Ukraine’s attacks on objects of Russia’s energy infrastructure. In

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EA transporters fault costs, logistical barriers on Northern, Central Corridor

Members of the Long Distance Truck Drivers and Allied Workers Union park their trucks as they wait to proceed with their journeys at Bonje in Mombasa County, Kenya By The East African Cargo transit costs and logistical issues on the central and northern corridors continue to hamper cross-border trade among East African Community (EAC) member

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Labour closes in on London mayoral victory for Sadiq Khan

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan. Credit Photo/Twitter X PA Media By David Lynch Labour was closing in on a London mayoral victory for Sadiq Khan on Saturday, as Sir Keir Starmer claimed the Conservatives do not deserve power “for a moment longer”. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is meanwhile braced for the West Midlands mayoral election

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Kenya monopoly of Uganda oil imports to end

Trucks transporting petroleum products to Uganda By The East African Uganda will start importing fuel directly from next month in a deal with Vitol Bahrain which the country hopes will supply cheap petroleum products. Energy and Mineral Resources Minister, Ruth Nankabirwa, told oil marketers in a circular that Uganda National Oil Company’s (Unoc) maiden cargo

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UK’s Labour claim big early win over PM Sunak’s Conservatives

Britain’s opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer, Shadow Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner and Labour Party MP for Blackpool South Chris Webb react after Labour won a Parliamentary by-election in Blackpool, Britain May 3, 2024. Photographer Phil Noble By Reuters Britain’s opposition Labour Party won a parliamentary seat in northern England on Friday and control

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16-year-old Ethiopian Hana Taylor Schlitz breaks sister’s record to become the youngest graduate from TWU

Hana’s most recent accomplishment places her in Texas Woman’s University’s (TWU) records as the school’s youngest alumna, breaking her sister’s record. Photo Credit: Newsweek/Instagram By Face2Face Africa The famous Taylor Schlitz family is making headlines once more as the youngest of the family, Hana Taylor Schlitz, becomes the youngest person to graduate from (Texas Woman’s

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