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Uproar Over Video of Nairobi Speaker Forcibly Shaking Muslim Woman’s Hand, Attempting to Remove Her Veil
Members of the public have expressed their displeasure after a video emerged online showing Nairobi County Speaker Kennedy Okeyo Ng’ondi allegedly violating a Muslim woman’s cultural
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Featured ArticlesUproar Over Video of Nairobi Speaker Forcibly Shaking Muslim Woman’s Hand, Attempting to Remove Her Veil
Members of the public have expressed their displeasure after a video emerged online showing Nairobi County Speaker Kennedy Okeyo Ng’ondi allegedly violating a Muslim woman’s cultural
Uproar Over Video of Nairobi Speaker Forcibly Shaking Muslim Woman’s Hand, Attempting to Remove Her Veil
Members of the public have expressed their displeasure after a video emerged online showing Nairobi County Speaker Kennedy Okeyo Ng’ondi allegedly violating a Muslim woman’s cultural
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Why the world is watching Kenya
Top presidential contenders in Tuesday’s election Raila Odinga (L) and William Ruto By Business Daily Africa Kenyans go to the polls Tuesday morning to choose a new President in a hotly
Read MoreJawari has ten days remaining in the office
Mogadishu – Lower House Speaker Mohamed Osman Jawari on Sunday called redeployment of Regular Security Forces in the Parliament a day after AMISOM took over the security of the
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Photo: Credit Reuters Flooding washed away roads, bridges and a hospital in Uganda and an entire small town in Somalia as torrential rain across East Africa compounded problems for governments
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Ethiopia jails former minister for corruption
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Africa’s Wealthiest City Says 1 Million People Need Food Aid
Photo: Credit Reuters Almost one million people in Johannesburg, South Africa’s commercial hub, are in need of food aid due to movement restrictions imposed to curb the coronavirus pandemic,
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The residents of Cambrian Road in Chester dress up in 1945 clothing and have a social distancing tea party to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day, Friday May 8, 2020. Although large-scale public
Egypt, Sudan refused Ethiopia’s proposal for disputed Nile Dam: Cairo tells UN Security Council
Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam powerhouse is seen as it undergoes construction work on the river Nile in Guba Woreda, Benishangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia (Reuters) Egypt said in a letter
Saudi dissident forced to go to court to claim asylum in Germany
Rasheed Alameer told MEE that he now felt safe in Germany (YouTube) Rasheed Alameer says his case was only settled when he made a legal complaint more than 18 months after fleeing to Europe
Trump, Saudi king reaffirm defense ties amid tensions
US President Donald Trump (L) and Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (R) attend the Arabic Islamic American Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 21 May, 2017 [Bandar
Ethiopian troops admit shooting down Kenyan plane
Ethiopian forces in Somalia have admitted to shooting down a Kenyan cargo plane on Monday, leading to six deaths, on ‘mistaken identity’. A preliminary report filed by the African Union Mission
COVID-19 in Somalia: A Public Health Emergency in an Electoral Minefield
Photo/Somali Times The coronavirus pandemic could pose a huge challenge to Somalia. To manage the crisis, the federal government should reach out to and coordinate with political rivals. It
Ugandan hospital, Somali town washed away by East Africa floods
Photo: Credit Reuters Flooding washed away roads, bridges and a hospital in Uganda and an entire small town in Somalia as torrential rain across East Africa compounded problems for governments
Madagascar coronavirus herbal mix draws demand from across Africa despite WHO misgivings
Photo: Credit African Exponent Covid-19 cure Madagascar is putting its self-proclaimed, plant-based “cure” for Covid-19 on sale and several countries in Africa have already put in orders for
Ethiopia jails former minister for corruption
Photo: Credit Reuters An Ethiopian court on Friday convicted a former cabinet minister on corruption charges and sentenced him to six years in prison. The conviction comes amid a push by Prime
Africa’s Wealthiest City Says 1 Million People Need Food Aid
Photo: Credit Reuters Almost one million people in Johannesburg, South Africa’s commercial hub, are in need of food aid due to movement restrictions imposed to curb the coronavirus pandemic,
Europe holds low-key VE-Day commemorations due to virus
The residents of Cambrian Road in Chester dress up in 1945 clothing and have a social distancing tea party to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day, Friday May 8, 2020. Although large-scale public
Egypt, Sudan refused Ethiopia’s proposal for disputed Nile Dam: Cairo tells UN Security Council
Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam powerhouse is seen as it undergoes construction work on the river Nile in Guba Woreda, Benishangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia (Reuters) Egypt said in a letter