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East African Court of Justice – what it is and what its powers are

Martha Karua, the running mate of Raila Odinga, the losing candidate in Kenya’s 2022 presidential election, continues to dispute William Ruto’s slim victory over him. According to the politician and lawyer, the Kenyan electoral commission and the country’s supreme court

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Donors must act now to save East Africa from famine, IRC says

Donors need to provide cash now to save lives and not wait for famine to be declared in parts of East Africa where tens of millions of people are going hungry, the head of the International Rescue Committee said on Tuesday.

Reuters

In brutal drought, Kenyan herders look for hope underground

Generations of East Africans have tapped groundwater in the desert to survive in parched lands

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Hundreds of animals die in Kenyan wildlife preserves amid region’s worst drought in decades

Hundreds of animals, including elephants and endangered Grevy’s zebras, have died in Kenyan wildlife preserves during East Africa's worst drought in decades, according to a report released Friday.

France 24

Hundreds of elephants, zebras die as Kenya weathers drought

A new report says hundreds of animals have died in Kenyan widlife preserves during East Africa’s worst drought in decades

The Independent UK

Commentary: Britain’s appointment of its first Asian prime minister is a milestone for all minorities

It was early spring 1946. British Prime Minister Clement Attlee, seeing the untenable status quo, sent a simple message to the British colonial officer in India: “In any case, get Britain out.” The following year, King George VI signed legislation passed by Parliament, finally ending Britain’s violent colonial rule on…

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‘From Age of Empire to Rishi Raj’: Rishi Sunak is front-page news across India’s English papers

Rishi Sunak is the UK’s new prime minister, and Indians across the world are tripping over themselves to claim him as one of their own. The Conservative leader, whose parents migrated to the UK from East Africa, met King Charles last evening and was officially invited to form a new…

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Our *Homo sapiens* ancestors shared the world with Neanderthals, Denisovans and other types of humans whose DNA lives on in our genes

When the first modern humans arose in East Africa sometime between 200,000 and 300,000 years ago, the world was very different compared to today. Perhaps the biggest difference was that we – meaning people of our species, Homo sapiens – were only one of several types of humans (or hominins)…

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CDC, WHO, Uganda to host regional meeting as Ebola spreads

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says Uganda next week will host a ministerial meeting on the outbreak of the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus which has no proven vaccine and has caused alarm in the East Africa region

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Uganda's president fires military son after offensive tweets

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni fired his son as commander of the infantry forces Tuesday after the son tweeted an unprovoked threat to capture the capital of neighboring Kenya, drawing widespread concern in East Africa

The Independent UK

How Shiite Islam reached Tanzania, and Ashoura processions became an annual tradition

Each year, the largest contemporary Muslim pilgrimage takes place in Iraq to remember Imam Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson. Before the pandemic, this event reportedly drew more than 30 million people, but in recent years participation declined to more than 14 million. This procession from Najaf to Karbala, where Hussein…

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Kenya's President William Ruto sworn in after divisive vote

William Ruto has been sworn in as Kenya's president. He narrowly won the Aug. 9 election in East Africa’s most stable democracy over longtime opposition figure Raila Odinga. The Supreme Court last week rejected challenges to the official results.

France 24

East African footballers are a rarity on the global stage: we analysed why

When Tanzania’s national football hero Mbwana Ally Samatta signed with Aston Villa in 2020 this was far more than just another move of an African player to the top of the global game. He was the first Tanzanian to feature in the English Premier League and his transfer sparked enthusiasm…

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The UK leadership race and the coverage of Rishi Sunak’s heritage

There’s been a flurry of commentary about the finalist for the UK’s top job, who has Indian and East African heritage.

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1st Ukraine grain ship for Horn of Africa reaches Djibouti

The first ship carrying grain from Ukraine for people in the hungriest parts of the world has docked at the Horn of Africa port of Djibouti as areas of East Africa are badly affected by deadly drought and conflict

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1st Ukraine Grain Ship for Horn of Africa Reaches Djibouti

The first ship carrying grain from Ukraine for people in East Africa affected by drought and conflict has docked at the Horn of Africa port of Djibouti. Food security experts call it a drop in the bucket for the vast needs in the worst-hit Horn countries of Somalia, Kenya and…

Reuters

Kenya's Odinga challenges election result 'criminality' in court

Veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga on Monday challenged Kenya's presidential election results in the Supreme Court and alleged the tally had involved "criminality", sharpening a political contest gripping East Africa's powerhouse.

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US congressional delegation in Kenya amid election crisis

A U.S. congressional delegation has arrived in Kenya to meet with the new president-elect and the opposition figure likely to file a court challenge to his election loss in the latest electoral crisis for East Africa’s most stable democracy

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How politics has subverted conservation efforts to protect Kenya’s Mau Forest

The Mau Forest Complex is the largest montane tropical forest in East Africa. This is an ecosystem with rich biodiversity and characterised by high rainfall.

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La Niña sea temperatures driving floods in Australia and drought in the United States and Africa

Australia could see more floods and America and Africa may experience ongoing drought for months to come, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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Kenya election body: Ruto's party wins governorship of Kenya's capital

Deputy President William Ruto's party has won the governorship of Kenya's capital Nairobi, the election commission announced on Sunday, handing Ruto's party control of East Africa's wealthiest city.

Reuters

Kenyans anxious for news on next president, two days after tight vote

Kenyans crowded round radios and televisions on Thursday, increasingly anxious for news of who their next president might be, two days after voting in an election ended.

Al Jazeera

Economy, political permutations at centre of Kenyan election

The vote is seen as a key test of stability for East African powerhouse and a referendum on the president’s legacy.

Radio France Internationale

Cowadunga! Rotten eggs and manure halt crop-raiding elephants in East Africa

A foul-smelling liquid concocted from rotten eggs, cow dung and other natural ingredients is helping to save farmers’ crops from hungry elephants in Uganda and Kenya.

Tribune News Service

The four men vying to win Kenya’s presidential election

The biggest challenge for the four men competing to succeed Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta is to ease the cost of living crisis engulfing East Africa’s biggest economy.

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