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Africa's new online foreign exchange system will enable cross-border payments in local currencies – what you need to know

The high cost of making cross border payments on the African continent has driven governments on the continent to seek options of settling trade and other transactions in local currencies. This has given birth to the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System which is scheduled to go live in 2024 under…

The Conversation

Australian Christian group fights claim it was linked to leader of Kenya starvation massacre doomsday cult

Kenyan parliamentary committee report finds Paul Mackenzie, held responsible for more than 400 deaths, was ‘influenced’ by Australians Dave and Cherry McKay, which they vehemently deny

The Guardian - AU

Trapped in History: Kenya, Mau Mau and Me by Nicholas Rankin review – a child’s eye view of empire

The author’s account of his youth amid Kenya’s 1950s anti-colonial uprising is an unforgettable mix of history and memoir

The Guardian - UK

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Kenya's Ruto Pledges Action To Tackle Deadly Flood Emergency

Kenya is drawing up measures to tackle a flood disaster that has killed 70 people and driven tens of thousands from their homes, President William Ruto said on Saturday, describing it as an "emergency situation".

International Business Times

Somalia Joins East Africa Trade Bloc In 'Milestone'

Conflict-weary Somalia on Friday became the eighth member of the East African Community (EAC) in a move hailed as a milestone for the troubled Horn of Africa country.

International Business Times

Somalia joins the East African Community, but questions remain over security

The 23rd Summit of East African Community leaders is opening this Friday with the integration of Somalia into the group dominating the agenda.

Radio France Internationale

Kenya’s Ogiek people fight on against eviction from Mau Forest

The Ogiek have been accused of encroachment and deforestation in a place they consider home by Kenyan authorities.

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Cameroon receives first shipment of 'breakthrough' malaria vaccine

More than 330,000 doses of the Mosquirix malaria vaccine have been delivered to Cameroon as part of efforts to ramp up immunisation across Africa. Cameroon is the first African country to receive the vaccine after pilot programmes in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi.

Radio France Internationale

If Kenya wants to help Haiti, it should push for colonial reparations not send in the police

As the security situation in Haiti deteriorates, Kenya has offered to lead a new sort of UN mission to the country from 2024. In early October, the UN Security Council authorised a Multinational Security Support mission led by Kenya to confront the paramilitary-style gangs that control the capital city of…

The Conversation

Authorities warn that fake HIV drugs are found in Kenya despite a crackdown on counterfeits

Kenyan authorities have issued a warning about the sale of counterfeit HIV prevention drugs in the country, saying their “safety, quality and efficacy cannot be assured.”

The Independent UK

An American man convicted of child sex crimes in Kenya 9 years ago is rearrested on new charges

An American man convicted of child sex crimes in Kenya nine years ago has been denied bail on new charges of defilement, months after he was mysteriously released from prison where he was serving a 50-year sentence

The Independent UK

Malaria: two groundbreaking vaccines have been developed, but access and rollout are still big stumbling blocks

The approval of two malaria vaccines – the RTS,S/AS01 vaccine in 2021 and the R21/Matrix-MTM vaccine in 2023 – will help control, and eventually help eradicate, a disease that causes more than 600,000 deaths annually. Nearly 2 million children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi have been vaccinated with the RTS,S/AS01…

The Conversation

Weeklong negotiations for landmark treaty to end plastic pollution close, marred in disagreements

Negotiators at United Nations-led talks in Nairobi, Kenya have failed to agree on how to advance toward the development of a global treaty to end plastic pollution

The Independent UK

'Crisis upon crisis' as Kenya and Somalia go from drought to floods

Around 80 people in Kenya and Somalia have lost their lives in less than a month as a result of floods caused by heavy rains, which come on the heels of East Africa's worst drought in decades.

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Kenya’s stock market has suffered steepest losses in the world: an expert view on why and how to reverse it

Kenya’s stock market recently suffered steep losses, making it the worst performing globally. The weak performance has persisted: the Nairobi Securities Exchange 20-share index stood at about 1420 on 10 November 2023, having fallen from 1509 on 29 September 2023, a drop of 6% over the six-week period. In better…

The Hindu

IFFK to honour Kenyan filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu with Spirit of Cinema Award

Kenyan filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu to receive 'Spirit of Cinema' award at 28th IFFK. Award honours filmmakers who use cinema as a weapon of struggle against injustice. Kahiu's films challenge conservative values, fight legal battles for freedom of expression.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Trapped in History by Nicholas Rankin review: The horrors of empire are within living memory

They used to say the sun never set on the British Empire because God wouldn’t trust an Englishman in the dark. And when darkness fell on the empire after the Second World War, that was proven unsettlingly true. While politicians in the post-war period spoke of a “wind of change”…

The Independent UK

Death toll from floods in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia rises to 130

At least 130 people have died in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia following heavy rains that triggered what aid agencies describe as flooding seen only once every 100 years

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Kenyan court blocks police mission to Haiti despite parliament's approval

The Kenyan parliament on Thursday approved the deployment of 1,000 police officers to Haiti to help deal with rising gang violence in the Caribbean nation – but later on the same day, the High Court upheld its stay on the process.

France 24

Indigenous people and climate change: With the Guna when the oceans rise (4/4)

FRANCE 24 brings you the stories of people on the front lines of climate change. From Kenya to Panama via Greenland and Australia, our reporters James André and Achraf Abid went to meet the Indigenous people who live in harmony with nature and whose daily lives are being turned upside…

The Independent UK

Kenya's high court extends a block on sending police to Haiti even as parliament approves deployment

Kenya’s high court has extended orders blocking the deployment of police officers to Haiti

Radio France Internationale

Petrochemical industry joins global talks to agree plastic pollution treaty

The world is halfway towards a legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution, as negotiators in Kenya spend this week debating the best way to slash the waste building up in oceans and ecosystems. Plastic is largely made from fossil fuels, which means oil-rich countries have a significant stake.

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Empowering Future Innovators: How Edward Ochieng Oyugi’s Math Academy is Revolutionizing Math Education and Workforce Development in the U.S.

Mathematics has long been the backbone of innovation, driving technological, engineering, and economic advancements. Yet, across the United States, a persistent struggle with math literacy remains. “Mathematics is a powerful tool that transforms lives, unlocking opportunities in every field imaginable,” says Edward Ochieng Oyugi, a distinguished mathematics educator from Kenya.

LiveScience

Elephants give each other names — the 1st non-human animals to do so, study claims

Elephants in Kenya's Amboseli National Park appear to call to each other with individual names using low, complex "rumbles," a study has found.

Al Jazeera

Nations convene in Kenya to hammer out treaty on plastic pollution

Delegates mulling two options: a wide-ranging strategy that would target plastics production or a limited approach.

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