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Female genital mutilation: What it will take to end a dangerous tradition?

More than 200 million girls and women have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) across 30 countries, according to the United Nations. Rooted in cultural beliefs, FGM is deeply harmful; risking in death or long-term health issues for the victim. Many nations have made the practice illegal but the tradition still…

France 24

Kenya's president suspends senior election officials who disowned his win

Kenya's President William Ruto has suspended four election commissioners who disowned his win in an August election and formed a panel to investigate if they should be removed, the presidency said on Friday.

Reuters

Countering Russian narratives and documenting war crimes in Ukraine

As the international advocacy officer at Ukraine's Center for Civil Liberties, Oleksandra Drik works to rally global support for Ukraine and fight against Russian disinformation. On a recent trip to Kenya and Ethiopia, she found that many wrongly consider the invasion of Ukraine as a proxy war between Russia and…

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Kenya avoids ban despite 55 athletes serving suspensions as Lord Coe sends warning

The famed East African running nation has avoided being blacklisted after Lord Coe confirmed that they would not be given a blanket ban from competition

Daily Mirror

Inter-Congolese dialogue opens as East Africa Community seeks to end DRC rebel activity

A fresh round of EAC-led talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and armed militia operational in the eastern DRC has opened in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi without, however, the presence of the M23 Tutsi rebel group that Kinshasa says is being supported by Kigali.

Radio France Internationale

6 priorities to get Kenya's curriculum back on track – or risk excluding many children from education

Kenya’s education curriculum was reformed in 2017 to improve its quality – but now many Kenyans are calling for change again. Public disillusionment with the competency-based curriculum has forced a government review.

The Conversation

Talks begin on disarmament of rebel groups in eastern Congo

The third round of Congo peace talks facilitated by the East Africa regional bloc has begun in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, with a plan to discuss reforms that will facilitate disarmament of rebel groups

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The beauty shop catering to Qatar’s African community

Inside a bustling Doha neighbourhood is a popular beauty and fashion store, which was started by a former taxi driver.

Al Jazeera

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

The Conversation

Forgotten photos show how Kenyan archaeologists unearthed secrets of their own country

Exhibitions in UK and Africa rewrite history by celebrating discoveries of overlooked black excavators in colonial era

The Guardian - UK

Of debt and bondage with Beijing

Recently released details of Kenya's 2014 loan agreement with China to finance a controversial railway project have once again highlighted the predatory nature of Chinese lending in developing countries. The contract not only imposed virtually all risk on the borrower (including requiring binding arbitration in China to settle any dispute),…

Bangkok Post

Kenya faces threat of athletics ban amid doping crisis

Government commits to ‘zero tolerance’ approach as it urges world athletics governing body not to ban its athletes.

Al Jazeera

Wind turbine invented by 15 year-old set to help Kenyan communities

Project developed at Glasgow Caledonian University is backed by UK Government funding

Insider UK

Clitoris reconstruction offers hope to Kenyan women after childhood mutilation

Imagine having no sensation in a body part for most of your life and then being able to feel it at last.

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Flatpack wind turbine invented by 15-year-old Scot to help communities in Kenya

A FLATPACK wind turbine invented by a 15-year-old Scottish pupil is to be used to help provide power to communities in Kenya.

Al Jazeera

‘Metro Man’, the World Cup’s accidental social media sensation

A young man from Kenya has become a fan favourite with his creative method of directing people to the metro station.

The Conversation

Community wildlife conservation isn't always a win-win solution: the case of Kenya's Samburu

Community-based wildlife conservation is often promoted as a win-win solution. The idea behind this approach is that the people who live close to wildlife can be involved in protecting it and have an interest in doing so.

Reuters

System disturbance causes power outage across parts of Kenya - distributor

A system disturbance has caused a power outage across various parts of the Kenya, the country's sole electricity distributor Kenya Power said on Thursday.

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Al-Shabaab: sensational media reports about Kenyan terror attacks keep kids out of school

Sensational reporting on terror attacks in Kenya is keeping children out of school, with dire consequences for their education and their futures.

The Guardian - UK

Kenyan government halts baobab exports to Georgia after outcry

President orders Ministry of Environment and Forestry to launch investigation over contractor’s licence for removing trees

France 24

Oxfam France warns of worsening humanitarian situation in Mali

Humanitarian groups are warning that the situation in Mali risks deteriorating rapidly after Bamako announced a ban on NGOs financed by France. The move came in response to France's decision to cut off public funding to Mali because of its alleged involvement with the Russian paramilitary group Wagner. Also in…

Al Jazeera

Al-Shabab gunman kills three Kenyan peacekeepers in Somalia

Kenyan military official said a lone attacker fired indiscriminately, wounding five soldiers, before he was gunned down.

The Guardian - UK

‘It all hinges on the herders’: world’s largest soil carbon removal project enlists Kenyan pastoralists

A scheme that sets down strict grazing plans to benefit the environment and generate revenue for local people was highlighted at Cop27 as a future model

The National (Scotland)

Scottish university hails world-first decade of partnership with Kenya on mangroves

THE world’s first community-led mangrove conservation and restoration project, “Mikoko Pamoja”, has marked its 10-year anniversary.

France 24

Kenya's Ruto says East African troops will enforce peace in eastern DR Congo

Kenya's President William Ruto says East African troops will enforce peace in eastern DR Congo. The region has been in the grip of an offensive by the M23 armed group and 900 Kenyan soldiers were recently sent to the area. Also in this edition: South Africa's disgraced ex-president Jacob Zuma…

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