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As plastic production grows, treaty negotiations to reduce plastic waste are stuck in low gear

Plastic pollution has spread to Earth’s farthest reaches, with widespread effects on wildlife, the environment and human health. To curb this problem, U.N. member countries are negotiating a global treaty to reduce plastic pollution, which they aim to complete by the end of 2024.

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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

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…

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At talks on cutting plastics pollution, plastics credits are on the table. What are they?

As countries meet in Nairobi to negotiate a treaty aimed at cutting plastics pollution, one of the tools that's been discussed is plastics credits

The Independent UK

‘It was incredible to see’: Kenyans dig deep on first national tree planting day

Government sets up national holiday in hope of planting 15bn trees by 2032 to tackle climate crisis and deforestation

The Guardian - UK

Nations gather in Nairobi to hammer out treaty on plastic pollution

Efforts to create a landmark treaty to end global plastic pollution advance Monday in Nairobi as most of the world’s nations, petrochemical companies, environmentalists and others affected by the pollution gather to discuss draft language for the first time

The Independent UK

Negotiating an end to plastic pollution, with global treaty

Representatives from more than 170 nations are meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, from Monday to negotiate what concrete measures should be included in a binding worldwide treaty to end plastic pollution.

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We need a global treaty to solve plastic pollution – acid rain and ozone depletion show us why

After years of discussion, international negotiations on a global plastics treaty resume this week in Nairobi, Kenya, at the UN Environment Programme headquarters.

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Countries meet in Kenya to thrash out global plastic pollution treaty

Delegates in Nairobi for talks in what experts say could be most important multilateral treaty since Paris accord

The Guardian - UK

Lunch is served: meet the team behind Nairobi’s vast school meals kitchen

As the Kenyan city sleeps, chefs, cleaners, drivers and loaders get to work preparing 60,000 meals to serve children as part of the largest school meals programme in Africa

The Guardian - UK

King Charles honours Kenyan war dead, but no apology for past ‘atrocities’

King Charles III and his wife Camilla honoured world war veterans and fallen soldiers at the Commonwealth War Cemetery in Kariakor, Nairobi, on their second day of a four-day state visit to Kenya.

Radio France Internationale

King Charles's just said the sweetest thing about Kate Middleton and it says so much about their bond

King Charles highlighted his affection for Kate Middleton in a rare moment of public affection during a speech in Nairobi

Woman & Home

King Charles’s visit to Kenya unearths memories of ‘unresolved injustices’

The monarch’s presence elicits mixed reactions among Kenyans even as he expresses regrets for colonial violence.

Al Jazeera

Queen Camilla’s shimmering blue tunic and palazzo trousers deliver serious glamour in Kenya as she pulls out some show-stopping jewellery

Queen Camilla's blue tunic look for a State Banquet in Nairobi was gorgeously luxurious and her jewellery really stood-out to us

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King Charles III visits war cemetery in Kenya after voicing 'deepest regret' for colonial violence

King Charles III has visited a war cemetery in Nairobi, laying a wreath in honor of Kenyans who fought alongside the British in the two world wars

Radio France Internationale

King Charles III says 'no excuse' for British colonial atrocities in Kenya

King Charles III said Tuesday there could be "no excuse" for British colonial atrocities against Kenyans as he visited the country. However, he stopped short of offering the apology that many Kenyans had been hoping for.

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King Charles acknowledges ‘painful aspects’ of the past during Kenya state visit

The trip marks Charles’s first visit to Kenya and the Commonwealth since he acceded to the throne last year

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Camilla joins children for story time at Nairobi library

The Queen was at Eastlands Library to meet the founders of Book Bunk.

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King Charles to acknowledge ‘painful aspects’ of the past during Kenya state visit

The trip will mark Charles’s first visit to Kenya and the Commonwealth since he acceded to the throne last year

The Independent UK

King Charles arrives in Kenya for a state visit and will acknowledge ‘painful aspects’ of the past

The trip will mark Charles’ first visit to Kenya and the Commonwealth since he ascended to the throne last year

The Independent UK

King picks farm produce during state visit to Kenya

Charles picked vegetable leaves at a city farm initiative in Nairobi on the first full day of his state visit to Kenya.

Al Jazeera

Kenyan police on trial for ‘assassination’ of Pakistani journalist

Arshad Sharif was killed last year when police at a checkpoint opened fire on his car.

Evening Standard

Charles and Camilla in Kenya: King and Queen touch down in Nairobi in jet powered by sustainable fuel

The royal tour was starting with an official ceremonial red carpet welcome at State House in Nairobi

The Guardian - UK

‘Changing takes time’: how female photographers in Africa are redefining their lives

A new exhibition in Nairobi mixes old and new portraiture, fine art and photojournalism to explore African womanhood

The Independent UK

Elite Kenyan police unit goes on trial in the killing of a prominent Pakistani journalist last year

An elite Kenyan police unit has gone on trial on charges of wrongful death in the killing an outspoken Pakistani journalist in Nairobi a year ago

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