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US firms are part of Somalia 'kill chain' operating from Manda Bay
US military's heavy reliance on private contractors raises questions of accountability. → Read More
Covid-19: US raises travel alert levels for Kenya, other East African states
The new alerts urge prospective visitors to “reconsider travel” to Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda. → Read More
US Africa Command plans to move headquarters, but not to Africa
Africa itself is not being considered as a site for hosting the command. → Read More
Lazarus Amayo formally takes over as Kenya’s envoy to US
President Trump officially welcomes Robinson Njeru Githae's successor. → Read More
Kenya on the way to ending HIV/Aids epidemic: UN
Kenya is inching closer to the global target of testing, treating and virally suppressing HIV/Aids in 90 percent of its population, a new report by the United Nations Programme on HIV/Aids (UNAIDS) titled Seizing the Moment says. The agency says Kenya and 24 other countries are “well on the way to ending their Aids epidemics.” Those countries have an incidence:prevalence ratio of 3 percent or… → Read More
Covid-19, violence spreading in South Sudan, UN envoy warns
UN envoy: Covid-19, violence spreading in South Sudan → Read More
KQ to resume domestic flights in 'next couple of days', Uhuru says
Kenya Airways (KQ), grounded for the past three months by the coronavirus pandemic, will resume domestic flights in “the next couple of days,” President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Friday. The return to in-country service coincides with the lifting of Kenya's lockdown on travel between counties, Mr Kenyatta noted. The government will soon set a date for KQ to resume flying internationally, the… → Read More
Somali army remains 'incapable' of dislodging Al-Shabaab, US says
New York Somalia's army remains “incapable” of ousting Al-Shabaab from its strongholds, enabling the insurgents to exercise continued control over large parts of the country, the US State Department said on Wednesday. As another indication of failure to stifle Shabaab militants after 13 years of counterinsurgency warfare, the Al-Qaeda-affiliated group last year carried out more than 1,000… → Read More
Uhuru pledges to respect term limit in 2022
In New York President Uhuru Kenyatta pledged Thursday that he will respect the Constitution’s limit of two terms in the nation’s top office. Speaking in an hour-long video interview conducted by a US-based think-tank, President Kenyatta offered his assurance in response to a question as to whether he might “do a Putin and stay on.” Russian President Vladimir Putin, now serving his second… → Read More
US missionary pleads guilty to sexually abusing girls in Bomet
US missionary pleads guilty to sex crimes in Bomet → Read More
African states using Covid-19 to erode democracy, US warns
How African states use Covid-19 to erode democracy → Read More
US blames corruption for slowing down foreign investments in Kenya
Investors warned that corruption remains deeply rooted in Kenya's society and economy. → Read More
US official coming to Kenya to boost US investment
Ray Washburne, president of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (Opic), is expected in meetings with Kenyan officials. → Read More
Textile exports to the US stagnate, macadamia up
Kenya's sales of macadamia nuts to the United States have soared in recent years, while textile exports have stagnated. → Read More
Kenya's foreign inflows in 2017 soar despite polls
Strong performance mainly due to “buoyant domestic demand and inflows into ICT industries. → Read More
Kenyan Shabaab leaders listed as global terrorists
US targets Ahmad Iman Ali and Abdifatah Abubakar Abdi. → Read More
US denounces S.Sudan leader
Things are going backwards in South Sudan, United States says. → Read More
Democracy on decline in Kenya: Report
Democratic rights increasingly not respected in Kenya, new report shows. → Read More
Analysts: Trump has 'dismissive' attitude toward Africa
Several Washington-based analysts point to a vacuum in Africa policymaking at State Department. → Read More
US denies claims of civilian massacre in Somalia
Media reports say 10 civilians killed in an operation carried out in August by American troops. → Read More