Regional

American firm plans to grow marijuana in Kenya

NAIROBI – As efforts to legalise the growing and use of marijuana worldwide continue, a New York-based company is already claiming to...

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Rwanda’s central bank wants minimum wage set

KIGALI – The National Bank of Rwanda has said the absence of a minimum wage is killing the insurance sector in the...

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TRAGEDY: William Ruto’s pilot, 4 US nationals die in Turkana chopper crash

TURKANA, Kenya – Four Americans are among the dead in a plane crash that happened in Turkana County on the evening of...

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Do not travel to Uganda, Rwanda warns citizens citing security concerns

KIGALI – Rwandans should desist from travelling to Uganda because of safety concerns, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Government spokesperson has...

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Kenyan Speaker stops inquiry into KQ airport takeover

NAIROBI – Kenyan Speaker Justin Muturi has halted a parliamentary watchdog committee from investigating the proposed takeover of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport...

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Bashir sacks long-time friend as Sudan vice president

KHARTOUM – President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan on Saturday, February 23 sacked his long-time ally Bakri Hassan Saleh as first vice president,...

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UN eyes second round of Western Sahara talks in March

SAHRAWI – The United Nations plans to convene a second round of talks in March on settling the decades-old conflict in Western Sahara...

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UCC hosts regional stakeholders’ forum on ICT

KAMPALA – The East African Communications Organisation (EACO) and Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) have organised a two-day stakeholders’ forum on regional cooperation...