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Kenya anti-tax protests resume as police seal off parliament
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Kenya anti-tax protests resume as police seal off parliament

Thousands of young protesters have been taking to the streets of the capital, Nairobi, and other cities during protests since last week. Protesters in Kenya have staged nationwide demonstrations on Tuesday against new tax hikes, seeking to build on momentum that has, in the span of a week, turned...

Kenya deploys military to contain protests
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Kenya deploys military to contain protests

Kenya has deployed the military to contain tax hike protests. Kenya's Defence Minister Aden Duale has announced that the military has been deployed to assist police to contain protests after tax hike demonstrations witnessed in different parts of the country on Tuesday. In a gazette notice releas...

Kenya's president to address the nation after tax hike protests
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Kenya's president to address the nation after tax hike protests

Kenyan President William Ruto will address the nation at 9pm local time (1800hrs GMT) on Tuesday after tax hike protests rocked the country. By Brian Okoth Kenya's President William Ruto will address the nation at 9pm local time (1800hrs GMT) on Tuesday, June 25 after tax hike protests rocked the...

Malawi starts probe into Chilima aircraft crash
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Malawi starts probe into Chilima aircraft crash

Malawi has welcomed foreign experts to conduct an investigation into the aircraft crash that killed 10 people, including the country's vice president, on June 10. A delegation of three German aviation experts arrived in Malawi on Sunday to begin investigating the circumstances leading to the cras...

Right to play: How children caught in conflicts miss out
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Right to play: How children caught in conflicts miss out

Play is central to a child's development and well-being, but this fundamental right enshrined in the UN convention is being denied to millions of kids trapped in a cauldron of conflict — from Palestine and Myanmar to Sudan and Congo. By Sylvia Chebet In the world's ever-expanding playground of wa...

'Yan sandan Kenya 400 sun tafi Haiti don aikin wanzar da zaman lafiya
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'Yan sandan Kenya 400 sun tafi Haiti don aikin wanzar da zaman lafiya

"Muna alfaharin ganin tashin rukunin farko na 'Yan Sandan Ƙasarmu waɗanda za su kasance a tawagar Majalisar Ɗinkin Duniya don aikin wanar da tsaro a Haiti," a cewar Ministan Harkokin Cikin Gida na Kenya Kithure Kindiki, a wata sanarwa da ya Wata tawagar 'yan sandan Kneya guda 400 ta tashi daga bi...