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Indians In Kenya Asked To Limit "Non-Essential" Movement Amid Violent Protests
India has advised its citizens in Kenya to exercise utmost caution and restrict non-essential movement amid violent protests in the East African nation against the government's proposed tax hikes.
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"UN Agency Is Lying": Rwanda Denies Claims On UK Asylum Seekers
Rwanda said the United Nations refugee agency had lied when it told a British court this week that asylum seekers sent to the East African country could be moved on again to states where they risked torture or death.
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India Raises Issue Of Two Missing Nationals With Kenyan President
India on Tuesday raised with Kenya the issue of two Indian nationals who went missing in the east African country in July last year.
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Over 1,000 Indian Peacekeepers Get UN Award For Serving In South Sudan
Over 1,100 Indian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) were awarded UN medals, honouring them for their exceptional service in the strife-torn East African country.
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Kenya's Former President Mwai Kibaki Dies At 90
Former Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki, who led the East African nation for more than a decade, has died, his successor Uhuru Kenyatta announced on Friday. He was 90.
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Arab Countries Ban Travel From African Nations Due To New Covid Strain
Saudi Arabia on Friday was among countries in the Middle East and North Africa to ban travellers from several African nations due to fears over a new coronavirus variant.
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In Africa, Lack Of Coronavirus Data Raises Fears Of "Silent Epidemic"
When the new coronavirus hit Tanzania in mid-April, President John Magufuli called for three days of national prayer to seek God's protection from the scourge. Barely a month later, he claimed victory over the disease and invited tourists to return to his East African nation.
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Hippo Kills Chinese Tourist While Taking Photos At Kenyan Lake
A Chinese tourist has died in Kenya after being attacked by a hippo on the shores of Lake Naivasha, the East African nation's wildlife service said on Sunday.
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UN Ready To Work On Proposal For Combat Force In South Sudan
The United Nations is ready to work with east African bloc IGAD to refine the group's proposal for an intervention force within the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, UN peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous told the Security Council on Wednesday.
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John Magufuli Sworn in as Tanzania's New President
Tanzania's new President John Magufuli was sworn into office today along with the east African nation's first female vice-president to huge cheers from crowds.
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Somalia's Shebab Kill at Least 6 in Mogadishu Hotel Car Bombing
Somalia's Shebab insurgents killed at least six people Sunday in a huge car bomb attack on a heavily guarded hotel in the capital Mogadishu that is also home to several diplomatic missions, officials and witnesses said.
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Barack Obama's Grandmother to Cook for Him on Kenya Trip
President Barack Obama's Kenyan grandmother, known as Mama Sarah, vowed Friday to cook a traditional meal for her grandson when he visits the East African nation, the birthplace of his father, later this month.
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Supporters of Ugandan Presidential Hopeful Jailed for Early Campaigning
Supporters of Ugandan presidential hopeful Amama Mbabazi have been jailed for unlawful assembly and violating election rules, days after the former prime minister launched a bid to unseat longtime leader Yoweri Museveni, reports said today.
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Burundian President's Term Limit Unlikely on Agenda at East African Summit: Experts
East African leaders will meet in Tanzania tomorrow for a summit on the political crisis in Burundi, though experts said the other nations were unlikely to raise the key issue of presidential term limits.
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Sierra Leone Says Report of Ebola Returning in East 'Mistaken'
Sierra Leone said on Tuesday it had wrongly reported Ebola as the cause of a baby's death in a part of west African country which had been declared free of the virus weeks ago.
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Indians In Kenya Asked To Limit "Non-Essential" Movement Amid Violent Protests
India has advised its citizens in Kenya to exercise utmost caution and restrict non-essential movement amid violent protests in the East African nation against the government's proposed tax hikes.
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"UN Agency Is Lying": Rwanda Denies Claims On UK Asylum Seekers
Rwanda said the United Nations refugee agency had lied when it told a British court this week that asylum seekers sent to the East African country could be moved on again to states where they risked torture or death.
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India Raises Issue Of Two Missing Nationals With Kenyan President
India on Tuesday raised with Kenya the issue of two Indian nationals who went missing in the east African country in July last year.
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Over 1,000 Indian Peacekeepers Get UN Award For Serving In South Sudan
Over 1,100 Indian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) were awarded UN medals, honouring them for their exceptional service in the strife-torn East African country.
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Kenya's Former President Mwai Kibaki Dies At 90
Former Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki, who led the East African nation for more than a decade, has died, his successor Uhuru Kenyatta announced on Friday. He was 90.
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Arab Countries Ban Travel From African Nations Due To New Covid Strain
Saudi Arabia on Friday was among countries in the Middle East and North Africa to ban travellers from several African nations due to fears over a new coronavirus variant.
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In Africa, Lack Of Coronavirus Data Raises Fears Of "Silent Epidemic"
When the new coronavirus hit Tanzania in mid-April, President John Magufuli called for three days of national prayer to seek God's protection from the scourge. Barely a month later, he claimed victory over the disease and invited tourists to return to his East African nation.
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Hippo Kills Chinese Tourist While Taking Photos At Kenyan Lake
A Chinese tourist has died in Kenya after being attacked by a hippo on the shores of Lake Naivasha, the East African nation's wildlife service said on Sunday.
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UN Ready To Work On Proposal For Combat Force In South Sudan
The United Nations is ready to work with east African bloc IGAD to refine the group's proposal for an intervention force within the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, UN peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous told the Security Council on Wednesday.
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John Magufuli Sworn in as Tanzania's New President
Tanzania's new President John Magufuli was sworn into office today along with the east African nation's first female vice-president to huge cheers from crowds.
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Somalia's Shebab Kill at Least 6 in Mogadishu Hotel Car Bombing
Somalia's Shebab insurgents killed at least six people Sunday in a huge car bomb attack on a heavily guarded hotel in the capital Mogadishu that is also home to several diplomatic missions, officials and witnesses said.
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Barack Obama's Grandmother to Cook for Him on Kenya Trip
President Barack Obama's Kenyan grandmother, known as Mama Sarah, vowed Friday to cook a traditional meal for her grandson when he visits the East African nation, the birthplace of his father, later this month.
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Supporters of Ugandan Presidential Hopeful Jailed for Early Campaigning
Supporters of Ugandan presidential hopeful Amama Mbabazi have been jailed for unlawful assembly and violating election rules, days after the former prime minister launched a bid to unseat longtime leader Yoweri Museveni, reports said today.
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Burundian President's Term Limit Unlikely on Agenda at East African Summit: Experts
East African leaders will meet in Tanzania tomorrow for a summit on the political crisis in Burundi, though experts said the other nations were unlikely to raise the key issue of presidential term limits.
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Sierra Leone Says Report of Ebola Returning in East 'Mistaken'
Sierra Leone said on Tuesday it had wrongly reported Ebola as the cause of a baby's death in a part of west African country which had been declared free of the virus weeks ago.
