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[CAF] Burundi and Kenya's Emerging Stars are through to the semi final stage of the CECAFA U-23 Challenge Cup on-going in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
In May, Burundi held a presidential election which was won by Evariste Ndayishimiye, candidate of the ruling National Council for the Defense of Democracy - Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) party.
Ndayishimiye was hurriedly sworn in after the untimely death of president Pierre Nkurunziza in June.
Rights violations continue
The Council encouraged donor countries which had suspended aid to Burundi to continue dialogue towards resumption of development assistance.
A report by a UN watchdog in September said human rights violations were still being committed in Burundi, including sexual violence and murder.
The country was plunged into a crisis in April 2015 when Ndayishimiye’s predecessor Pierre Nkurunziza decided to run for a controversial third term, which he ultimately won in July 2015.
His candidature, which was opposed by the opposition and civil society groups, resulted in a wave of protests, violence and even a failed coup in May 2015.
Hundreds of people were killed and over 300,000 fled to neighboring countries.
By Victor Omondi Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kenya Moore is on the news after sharing her dating experience with rapper Kanye West in a virtual appearance on the “Wendy Williams Show”. The former beauty queen disclosed that she had gone on a date with Kanye West once, and she termed it as disastrous with […]
[Monitor] British and American diplomats have asked President Museveni to leverage on South Sudan leaders to hold election after the Ugandan leader proposed that only a vote can resolve the political and security impasse in Juba.
[East African] Value for money is the name of the game for travel within Kenya during the Covid-19 pandemic. When containment measures in the Nairobi metropolitan area were lifted in July 2020, Kenyan families took the opportunity to go on holiday after three months of confinement. Now hotels and travel companies are looking ahead to the festive season.
[Nairobi News] Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has asked the ministry of health to pay all outstanding medical bills for the late Dr Stephen Mogusu, who succumbed to Covid-19 comlications on Monday.
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[Nation] Kenya is among top ranked countries of origin, departure and transit of trafficking of narcotic and psychotropic drugs.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is coming out of retirement yet again. This time he will face a YouTube star whose name is in high demand. As spotted on CNN the Grand Rapids, Michigan native has confirmed he will stepping back into the ring. On Sunday, December 7 he announced that he will fighting Logan Paul in a […]
[Nairobi News] The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has slapped Kenya with a Sh1 million fine after dignitaries led by Deputy President William Ruto and ODM leader Raila Odinga accessed the main pitch during the 2021 Africa Nations Cup qualification match against Comoros in Nairobi.
Cricket Australia are still planning for the tour of South Africa to go ahead in February 2021, but are monitoring the health situation.
A ZANU PF linked cleric Obadiah Msindo yesterday accused disgruntled former party members of dishing out money to voters to fuel chaos in the on-going Zanu PF district co-ordinating committee (DCC) elections as part of a grand strategy to remove President Emmerson Mnangagwa from power in the forthcoming 2023 elections. BY KENNETH NYANGANI Msindo, who leads the Destiny for Africa Network, made the remarks in Mutare ahead of the launch of his housing projects. “There are some people with hidden agendas to take the party from Mnangagwa using these DCC elections. Mnangagwa is still around and they are wasting their money and time,” Msindo said. “There are people who want to use the DCCs to be in strategic positions. Some are former Zanu PF members and are working with external forces,” he said. The controversial cleric said those who would win the DCC elections would have the power to control provinces. The Zanu PF DCC elections in different parts of the country were marred by chaos. As a result, 14 wards out of 26 in Mutare have been ordered to conduct election re-runs due to allegations of vote-buying, violence, and voter manipulation, among others. In some wards, disgruntled party members set on fire voting material. l Follow Kenneth on Twitter @KennethNyangan1
[Nairobi News] A court sitting in Nairobi was on Monday forced to adjourn the case on the murder of lawyer Willie Kimani to Tuesday after criminal Lawyer Cliff Ombeta reportedly tested positive to Coronavirus.
Save the Giraffes
Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), Save Giraffes Now , and the Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT) make up the team of conservation groups coordinating a daring and unusual rescue operation to save eight Rothschild’s giraffes from the flooded Longicharo Island near Lake Baringo in Western Kenya.
The team is using a specially adapted barge to float the giraffes one-by-one to a nearby nature preserve on custom-made steel that is part of the Ruko Community
Wildlife Conservancy built by the local Ruko community for animal rescues.
The animals are part of a group of Rothschild's giraffes that were sent to the remote Kenyan Rift Valley in 2011 in anti-poaching protection efforts and in the hopes that the tranquillity of the remote area would help increase the subspecies' population.
Not Out of Danger Just Yet
Asiwa, an adult female, was the first giraffe to arrive \"safely on the mainland, safe from rising floodwaters.\" She had been stranded on a more remote part of the island away from the other giraffes — making her rescue a priority. Pasaka, a young male was the second giraffe to be brought to safety.
The same barge will likely be used to move the remaining six giraffes — five females, Susan, Nkarikoni, Nalangu, Awala, and Nasieku, and one adult male, Lbarnnoti, who are still stranded on the island which has been steadily shrinking due to intense rainfall.
With six more to go, the rescue team stated at least one more giraffe is set to be moved this week, with the rest likely to be moved over the next few months.
Giraffe Protection Efforts in Kenya
Africa’s population of giraffes has been on a steady decline over the last few decades due to habitat loss and poaching activity. However, some subspecies within the giraffe family are at higher risk of extinction than others. One of the most threatened populations is The Rothschild’s giraffe —who once roamed the entire western Rift Valley in Kenya, but there are fewer than 3,000 left in Africa today with as little as 1,600 of these giraffes are estimated to still be living in the wild and only about 800 in Kenya.
[Cameroon Tribune] The Atlas Lions are working out winning strategies in order to keep the trophy they won in the previous edition.
[CAF] The CAF Executive Committee will hold its next meeting in Cairo, Egypt, on Thursday, 10 December 2020, at 10:00 a.m. at the Marriott Hotel in Zamalek. It will be followed the next day, 11 December, by the General Assembly.
[East African] Kenyan banks' credit ratings are in danger of a possible downgrade due to their high appetite for lending to a government staggering on the brink of a debt distress.
When Floyd Mayweather came to former NBA player Nate Robinson's defense on Instagram following his viral fight that ended in a second-round knockout loss on […]
[Nation] Zoo FC have requested Football Kenya Federation (FKF) for clearance to compete in the Premier League in the interim, Nation Sport can confirm.
Zambia has formally requested a financing arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to deal with its debt crisis, the Fund said in a statement on Tuesday. The IMF is “currently assessing this request,” it said. The administration of President Edgar Lungu released a photo showing him in a meeting with officials of the IMF...
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[Nairobi News] It is eight years since a grenade blast almost killed Kamukunji Member of Parliament Yusuf Hassan in Nairobi's Eastleigh estate.
Somalia's immigration department has issued a directive stopping the issuance of visas to Kenyans on arrival in a bid to 'ensure security and improve immigration management,' state radio has reported. Radio Mogadishu published a letter from the immigration authorities, which asked all Kenyan passport holders travelling to Somalia to obtain visas from Somali embassies. It also advised diplomatic passport holders to seek approval from the Somali foreign affairs ministry. The directive takes effect on 13 December. Mogadishu said the decision was in line with its 'policy of ensuring security and improving immigration management to reduce the risks of Covid-19 infections'. The move came a week after Somalia expelled Kenya's ambassador to Mogadishu and recalled its envoy from Nairobi. It said the Kenyan government is interfering in the electoral process in the semi-autonomous Jubbaland state. Relations between the two east African neighbours have been strained in recent years, mainly due to a maritime rights dispute.- BBC
A United Nations team was shot at and later detained by the Ethiopian National Defense Force on Sunday after the team reportedly ignored instructions issued by the army, Ethiopia's government has confirmed. The team were in an area they were not supposed to be, according to government spokesman Redwan Hussein. But the UN is yet...
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[Nation] MPs allied to President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto held talks at the weekend to try reach a compromise on the referendum, with sources saying the discussions have a Friday deadline.
[Nation] Construction of the ultra-modern Kenya Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) at the Konza Technopolis will be completed in 2022 and will admit its first students the following year, the PS for University Education and Research, Simon Nabukwesi, has announced.
[New Times] African leaders under the Smart Africa Alliance on Monday, December 7, committed to bring down the cost of the internet in their countries under an ambitious project that will be implemented starting next year.
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 December 2020: Yesterday, Monday 7 December, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation announced the launch of the Africa Europe Foundation. This open platform will facilitate strategic dialogue between diverse stakeholders from both neighbouring continents, catalyse partnerships and unlock new opportunities that can reset and bolster Africa-Europe relations. According to the Mo Ibrahim Foundation,…
