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[Nairobi News] Deputy President William Ruto's daughter June is officially off the market, thanks to an elaborate engagement ceremony in Nairobi that had her parents dancing in excitement.
The court enjoys global jurisdiction.
Investigators will now need the authorization of the court’s judges to open a probe. Bensouda appealed for support from Nigeria’s government.
She said the army has dismissed accusations against government troops after examining them.
Boko Haram strictly opposes formal education. In 2015, Nigeria enlisted the support of neighbors Chad, Cameroon and Niger to try and defeat the group.
While the joint operations made the group lose considerable territory, they have not been able to wipe it out.
The ICC has conducted investigations in several African countries. In Sudan, Libya and Ivory Coast, former leaders were indicted for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity after the investigations.
The nation’s first COVID-19 vaccine will begin arriving in states Monday morning, U.S. officials said Saturday, after the government gave... View Article
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[Nairobi News] Nairobi governor Mike Sonko's daughter Saumu Mbuvi has for the first time revealed the face of her daughter with the Lamu senator Anwar Loitiptip.
[Nation] Governors now want medical workers to resolve their issues on a county-by-county basis, saying lumping them together was erroneous as some of the issues raised were specific to only some counties.
[UN News] At a time when Africa is mobilizing resources for pandemic recovery and sustainable development, illicit financial flows (IFFs) are robbing the continent of $50 billion annually, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told a high-level virtual meeting on Thursday held under the African Union's (AU) 'Silencing the Guns' initiative.
[Nairobi News] Gor Mahia's friendly match versus Omudurman giants Al Hilal has been called off.
A highly contagious strain of the novel coronavirus is expected to become the dominant variant in the United States by March, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control…
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - A Brexit trade deal between Britain and the European Union looked to be hanging in the balance yesterday, after leaders on both sides of the Channel gave a gloomy assessment of progress in last-gasp talks.Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission Chief Ursula von der Leyen have given their negotiators until tomorrow before a decision is made on whether to keep talking or give up.
Nigerian authorities have warned on Friday against the circulation of fake coronavirus vaccines in the country, where 10 million real doses of the shots are expected in March.
[Nairobi News] Only Julius Gitau -- the lost-and-found Thika tycoon -- knows where he was between September 21 and December 5.
[Nation] A man reportedly set his house in Laikipia Central Sub-county on fire over a domestic row, killing himself and his two daughters.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaican soap manufacturers have lost a year-long battle for continued duty-free exports to the Caricom market of 18 million people.
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[This Day] Three-time African champions, Super Eagles of Nigeria remained static on 35th spot yesterday as world football ruling body, FIFA, released the last ranking for Covid-19 ravaged year 2020.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President Uhuru Kenyatta has said that Kenya's quota-free deal with the United Kingdom will secure Kenya's net producer ambition.
[Nation] Graduating from the University of Nairobi with a Master of Arts degree in International Studies at the School of Diplomacy and International Studies is just another achievement for Dixon Mwakazi.
By MATTHEW PERRONE, MIKE STOBBE and MORRY GASH Associated Press KALAMAZOO, Michigan (AP) — The first trucks carrying a COVID-19 vaccine for widespread use in the United States pulled out of a Michigan manufacturing facility Sunday, with the shots that are critical to stopping the nation's coronavirus outbreak destined to reach states a day later. Shipments of the Pfizer vaccine will set in motion the biggest vaccination effort in American history at a critical juncture of the pandemic that has killed 1.6 million and sickened 71 million worldwide. Initially, about 3 million doses were expected to be sent out, and […]
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[The Herald] Xinhua -- African countries will have access to the COVID-19 vaccines from the end of January through the first quarter of 2021, said a special envoy of the African Union (AU) on Wednesday.
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and BILL BARROW Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has unveiled a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan to end 'a crisis of deep human suffering' by speeding up vaccines and pumping out financial help to those struggling with the pandemic's prolonged economic fallout. Called the 'American Rescue Plan,' the legislative proposal would meet Biden's goal of administering 100 million vaccines by the 100th day of his administration, and advance his objective of reopening most schools by the spring. On a parallel track, it delivers another round of aid to stabilize the economy while the public […]
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[This Day] Abuja -- The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) yesterday raised the alarm over the purchase of fertilisers by suspected terrorists to manufacture explosives.
[Nation] President Uhuru Kenyatta has seemingly endorsed the candidature of ODM's Omar Boga in the Msambweni by-election slated for December 15.
[Daily Trust] The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Tukur Buratai, yesterday described the probe initiated against the Nigerian security forces by the International Criminal Court (ICC) as \"distractions,\" urging the troops fighting Boko Haram insurgents to ignore such probe.
[Nation] Nairobi ward representatives on Friday approved Anne Mwenda for the position of deputy governor.
[Nairobi News] Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) Director-General Pavel Oimeke spent Thursday night at the Integrity Centre's basement cells after allegedly receiving a Sh200,000 bribe to approve the opening of a fuel station in Oyugis.
[Daily Trust] Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) can invest up to N2.4trillion in infrastructure funds and bonds if not for the non-availability of such eligible funds and bonds in the financial market.
[Nairobi News] The owner of a house located in Mountain View estate, Nairobi which hosted 44 minors for a lewd party last month was on Thursday charged in court.
[Nairobi News] The government has cleared Stephen Mogusu's hospital bill, clearing the way for the deceased doctor's family to organize his final send-off tentatively planned for Friday.
[Vanguard] MTV Africa Music Awards Kampala 2021 (MAMA) reveals Africa's top acts with first nominees list. Talented African musicians feature from Burna Boy, Busiswa, Davido, Diamond Platnumz, Innoss'B, Kabza De Small, John Blaq, Master KG, Suspect 95, Sheebah, Soraia Ramos, Tiwa Savage, Yemi Alade and WizKid - who were each nominated for two awards. São Tomé and Príncipe's Calema leads the pack with three nominations for Artist of the Year, Best Group and Best Lusophone Act.
[East African] Wealthy Kenyans have stepped up the search for a second passport in the exclusive small Caribbean island nations of Dominica and St. Kitts and Nevis amid anxieties about the next elections and the effects of Covid-19 on the economy.
Nigeria is warning people against fake coronavirus vaccines as there are reports that some are in circulation.
[Namibian] THE Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, through its veterinary department, has announced the suspension of live poultry imports from 10 European countries due to an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).
