Why West Africa is now the world’s terrorism hotspot

By REUTERS Having slipped undetected into Mali’s capital weeks ago, the jihadis struck just before dawn prayers. They killed dozens of students at an elite police training academy, stormed Bamako’s airport and set the presidential jet on fire. The September 17 attack was the most brazen since 2016 in a capital city in the Sahel, a vast…

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‘Spend to the last coin’

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, encouraged visiting delegates to spend all their money touring the country, stating that the government needed their foreign exchange. Speaking during the second day of the International Association of Science Parks & Areas of Innovation (IASP) 41st conference in Nairobi, Gachagua marketed the country’s holiday destinations….

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KCB and Airtel Money ink merchant payments deal

KCB merchants can now received payments directly to their accounts for goods and services from Airtel Money users in an interoperability deal brokered by the two firms. Under the deal, Airtel Money users will be able to make payments to KCB merchants’ till through the Lipa Na KCB services which the two firms say is…

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Kenya’s Haiti Mission receives backing from Angola

Angolan President João Lourenço has called for additional resources which include equipment and air support, for the Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti to realize their objective. This was revealed by President William Ruto through his official X Account after holding discussions with his Angolan Counterpart on strengthening of the African Union. Kenya’s Head of…

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Kiambu County Assembly adjourns to mourn departed MCA

Kiambu County Assembly on Wednesday adjourned sittings to mourn the death of Nominated MCA Ezra Kabuga who died following a tragic road accident Sunday Morning along Thika Road. Debating the motion, members eulogized their departed colleague saying that he was an eloquent and astute debater and made invaluable contribution to debates and motions within the…

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