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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Y reads a letter from President Xi Jinping to a FOCAC meeting in Changsha on Wednesday. Representatives of China, 53 African countries and the African Union Commission attended the meeting. Photo: Xinhua
China-Africa relations

China to remove tariffs on nearly all goods from Africa as both criticise US

Plan expands on policy announced last year granting 33 least-developed African countries zero-tariff treatment.

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Africa

Kenya author Ngugi wa Thiong’o, one of Africa’s literary greats, dead at 87

China-Africa relations

China turns to PPPs as a ‘yellow brick road’ solution to fund projects in Africa

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Africa

Belgian teenagers face US$7,700 fine or 1-year jail over ants in Kenya

Authorities said the ants were destined for European and Asian markets in an emerging trend of trafficking lesser-known wildlife species.

Samples of garden ants concealed in syringes are presented to court at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Law Courts in Nairobi, Kenya on April 15, 2025. Photo: Reuters
China-Africa relations

China to fund Kenyan road and rail schemes as it seeks support for tariff stance

President Xi Jinping promises to fund a number of projects in a meeting with his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto in Beijing.

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Belt and Road Initiative

‘Game changer’: why Chinese rail contractors have East Africa in their sights

Business case is stacking up for the export-driven railway network that China’s companies are building with African finance.

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China-Africa relations

As Chinese official visits, Kenya says deal to fund and build highway is close

Kenyan President Ruto says talks are at a late stage for China to finance and build highway through Rift Valley and possible SGR extension.

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Li Xi, a member of China’s Politburo Standing Committee meets Kenyan President William Ruto at State House Nairobi on Monday. Photo: Office of Kenya President
China-Africa relations

China begins work on Kenyan geothermal power plant amid renewable energy push

A new Chinese-built geothermal power plant in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley highlights Beijing’s focus on clean energy in Africa.

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China-Africa relations

‘Quite crucial’: Ugandan rail deal spurs hope of Chinese project resumption

A recently announced rail project in Uganda could have wide-ranging implications for neighbouring Kenya, observers say.

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Africa

Kenya’s impeached deputy president blasts ‘vicious’ boss

‘If anything happens to me or my family, President William Ruto must be held to account,’ said Rigathi Gachagua, claiming past attempts on his life.

Kenyan security officers stand guard at the parliament building during an impeachment motion against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on October 8. Photo: EPA-EFE
Africa

Kenya’s deputy president ousted in historic impeachment

Rigathi Gachagua impeached on five of 11 charges, a first under Kenya’s revised 2010 constitution.

Kenya’s Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. Photo: AFP
Africa

Kenya school dormitory fire kills 17 students sleeping inside

Police said the bodies recovered from the Hillside Endarasha Academy were burnt beyond recognition.

Science

Chinese and Kenyan researchers find Stone Age ‘production line’ for tools

The team unearthed hundreds of stone tools made using a distinctive technique that helped early humans shape and sharpen their blades.

Africa

Kenya’s starvation cult leader goes on trial for manslaughter over mass deaths

The grisly case led the government to flag the need for tighter control of fringe denominations, while questions have been raised about how Mackenzie evaded law enforcement despite a history of extremism.

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Paul Mackenzie, a Kenyan cult leader accused of ordering his followers to starve themselves to death in Shakahola forest, is escorted to the law courts in Malindi. Photo: Reuters
Africa

Kenyan police hurl tear gas at protesters as cabinet ministers sworn in

The protests in Nairobi were organised by activists upset with President William Ruto even after he dismissed almost all of his ministers and added opposition members to what he called a “broad-based” government.

A protester is arrested in Nairobi. Protests in Kenya started on June 18 with initial calls for legislators to vote against a controversial finance bill that was proposing increased taxes amid the high cost of living. Photo: AP
Africa

Uganda anti-corruption protests are ‘playing with fire,’ warns President Museveni

Security forces arrested dozens who tried to demonstrate against high-level corruption in protests that authorities said were illegal.

Americas and the Caribbean

Haiti’s PM mobilises UN-backed Kenyan forces to reclaim capital from gangs

Gangs control 80 per cent of Port-au-Prince, and they have been blamed for killing or injuring more than 1,500 people.

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Africa

Kenya police arrest ‘serial killer’ suspect who confessed to murdering 42 women

The discoveries have also thrown another spotlight on Kenyan police and added more pressure on President William Ruto, who is struggling to contain a crisis over widespread anti-government protests.

Crowds gather on the edge of an abandoned quarry to watch volunteers searching through a rubbish dump for human remains at Mukuru slum. Photo: AFP
China-Africa relations

A Chinese civil servant went on safari in Kenya. Now lions are his life

Wildlife conservationist Zhuo Qiang is on a mission to save the lions, and he wants other Chinese to get involved.

Africa

Anger in Kenya, as bodies of dismembered women found in Nairobi dump

The corpses, wrapped in bags and secured by nylon ropes, had visible marks of torture and mutilation, police say.

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Africa

Kenyan president dismisses almost entire cabinet after deadly protests

The East African nation was left reeling after peaceful rallies last month over steep tax increases flared into deadly violence with police firing at crowds who stormed parliament.

Kenyans protest against tax hikes and the finance bill 2024 in downtown Nairobi. Photo: AFP
Barack Obama

Meet Barack Obama’s activist half-sister Dr Auma Obama, who just protested in Kenya

The elder half-sibling of the 44th US president is a force to be reckoned with, whose advocacy spans Germany and Kenya

Meet Dr Auma Obama (right), Barack Obama’s activist half-sister. Photo: @aumaobama/Instagram
Africa

Kenyan cult leader on trial for terrorism as 400 starved to death to ‘meet Jesus’

Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, who was arrested in April last year, is alleged to have incited his acolytes to starve to death to “meet Jesus”.

Africa

Amid tear gas, stones, and flames, Kenyan protesters say president ‘Ruto must go!’

The nationwide demonstrations signalled President William Ruto failed to appease a spontaneous youth protest movement, despite abandoning plans for tax rises that triggered unrest last week.

Fame and celebrity

Meet controversial TV star Kenya Moore, who may get suspended from RHOA

Abandoned by her mother as a baby, the former beauty queen and reality TV star has had a string of broken relationships and history of unpaid taxes

From Miss USA to Real Housewives of Atlanta, Kenya Moore has led a tumultuous life. Photo: @kenya/Instagram
Africa

2 dead as Kenya police fire on protesters after president scraps tax hikes

Kenyan police fired tear gas at demonstrators in the capital Nairobi on Thursday, a day after the government agreed to scrap contentious tax hikes following deadly protests.

A police member fires tear gas at a demonstration over police killings of people protesting against Kenya’s proposed finance bill on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
Africa

Kenya president backs down on tax hikes after deadly unrest

Kenyan President William Ruto dramatically reversed course on a contentious finance bill after more than 20 people were killed in clashes with police and parliament was ransacked by protesters.

Africa

Kenya’s president vows tough response after anti-tax protests turn deadly

Police fired on demonstrators trying to storm the parliament compound, killing at least five.

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