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Chinese-Built Bridge Collapses Two Weeks After Presidential Inspection

The collapse occurred less than two weeks after president Kenyatta visited the site as part of a campaign tour before...

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Kenya Cholera Outbreak Hits Dozens At Health Conference

Nearly 50 people have contracted cholera while attending a health conference in Kenya’s capital. The infected...

International

Djibouti Accuses Eritrea of Occupying Disputed Area

Djibouti's foreign minister has accused neighbouring Eritrea of occupying a disputed territory along their border...

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AfDB Sanctions $15m Grant To Support SMEs

The Board of Directors of the African Development (AfDB) has approved a US$ 15 million investment in Shore Capital Fund...

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AfDB and JICA Sign Seventh Private Sector Assistance Loan

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed a JPY 34.41 billion (about US$ 300 million)  loan...

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Chinese Enterprises Donate Learning Materials To Kenyan Slum School

Dozens of Chinese firms on Thursday donated learning materials, sports kits and snacks worth 4,075 U. S. dollars to a...

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At Least 4 Missing After Kenya Building Collapse

At least four people were missing after the collapse of a seven-storey building in the Kenyan capital Nairobi...

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’15 Missing’ As Residents Join Search

Fifteen people are reported missing after a seven-storey building collapsed on Monday night in an eastern suburb of the...

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Building Collapses In Kenyan Capital

About 15 people are missing after a seven-storey building collapsed on Monday night in an eastern suburb of the Kenyan...

Entertainment

Joey B Joins Ghanaian Contingent In Coke Studio Africa House

Mellow rapper Joey B, known for such widespread hits as Tonga, Cigarette, You x Me among others, is one of a number of...

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Four Kenyan Police, Civilian Killed By IED

Four police officers were killed when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in southeastern Kenya, a week after 14 others...

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Kenya Opens Nairobi-Mombasa Madaraka Express Railway

Kenya has opened a major new railway between the port city of Mombasa and the capital, Nairobi, 18 months early. The...

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Eyeing Growth Boost, Kenya Opens Chinese-Built Railway

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday inaugurated a Chinese-built railway, the country's biggest infrastructure...

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Kenya Unveils First New Railway In A Century

More than a century after a colonial railway gave birth to modern Kenya, the country is betting on a new Chinese-built...

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Five Kenyan Police Killed In Roadside Bomb Attack

Five Kenyan policemen have been killed after their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in the north-eastern town of Liboi, near...

International

Nigerian Wins UK Engineering Award

A tutoring app developed by a 27-year-old Nigerian has won an engineering award given by the UK’s Royal Academy of...

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Five Kenyan Police Killed In New Bombing

Five police officers were killed Thursday when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in northeastern Kenya, a day after two...

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Eight Police Killed In Two Kenya Roadside Bombings

Eight police officers were killed Wednesday when their vehicles hit roadside bombs in two separate incidents in Kenya's...

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US Actress Maggie Q In Kenya For Elephant Conservation

American actress and model, Margaret Denise Quigley, professionally known as Maggie Q, is currently in Kenya to raise...