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WEBComment BUWEMBO: The things we could do with the 30W idling in Kampala garbage! Comment OBBO: Mwafrika can be saved by the wisdom of her ancestors. Comment Needed: Equity-driven pandemic treaty. Comment EYAKUZE: We have Mpox, we had Covid-19, we have vaccines: Stay healthy. Authoritative news and analysis from East Africa, Africa and World.
Kenyan court rules Meta can be sued over layoffs by contractor
WEB1 hour ago · A Kenyan court ruled on Friday that Facebook's parent company Meta could be sued in the East African nation over the dismissal of dozens of content moderators by a contractor. Last year, the content moderators sued Meta and two local contractors, saying they lost their jobs with Sama, a Kenya-based firm contracted to …
GMO push sows discord in regional bloc - The East African
WEB2 hours ago · The East African Community partner states have failed to strike consensus on the growing and use of genetically modified crops, with only Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda vouching for the use of GM technology to boost food security and industrial development. In the last meeting of the EAC Committee on Agriculture, Tourism and Natural Resources ...
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WEBEast Africa You’re not ready for polls, lobbies tell Juba. East Africa Bobi Wine stable after violent clash with police. East Africa Jail break deaths reveal Congo prisons congestion. East Africa Bobi Wine injured in scuffle with police in Uganda. East Africa Burundi kicks off 2024 population census. East Africa Inside China’s renewed race ...
We won't back down, US envoy tells President Samia on Tanzania ...
WEB8 hours ago · This came after President Samia Suluhu Hassan earlier this week pointedly criticised the US Embassy for leading Western diplomats in Tanzania in condemning a wave of mysterious abductions and killings that has swept the country in the run-up to local elections in November. President Samia warned other countries to desist from interfering in ...
Gavi gives Africa 0.5m doses of newly approved Mpox vaccine
WEB1 day ago · Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, will purchase 500,000 doses of MVA-BN, the Bavarian Nordic Mpox vaccine, as part of an international effort to combat the outbreak of Mpox in certain parts of Africa. The purchase is being facilitated by Gavi's First Response Fund, a financial mechanism designed to provide rapid funding for the procurement of ...
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania leaders rejoice after ... - The East …
WEBSep 28, 2023 · Summary. East African leaders on Wednesday hailed the awarding of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) to a joint bid by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. It is the first time the premier sport event in the continent will be staged by three countries after Ghana/Nigeria (2000) and Equatorial Guinea/Gabon (2012) co-hosted previous editions.
Anxiety in East Africa as Kenya Supreme Court settles election …
WEBSep 4, 2022 · Inflation hit 8.5 percent this week — the highest in 62 months — from 8.3 percent in July, on a surge in food and fuel prices. The Kenya shilling continued to weaken, partly on jitters around the presidential election dispute. By August 31, the shilling had fallen 0.03 percent to Ksh120.05 against the US dollar as the apex court began ...
President Samia hosts meeting in Zanzibar to find EAC integration ...
WEBSunday March 17 2024. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni (left) presents a framed image of a newspaper report on the re-formation of the East African Community. He and Kenyan President William Ruto met their Tanzanian counterpart Samia Suluhu Hassan in Zanzibar, where they re-committed to support for regional integration. PHOTO | POOL.