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Rescue teams carry bodies of victims of a landslide in the hilly area of Chesongoch in Elgeyo Marakwet county, western Kenya on Sunday. Photo: AP
Natural disasters

Landslide and floods leave 26 dead in western Kenya

A government spokesman said 25 people are still missing and disaster response specialists are conducting a search and rescue operation.

Africa

Kenyan plane crash kills pilot, 10 tourists from Hungary, Germany

United States

Global powers’ US$62 billion rare earth hunt stokes fear in Kenya

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China-Africa relations

China’s global goal for yuan boosted by Ethiopian hopes for loan currency swap

The East African nation and fellow Brics member is the latest country to seek a switch, accelerating the yuan’s internationalisation.

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Ethiopia is a key destination for Chinese financing, with projects like the US$4.6 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Photo: AFP
Africa

Dozens injured at memorial for revered Kenyan politician Odinga: Red Cross

Large crowds turn out for a memorial service for opposition leader Raila Odinga, who died on Wednesday, with some getting into a scuffle.

Hong Kong society

‘Phenomenal’: how Hongkongers’ generosity helped 4.5 million in need worldwide

World Vision CEO Andrew Morley says city supported children in countries such as Cambodia, Myanmar, Nepal, Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia.

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Africa

4 dead after Kenyan forces fire shots to disperse crowd mourning Odinga

Thousands had gathered at the stadium where the body of the respected opposition leader, activist and former PM was lying in state.

Supporters and mourners of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga run for cover after gunshots and teargas were fired during a gathering for the public viewing of his coffin at the Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi on Thursday. Photo: AFP
Africa

Former Kenyan PM Odinga dies in India at 80

A key figure in Kenyan politics, Odinga helped shape the country’s turbulent transition from single-party rule to a vibrant multiparty democracy.

China-Africa relations

Why Kenya’s swap of dollar loans for Chinese yuan offers more than debt relief

Move expected to cut Kenya’s annual debt-servicing costs by US$215 million also fits into China’s broader goal of yuan internationalisation.

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China-Africa relations

Demise of US trade deal AGOA pushes Africa further into China’s orbit

Lapse of African Growth and Opportunity Act deals tariff blow to continent and ‘creates fertile ground’ for Beijing to expand its clout.

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Kenyan workers at an export processing zone prepare garments for shipping. With the future of a long-standing US trade pact in doubt, African countries are looking to China as they reassess commercial ties. Photo: Reuters
China-Africa relations

China targets Gen Z, millennials in new strategy to build its brand in Africa

Kenyan social media stars showcase China’s striking scenery, culture, history and cuisine in glitzy new promotional campaign.

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Kenyan social media influencers (from left) MC Jessy, Betty Kyallo, Terence Creative and Mulamwah during their visit to China. Photo: Instagram
Americas and the Caribbean

UN Security Council approves new military force to battle Haiti’s gangs

The security force can deploy up to 5,500 uniformed personnel, five times the size of the current law enforcement mission.

United Nations

Opinion | Hong Kong should be China’s gateway to the United Nations

Putting the UN’s Asia headquarters in Hong Kong could help the organisation’s reforms and reinforce Beijing’s vision of global governance.

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World Athletics Championships

Kenyan athletes shine at Tokyo world championships, but doping remains a problem

The East African nation has invested millions to combat the issue, but it remains on anti-doping agency Wada’s watch list.

Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet (left) and Faith Kipyegon celebrate first and second place in the women’s 5000m at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo on Saturday. Photo: dpa
Africa

Kenyan court orders arrest of UK national accused of 2012 murder

The body of young mum Agnes Wanjiru, 21, was found in a septic tank in 2012, weeks after she was seen leaving a bar with UK soldiers.

Rose Wanyua Wanjiku, elder sister to Agnes Wanjiru, holds a photograph of her in 2021. Photo: AP
Africa

Ethiopia opens Africa’s largest dam amid Egyptian protest

The project is set to provide energy to millions in the region but is seen by Cairo as an existential threat that endangers its water supply.

China-Africa relations

Kenya’s plan to switch debt payments from US dollars to yuan is a ‘win-win’

The move could set a new precedent, reducing Nairobi’s reliance on US currency while meeting Beijing’s goal of increased trade deals in yuan.

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Belt and Road Initiative

China’s Xi Jinping wants more Luban Workshops worldwide – but what are they?

The vocational education programme, a less well-known project of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, has been brought up in several speeches.

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Tola Tsegaye Alemu, right, a Luban workshop graduate, operates an industrial robot under the guidance of a teacher at Tianjin University of Technology and Education. Photo: Xinhua
China-Africa relations

A new model for peace? China takes its Global Security Initiative to Africa

From Somalia to Ethiopia, Chinese training scholarships are the start of an alternative to Western-led alliances.

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Japan

Macroscope | World can’t afford Japan adding to infrastructure project wars

Tokyo’s recently announced Indian Ocean and Africa economic zone initiative could put it on course to overlap and clash with Beijing.

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Malaysia

Malaysian photographer duped by National Geographic scam faces derision

A dream project in Kenya has turned sour for Tinesh Sritharan, who now faces public backlash and questions over donated funds.

Malaysian photographer Tinesh Sritharan (left) is in Kenya to shoot the Great Migration. Photo: Instagram/ stineshinarw
United Nations

Plastic pollution talks in disarray as nations reject draft treaty

Some countries blasted the lack of legally binding action, while oil-producing states say the text goes too far.

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“The Thinker’s Burden” by Canadian artist Benjamin Von Wong is seen in front of the United Nations Offices in Geneva on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
China-Africa relations

Kenya faces US threat for praising China’s role in ‘new world order’

Washington threatens to revoke Nairobi’s access to military and economic benefits due to its close ties with Beijing.

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Africa

Clashes erupt as Kenyans defy bans to protest corruption, police brutality

Kenyan police sealed off Nairobi, as citizens marked ‘Saba Saba’, Swahili for Seven Seven representing July 7, with protests against alleged corruption and police brutality.

Africa

Kenya protests turn deadly as 16 killed, most by police, Amnesty Kenya says

Thousands of people took to the streets a year after deadly demonstrations against a tax bill culminated in the storming of parliament.

A protester jumps over a fire in the central business district of Nairobi, Kenya on Wednesday. The protest marks the first anniversary of the Gen Z protests, which culminated with the storming of the national parliament. Photo: EPA
China-Africa relations

Tributes paid to hero Chinese doctor who drowned after saving woman in Tanzania

Foreign ministry in Beijing says Zhang Junqiao’s commitment and bravery embodied the spirit of Chinese medical teams in Africa.

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Zhang Junqiao is pictured while offering free medical consultations on Pemba Island, Tanzania, in December 2024. Photo: Xinhua
United Nations

Sex education with monks in Bhutan: 5 UN projects you likely didn’t know about

Think the United Nations is just about politics? These initiatives in health, safety and human rights might change your perspective.

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Africa

USAID cuts threaten one of Africa’s largest refugee camps

The Kakuma camp in northwestern Kenya is home to 300,000 refugees. It faces mass hunger after the Trump administration's cuts to foreign aid.

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