Kevin Sewe
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One killed in fresh Nairobi protests after alleged abductions
Running battles erupted between locals and police in a Nairobi informal settlement on Tuesday leaving one person dead and two wounded, AFP journalists saw, after the alleged abduction of two activists by security forces.
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Kenya backs anti-mercenary treaties to curb foreign recruitment
Kenya’s cabinet on Tuesday approved the country’s accession to two international anti-mercenary treaties, a move aimed at curbing the recruitment of citizens into foreign conflicts and combating human trafficking.
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Senegal MPs back constitutional reform reducing president’s power
Senegal’s National Assembly passed a bill revising the balance of power between the country’s executive and parliament on Monday, prompting the president to announce a national referendum on the matter.
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Mexico set to auction land where drug kingpin El Mencho was killed
The Mexican government has announced the auction of a plot of land within the country club where drug kingpin Nemesio Oseguera, known as “El Mencho,” died during a clash with the army in February.
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U.S. charges four men, including Kenyan and Tanzanian nationals, in CJNG weapons-for-cocaine conspiracy.
A federal grand jury in Virginia has indicted four men from four countries for allegedly conspiring to supply Mexico’s CJNG with military-grade weapons, in exchange for profits from cocaine.
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Veteran Ugandan activist Miria Matembe abducted in Kampala
Her husband, Nehemiah Matembe, said the operatives searched the house without identifying themselves or explaining the purpose of the operation before leaving empty-handed.
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Kenyan Activist Davis Lichuma found dumped outside KNH
The Rights group said Lichuma was discovered in critical condition after being dumped near Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) before being transferred to Nairobi Women’s Hospital for specialised treatment.
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Tanzania’s ban on all political rallies sparks backlash
Tanzanian activists and opposition leaders have condemned the country’s ban on political rallies, citing what they describe as growing repression just days before planned protests over last year’s contested election.
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KHRC demand release of six activists arrested during Gen Z commemoration protest
KHRC named the six as: Davis Lichuma, Elisha Alam, Collins Ochieng, Frederick Odhiambo Ojiro, Muteti Mulinge, and Michael Ngige ‘Kenyatta’.
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Tilenga-EACOP: TotalEnergies Mradi wa Mafuta unaopata pingamizi Uganda-Tanzania
Mradi wa Tilenga-EACOP ni miongoni mwa miradi yenye utata zaidi kwa kampuni kubwa ya nishati ya Ufaransa, TotalEnergies
