The Business Licensing (Prohibition of Business Activities for Non-Citizens) Order, 2025, introduced in July, had sparked anxiety among Kenyan traders, prompting intervention by Kenya’s Ministry of East African Community (EAC) Affairs.
Senate Democrats, who are demanding extended health care subsidies for low income families, refused to help the majority Republicans approve a House-passed bill that would have reopened the government for several weeks while negotiations continue.
Traders were taking the boat from an area in Kogi State to a market in Illushi in Edo State on the other side of the river bank when the accident happened on Tuesday, authorities in Kogi State said.
Hundreds of thousands of federal workers could be furloughed, but those considered essential would keep working.
Gold hit a record high and Wall Street futures fell with the dollar Wednesday as the US government shut down after lawmakers failed to reach a funding deal, though most Asian and European markets edged up.
Government operations began grinding to a halt at 12:01 am (0401 GMT) Wednesday, after a frenetic but ultimately failed bid in the Senate to rubber-stamp a short-term funding resolution already approved by the House of Representatives.
Eight to 10 west African nationals have since been forcibly sent by Ghana to Togo, bypassing a formal border crossing and left on the street without passports.
Gunmen in central Nigeria have killed at least a dozen guards who protect forests and flush out criminal gangs and jihadists, police said.
Gor Mahia preparation ahead of sofapaka clash. The two team will meet on Saturday afternoon
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the UN Friday denied accusations of “genocide” in Gaza and using “starvation” as a tactic, insisting Israel was actually feeding the people of the devastated Palestinian territory.
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