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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin wants Belarus to host his long-range drone bases, Zelensky claims

Zelensky warns Belarus is increasingly being drawn into Putin's war, and vows strong response

The Independent UK

Ukraine war briefing: Russia agrees to stop recruiting Kenyans in fight against Kyiv

No more Kenyans to be enlisted by Moscow; Starmer warns against fossil fuel ‘windfall for Putin’ during war on Iran. What we know on day 1,483

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky arrives in UK as Starmer government vows ‘not to forget war in Europe’

John Healey said the world faces ‘two conflicts on two continents’

The Independent UK

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Man arrested in Kenya accused of recruiting locals to fight for Russia in Ukraine

The Kenyan government last week said more than 1,000 Kenyans were recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Russian embassy in Nairobi denies recruiting Kenyans to fight in Ukraine

The Russian embassy in Kenya on Friday denied that embassy officials were behind networks recruiting soldiers from Africa to fight in Ukraine, calling the accusations "a dangerous and misleading propaganda campaign".

Radio France Internationale

South Africa seeks return of citizens tricked into fighting in Ukraine

South Africa is working with Russia to repatriate its nationals trapped in the war on Ukraine after being recruited through job offers promising a better life.

Radio France Internationale

Nairobi sounds alarm over recruiters luring Kenyans into Russian war effort

Kenya has pledged to crack down on overseas recruitment networks after hundreds of its citizens were lured to Russia with promises of work, only to be sent to military camps and, in some cases, the front line in Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale

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Kenya slammed as 'rogue state' over Ugandan opposition leader kidnap

Kenyan authorities have admitted to cooperating in the kidnapping of Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye – who is now on trial for treason in his home country – on its territory last year.

Radio France Internationale

Peacemaker or peacebreaker? Why Kenya’s good neighbour reputation is marred

Analysts say President Ruto’s friendliness with regional rebel groups positions Kenya as a country that ‘takes sides’.

Al Jazeera

Kenya announces plan to combat rising gender-based violence as 100 women are killed in four months

The Kenyan government has declared gender-based violence the nation’s most pressing security threat, with 100 women killed in the past four months alone, most of them by men who were known to them, including intimate partners

The Independent UK

Kenya to build first nuclear power plant by 2034 amid local opposition

Kenya’s first nuclear power plant is set to open in 2034 on the coast of the Indian Ocean, the government announced as it prepares to host a US-Africa summit on nuclear energy next week. The announcement has already raised objections from activists and local residents over safety and environmental concerns.

Radio France Internationale

Kenyan President Names Ally 'Acting' Stand-in For Sacked Ministers

Kenyan President William Ruto named Wednesday his foreign minister as "acting cabinet secretary" for all ministries, nearly a week after dismissing almost his entire cabinet in an attempt to defuse deadly anti-government rallies.

International Business Times

Kenyan President Ruto Fires Most Of Cabinet Amid Protests

Kenyan President Ruto announces sweeping changes to cabinet in response to protests, retaining only two key members. Significant shift in governance priori...

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France to build balanced partnerships with Africa, says FM on Kenya visit

France will aim to renew ties with Africa and build "balanced partnerships" that are beneficial to the continent, the country's foreign affairs minister Stephane Sejourné said Saturday in Kenya at the start of his first visit to the continent.

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Kenya’s fringe presidential candidates: what they offer in elections

On 9 August 2022, Kenyans will vote for their fifth president. It will be the country’s seventh general election since the resumption of multiparty electoral democracy 30 years ago.

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