INTERNATIONAL

Travel alerts dent JKIA foreign passenger traffic

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport reported a 12.2 per cent drop in foreign passenger arrivals in the first half of the…

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Vaccine gives monkeys Ebola immunity

Vaccinated monkeys have developed "long-term" immunity to the Ebola virus, raising a prospect of successful human trials, say scientists. The…

10 years ago

Al-Shabab names new leader after Godane death in US strike

Somalia's Islamist group al-Shabab has named Ahmad Umar as successor to former leader Ahmed Abdi Godane, who was killed in…

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Boat capsizes in Lamu with 11 police officers on board

Eleven police officers escaped death Friday evening after their boat capsized at Bori area near Faza Island, Lamu County. Nine…

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Jacob Zuma ‘spy tapes’ given to South Africa’s Helen Zille

South Africa's opposition leader Helen Zille has been handed the "spy tapes" which she hopes will lead to corruption charges…

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ICC defers witness’s testimony in William Ruto, Joshua Sang case

The ICC Trial Chamber has postponed to Thursday the testimony of a witness in the case against Deputy President William…

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Nigeria’s Boko Haram ‘seize Banki town near Cameroon

Nigeria's militant Islamist group Boko Haram has captured the town of Banki, which borders Cameroon, after government troops fled, residents…

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Stolen presidential escort car found abandoned in Uganda

Tororo, Uganda: The presidential escort car that was stolen in Nairobi has been recovered abandoned in Tororo, Uganda. Police said the…

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Islamic State ‘kills US hostage’

An Islamic State video has appeared which purports to show the beheading of Steven Sotloff, a US journalist being held…

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US forces conduct operation in Somalia: Pentagon

US military forces carried out an operation against Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia on Monday, Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Admiral…

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