East Africa

Rwanda to host dozens of Afghan schoolgirls, education ministry says

Paul-Kagame

Following the seizing of power of Taliban militants in Afghanistan, the Rwandan government has announced its intention of hosting dozens of Afghan schoolgirls. Shabana Basij-Rasikh, the founder of a privately run School of Leadership, Afghanistan (Sola), said on Tuesday that about 250 students, staff and family members were en-route to …

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Covid-19: Kenya receives 880,000 doses of Moderna vaccine from US

MODERNA

The United States donated 880,000 Cvid-19 vaccine doses to Kenya to strengthen its vaccination program. The Kenyan authorities received vaccines at the country’s main airport Monday morning. The health ministry has tweeted a picture of the ceremony of reception: The 880,460 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is the first shipment …

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Kenya : judges reject president’s appeal to change constitution

Kenyan court of appeal

Judges of the Kenyan court of Appeal have rejected the plan of President Uhuru Kenyatta to change the country’s constitution. The judges called the president’s project “unconstitutional and unlawful.” The proposition is nicknamed the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), and is spearheaded by President Uhuru Kenyatta and his political nemesis-turned ally, …

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