The UK, France and Germany have begun the process of restoring major UN sanctions on Iran – lifted under a 2015 deal – as tensions once again escalate over Iran’s nuclear programme. The move will trigger a so-called snapback mechanism,…
KISUMU, Kenya, Aug 28 – The government is urging farmers to ramp up sugarcane production to address a growing shortage that threatens the operation of sugar mills across the country. Cabinet Secretary for Investment and Industry, Lee Kinyanjui, has warned…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 28 – Four activists have moved to court to challenge President William Ruto’s decision to form a panel of experts to oversee compensation for victims of demonstrations, arguing that the Head of State has no constitutional authority…
NAIROBI, Kenya Aug 28 – The government has dismissed reports suggesting irregularities in its decision to hire a U.S.-based lobbying firm, saying the deal is both legal and standard practice for governments across the world. Prime Cabinet Secretary and Foreign…
A nephew of Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, who was at the centre of a sex tape scandal last year, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for embezzlement. Baltasar Ebang Engonga, the former head of the National…
BEIJING, China, Aug 28 — China will introduce a series of policy measures to further promote the export of services, and continuously optimize the policy environment of taxation and financial facilitation, the Ministry of Commerce said on Wednesday. As the…
BEIJING, China, Aug 28 — The Democratic Progressive Party’s denial of the Communist Party of China’s crucial role in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45), along with its bid to stop Taiwan compatriots from attending relevant…
BEIJING, China, Aug 28 — Twenty-six foreign heads of state and government, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) leader Kim Jong-un, will attend China’s upcoming V-Day commemorations, Assistant Foreign Minister Hong Lei has…
NAIROBI, Kenya Aug 28 – Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has thrown his weight behind the government’s ongoing reforms in financial management, insisting that the shift to e-procurement and the Treasury Single Account (TSA) are irreversible despite mounting concerns from counties…
NAKURU, Kenya, Aug 28 – Recruitment to the National Youth Service will be significantly scaled up from the current 18,000 young people to 100,000 in the next three years, President William Ruto has announced. The increase, the President said, reflects…