Category: East Africa

Instead, on a joint podium with US President Joe Biden, Ruto told the audience his country is a voluntary contributor to what humanity needs. The two leaders spoke at a joint press briefing in Washington after a bilateral meeting that formed part of Ruto’s state visit.

US officials had previously indicated that the officers would be in Port-au-Prince by Thursday to coincide with Kenyan President William Ruto’s state visit to the White House.

Kenya would be the first Sub-Saharan African country to receive the designation, reflecting Washington’s drive to deepen relations with the nation, which has long also had close relations with Russia and China.

“The people living near the coastal areas are advised to be on high alert and exercise extreme caution,” the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SDMA) said in its advisory which was issued in Mogadishu.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha) said aid workers are helping the injured and displaced from the deadly clashes in the northeastern province of Tshopo.

In his first engagement since landing, President Ruto spoke about climate change, financial restructuring and dealing with regional security problems.

The two leaders, whose countries contribute troops to Atmis, said after a meeting at State House, Nairobi, on Thursday that they were concerned about the threat of terrorism and insecurity “in our region and affirmed commitment to strengthen regional peace and security approaches and programmes.”

The US Treasury imposed sanctions on Gertler and more than 30 of his businesses in December 2017 and June 2018, accusing him of leveraging his friendship with former DR Congo president Joseph Kabila to secure lucrative mining deals.

The government and two opposition groups participating in the process committed themselves to whatever outcome that would be agreed upon by the participants.

Speaking at the closing session of the second Uganda-Kenya Joint Permanent Commission (JPC) at the Sheraton Hotel on Tuesday afternoon, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Mr Musalia Mudavadi, said the state visit would provide the two countries with “an excellent opportunity to exchange views and review progress on the many bilateral, regional…