Diplomatic Beat
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MPs question AFC, Ford Foundation privileges over accountability concerns
Lawmakers have questioned proposed privileges and immunities for the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and Ford Foundation, warning that the arrangements…
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Juba copies Ruto in foreign traders’ crackdown
South Sudan has followed Kenya’s lead in cracking down on foreign nationals operating small-scale businesses, with authorities in Juba ordering…
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Sifuna’s diplomatic circuit: Inside the rise of Kenya’s new opposition face
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna’s political rise has entered a new phase, with his expanding engagement with foreign diplomats adding an…
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Ruto heads to UNGA to push Kenya’s global agenda
President William Ruto will attend the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York next week, where Kenya plans…
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Kenya’s global standing in peril as Ruto’s diplomatic gaffes persists
Since he came to power in 2022, President William Ruto has made several diplomatic gaffes that have left the country in…
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Nairobi cements its place as regional hub for multinationals, diplomatic missions
Occupier activity remained healthy across multinational corporations, financial institutions, professional services firms, technology companies and diplomatic organisations in the first…
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Trump dumps Iran deal, doubles down on sanctions as Hormuz crisis deepens
The US President Donald Trump’s led administration has reportedly abandoned efforts to revive a June memorandum of understanding with Iran,…
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Canada’s push back against Trump over ‘Lake America’ name as trade war deepens
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has rejected US President Donald Trump’s decision to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America”, insisting Canada…
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Mudavadi to represent Ruto at AU Extraordinary Summit in Angola
Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi is set to travel to Luanda, Angola,…
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Trump threatens ‘unprecedented’ economic war as Iran defies decades of sanctions
US President Donald Trump has threatened sweeping economic retaliation against any country that provides financial, commercial or logistical support to…
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