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ONYANGO-OBBO: Analysts say in most post-colonial states, the authority and legitimacy of the state extends very little beyond the cities, and Somalia is an extreme case of that.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/oped/comment/care-needs-to-be-taken-so-east-africa-s-troops-don-t-lose-their-shirts-in-somalia-4666186
Uganda President Yoweri Museveni is expected to receive a global award next month in Canada for his “distinguished leadership and dedication” in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/uganda-museveni-to-receive-global-award-for-covid-19-fight-4667792
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has put on close watch a $145.8 million water project in Rwanda due to procurement delays that have stalled the project.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business/afdb-puts-rwandan-water-project-on-notice-4666112
Dealing with DRC, seeming reluctant partner of East African Community https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/dealing-with-drc-seeming-reluctant-partner-of-eac-4665820
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The three candidates in the race for Rwanda’s presidency have started their campaigns, as momentum picks up for the on July 15 elections.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/kagame-his-two-rivals-officially-kick-off-campaigns-for-polls-4665838
Kenya Airways rules out share sale in recovery plan https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business/kenya-airways-rules-out-share-sale-in-recovery-plan-4665978
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Ugandan electric car maker, Kiira Motors Corporation, is likely to slow down the delivery of 100 electric buses booked by African countries due to a funding deficit of up to $40 million. https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business/uganda-s-100-e-buses-drive-in-fits-and-starts-4665798
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Kenya tops as the country consuming most online short-form video news content, beating all countries globally including the US. https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/magazine/kenyans-top-global-use-of-short-form-videos-for-news-4665708
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UAE's Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry will build the airport just outside the Kidepo National Park in the northeast near Uganda's border with Kenya.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business/uganda-signs-deal-with-uae-build-international-airport-4665058
IMF says Tanzanian authorities are committed to continue implementing reforms to preserve macro-financial stability and strengthen economic recovery.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business/imf-approves-over-900m-tanzania-budget-climate-change-4664764
Somalia's government is seeking to slow the withdrawal of African peacekeepers and warning of a potential security vacuum, with neighbouring countries fretting that resurgent al Shabaab militants could seize power.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/somalia-asks-peacekeepers-to-slow-withdrawal-4663636
Rwandans are the ones to make those choices. They have the freedom to do it, President Kagame says ahead of the July 15 election.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/rwanda-kagame-accuses-west-double-standards-democracy-4662654
Only five of the eight member countries in the regional bloc have been able to fully integrate, meaning they can freely trade with one another after harmonising their laws.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/somalia-tables-roadmap-to-eac-integration-4662088
Uganda’s central bank has suspended the operations of Mercantile Credit Bank Limited, one of the country’s biggest microfinance institutions, saying the bank was undercapitalised, posing a risk to customer deposits.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business/uganda-central-bank-closes-mercantile-credit-bank-4661780
Kenya will in August host the second nuclear forum between the US and Africa as the country gears up to join the league of nations generating part of their electricity from nuclear power.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/kenya-to-host-second-us-african-nuclear-summit-4661650
Kenya anti-tax protests: Gamechanger for region’s future politics?
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/gen-z-protests-could-it-change-region-s-future-politics-4665944
The volume of fresh produce from Tanzania and Uganda exported using reefers through the port of Mombasa, Kenya has increased to six percent, compared to last year.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business/uganda-tanzania-fresh-produce-volume-via-mombasa-on-the-rise-4666106
Mombasa port bypassed its main Eastern African competitors, Djibouti and Dar es Salaam, in the latest World Bank global ports index over ship delays and non-tariff barriers.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business/how-mombasa-beat-djibouti-dar-in-new-port-ranking-4666100
Tanzania civic polls: Roles of state and electoral body come under scrutiny https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/tanzania-electoral-body-come-under-scrutiny-4665998
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After taking the front line in this week’s street protests, the Kenyan Generation Zs might have finally emerged as a political force to be reckoned with. https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/gen-z-protests-could-it-change-region-s-future-politics-4665944
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Alcohol use in people living with bipolar disorder triggers mood instability (depression and manic symptoms), study says. https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/science-health/alcohol-harmful-if-living-with-bipolar-disorder-4665890
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» Anti-tax protests that could change region’s future politics
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» Opinion: Power might belong to the Ugandan people, after all
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The dispute between the two countries escalated early this month after a video of Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa complaining to Russian leader Vladmir Putin about Zambia’s relationship with Western countries was released by Moscow.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/rest-of-africa/zambia-reports-zimbabwe-to-sadc-au-over-russia-lamentations-4665218
The 10 African states are some of the richest countries on the continent, cumulatively accounting for about 45 percent of Africa's GDP.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business/kenya-tanzania-10-states-receiving-half-of-aid-money-africa-4664910
Anti-Finance Bill protests in Kenya have spread from the capital Nairobi to various parts of the country, as taxpayers continue to oppose President William Ruto’s plan to finance his $31 billion Budget.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/kenya-anti-tax-demos-spread-across-cities-and-towns-4663784
A weakened South African President Cyril Ramaphosa pledged on that his new multi-party government would work to improve basic living conditions for all citizens as he was sworn in for a second term in office. https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/rest-of-africa/ramaphosa-vows-to-fight-inequality-as-power-sharing-begins-4663554
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Sitting next to each other at the Security Council table, the Sudan and United Arab Emirates ambassadors confronted each other over the Sudan civil war.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/rest-of-africa/khartoum-and-uae-clash-un-security-council-sudan-civil-war-4662592
It was running battles Tuesday as police arrested dozens of protesters on the streets of Nairobi opposing the #FinanceBill 2024. #OccupyParliament
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/finance-bill-mps-drop-punitive-taxes-as-kenyans-protest-4661788
South Africa Cabinet selection: The negotiations between the parties in the unity government will determine the composition of the executive branch, which is expected to undergo a major overhaul.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/rest-of-africa/what-next-cyril-ramaphosa-re-elected-south-africa-president-4661682
UN peacekeepers have started deploying in more areas of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to deal with a new wave of violence from various armed groups.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/un-peacekeepers-deployed-in-drc-to-counter-violence--4658676