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Economic/Commercial Specialist - U.S. Embassy Mogadishu (located in Nairobi)2021-04-19
Reliefweb: Under the general supervision of the Economic and CommercialOfficer, gathers information on economic and political trends, performs analysis and reporting, and represents U.S. commercial interests in Somalia. Develops and maintains a broad...
Grants & Resource Mobilization Officer, Ref No: FIDA/IS/05/2021.2021-04-19
Reliefweb: The Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Kenya is a non-governmental, non-partisan, non-profit organization established in 1985 to promote women's individual and collective power to claim their rights in all spheres of life. FIDA Kenya is a membership...
Monitoring & Evaluation Officer, Ref. No: FIDA/KM/06/2021.2021-04-19
Reliefweb: Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Kenya is a non-governmental, non-partisan, non-profit organization established in 1985 to promote women's individual and collective power to claim their rights in all spheres of life. FIDA-Kenya is a membership organization...
Migration Health Officer (Health Assessment Programme)2021-04-19
Reliefweb: Position Title: DutyStation: Classification: Type of Appointment: Estimated StartDate: Closing Date: Established in 1951, IOM is a RelatedOrganization of the United Nations, and as the leading UN agency in the field of migration, works closely with...
Humanitarian Affairs Officer (Analysis & Operations), P4 Job ID #1540122021-04-19
Reliefweb: This position is located in the Operations and Advocacy Division, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), which is part of the United Nations Secretariat responsible for bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure a coherent response to...
US deports Rwandan woman who lied about her role in the country's genocide to obtain ...2021-04-18
The Daily Mail: The United States has deported a Rwandan woman who lied about her role in the country's genocide to obtain American citizenship. Beatrice Munyenyezi was stripped of her U.S. citizenship and jailed for 10 years in 2013, after she was found guilty by a court of...
Thousands-Stranded-In-Traffic-Over-Kenya-Covid-Rules2021-04-18
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Two killed in blast in Ethiopian capital blamed on hand grenade2021-04-18
The Star: NAIROBI (Reuters) - Two people died and a third was critically injured in an explosion in Ethiopia's capital on Sunday, Addis Ababa's police said. Read full story ......
Youth advocates face threats on the front line of climate change2021-04-18
Taipei Times: Intimidation by state actors in the Global South has not diminished young environmental advocates’ vigor, despite threats to their lives By Eleonore Hughes / AFP, PARIS Just weeks after Philippine security forces allegedly killed her friend and fellow human...
Africa: #UnmuteTheWorld Campaign Launched to Address Internet Gap Across Sub-Sahara2021-04-18
All Africa: Nairobi -- A campaign dubbed #UnmuteTheWorld, has been launched to make internet access a fundamental right and ensure 3.7 billion people are connected virtually. ......
Motorists Flouting Night Curfew in Nairobi Forced to Stay On the Road Until Midnight2021-04-18
All Africa: Nairobi -- Motorists caught up in the COVID-19 night curfew of 8pm to 4am in Nairbi were forced to stay on the road until after 11pm. ......
Thousands stranded in traffic over Kenya Covid rules2021-04-18
BBC News: Thousands of motorists and passengers were stuck in traffic for hours after police blocked major roads in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, to enforce a Covid curfew to battle infections. Videos and pictures posted on social media showed ambulances struggling to...
US deports woman who lied about role in Rwandan genocide2021-04-18
Brattleboro Reformer: CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A woman who served a 10-year sentence in U.S. prison for lying about her role in the 1994Rwandan genocide to obtain American citizenship, and then lost her bid for a new trial, has been deported to the East African nation and is likely to...
KEPSA partners with The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business to boost trade and investment2021-04-17
Algeria Times: The KenyaPrivate SectorAlliance and The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business have announced collaboration to promote, support and facilitate bilateral trade and investment opportunities from Canada into Kenya. The first engagement will be a virtual trade...