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Kenyan President William Ruto speaks at a press conference where he announced spending cuts in government after protests against the proposed finance bill 2024/2025, in Nairobi, Kenya, 5 July 2024. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo

Kenya's supreme court quashes ruling that voided 2023 finance lawHumphrey Malalo and Elias Biryabarema

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File photo: Customers walk inside the Carrefour hypermarket at the Two Rivers Shopping Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, 8 April 2019. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya

Carrefour's Kenya franchisee says it will appeal $7.2m penalty

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World Court orders Uganda to pay $325m in reparations to DRC

World Court orders Uganda to pay $325m in reparations to DRC

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#FestiveTogether: Joining in wishing you all a blessed festive season

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Nicholas Mwendwa, President of the Football Kenya Federation (FKF), reacts as he displays his handcuffs at the dock after arriving at the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi, Kenya 15 November 2021. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya

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Julia Selman Ayetey, lawyer for the 21 people, who where detained by police and accused of unlawful assembly and promoting an LGBTQ agenda, speaks to journalists at the Ho Circuit Court in Ho, Volta Region, Ghana 4 June 2021. Reuter/Francis Kokoroko/File Photo

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Companies must advocate for LGBT rights everywhere in the world, not just where it's easy

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August #WomensMonth made possible by the Intercare Group

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#AfricaMonth: The state of LGBT rights in Africa

#AfricaMonth: The state of LGBT rights in Africa

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Kenyan authorities set to regulate free-and-easy fintech

Kenyan authorities set to regulate free-and-easy fintech

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Judge Martha Koome attends the interview for the post of Chief Justice at the Supreme Court building in Nairobi, Kenya - 14 April 2021. Image ©: Zakheem Rajan/Judicial Service Commission/Handout via REUTERS

Kenya set to appoint first female chief justice at sensitive moment

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2020 a slow year for dealmaking in Africa, but post-pandemic opportunities look promising - Part 3

2020 a slow year for dealmaking in Africa, but post-pandemic opportunities look promising - Part 3

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Why it pays to link products to places - and how African countries can do it

Why it pays to link products to places - and how African countries can do it

Samuel Samiai Andrews 24 Feb 2021

Biden administration moves to rejoin UN Human Rights Council

Biden administration moves to rejoin UN Human Rights Council

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Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine files election challenge in court

Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine files election challenge in court

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#BizTrends2021: Key industry group trends in post-pandemic Africa

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Kenyan coastal community beats lead polluter in court

Kenyan coastal community beats lead polluter in court

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Bizcommunity's festive thank you to the SA business community

Bizcommunity's festive thank you to the SA business community

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Remote-work visas will shape the future of work, travel and citizenship

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A volume of the Law of Kenya sits on a judge’s desk during trial. Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images

Kenya is struggling to deliver justice online: what needs to be done

Mercy Muendo 12 Aug 2020

The African Continental Free Trade Area - from agreement to implementation

The African Continental Free Trade Area - from agreement to implementation

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Kenyan coastal community beats lead polluter in court

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