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GOOBJOOG NEWS | NAIROBI: Kenyan schools will remain closed for an indefinite period as death toll from the heavy rains and floods exceed 200, according to officials. On Friday, Kenyan…

NAIROBI: Kenya’s President William Ruto has promoted Lt Gen Charles Muriu Kahariri to the rank of General and appointed him Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), following the death of death…

NAIROBI, Reuters: Floods and landslides across Kenya have killed 181 people since March, with hundreds of thousands forced to leave their homes, the government and Red Cross said on Wednesday,…

GOOBJOOG NEWS | NAIROBI: At least 91 people are missing after heavy flooding ravaged several parts of Kenya, the country’s interior ministry said. Early Monday, at least 46 people were…

GOOBJOOG NEWS | ELWAK: Six people were killed after a donkey cart carrying a suspected improvised bomb blew up outside an eatery in Elwak town in Mandera county early Monday.…

NAIROBI, Reuters: African leaders on Monday called for rich countries to commit record contributions to a low-interest World Bank facility for developing nations that they rely on to help fund…

GOOBJOOG NEWS | NAIROBI: At least 42 people were have been killed in Mai Mahiu, central Kenya after a dam burst sweeping away several households Sunday night. The number of…

ADDIS ABABA, Xinhua: The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) warned on Friday that over 1.9 million people across Ethiopia are at risk of flooding as…

UNITED NATIONS, Xinhua: Two UN officials are calling for more international engagement to combat sexual violence against women and girls in the Sudan conflict, a UN spokesman said on Thursday.…