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Judge blocks Trump travel ban, White House to appeal
A Seattle federal judge on Friday put a nationwide block on US President Donald Trump's week-old executive order that had temporarily barred refugees and nationals from seven countries from entering the United States. The judge's temporary restraining order represents a major setback for Trump's action, though the White House said late Friday that it believed the ...
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Kenya
Business: Which way for Kenya's highly hyped Silicon Savannah?
From an era of fixed telephone lines and satellite technology, Kenyan Internet users found themselves in the middle of the third digital revolutionleading the world by far in adoption of mobile connectivity.
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Business: EAC shaken as neighbours abandon Kenya once again
During the 28th Ordinary Summit of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union in Addis Ababa some EAC member states reportedly broke ranks with their peers, voting for Chad's Moussa Faki Mahammat for the Chair of the African Union Commission, a decision that might have ...
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Business: Why China and India benefit more from Agoa than Kenya
Chinese and Indian firms have exploited Kenya's duty-free Export Processing Zones (EPZ) to manufacture garments and export to the United States through the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa).
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Kenya
Business News: Nairobi ranked 10th in list of most dynamic cities
Nairobi has been ranked as the 10th most dynamic city in the world due to its re-emergence as a regional technological hub.
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Kenya
Peugeot's entry in Kenya to boost economy - Uhuru says
Mr Kenyatta said the move shows that Kenya's manufacturing industry is growing significantly.
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Nigeria
Investors to protest against N4.8bn alleged market fraud
Stanley Opara The 300 investors affected in the alleged N4.8bn capital market fraud case leveled against the erstwhile Managing Director of Partnership Investment Company Limited, Victor Ogiemwonyi, say they will stage a protest in Lagos in March if the issue is not amicably resolved. The investors said they had made ...
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USA
Trump’s pick for Army secretary pulls out of consideration
US President Donald Trump’s choice for Army secretary has withdrawn his name from consideration after running into obstacles untangling himself from his business interests, US media reported Saturday. Vincent Viola is a billionaire who made his fortune after founding high-frequency trading firm Virtu Financial, the Washington Post reported. He is ...
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USA
Trump’s pick for Army secretary pulls out of consideration
US President Donald Trump’s choice for Army secretary has withdrawn his name from consideration after running into obstacles untangling himself from his business interests, US media reported Saturday. Vincent Viola is a billionaire who made his fortune after founding high-frequency trading firm Virtu Financial, the Washington Post reported. He is ...
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USA
View From Abroad/The Economist: An Insurgent In The White House
Washington is in the grip of a revolution. The bleak cadence of last month’s inauguration was still in the air when Donald Trump lobbed the first Molotov cocktail of policies and executive orders against the capital’s brilliant-white porticos. He has not stopped. Quitting the Trans-Pacific Partnership, demanding a renegotiation of ...