Africa

The national airline hopes that this purchase will be the first of many as it increases its routes and fleet size, eventually vying for the top spot in the African continent.

Kenya and Tanzania immigration departments are known for creating cumbersome processes related to application and issuance of passports despite the documents being legal rights of citizens.

African countries are not linked with direct flights but again few of them enjoy uninterrupted trips overseas.

The sites include the Kigali Genocide Memorial in the capital city, the Murambi Genocide Memorial Center in southern Rwanda and the Nyamata Genocide Memorial in eastern Rwanda.

Tanzania, on the other hand, ranks at number 13 as the country ships abroad export goods valued at USD 12 billion.

At their summit in Nairobi, the Presidents of Burundi, DR Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda, agreed to keep the East Africa Community Regional Force troops in DRC for another three months until December 2023.

Kenya, taking position number Seven on the continent, is the only country from the East African Community stable that has managed to make into the list.

Some agents in Uganda are reported to be recruiting the youth in the country and smuggling them into Kenya to work as labourers in farms and other entities.

While North Karamoja, including Kotido, Kaabong, Karenga, and Abim, has witnessed positive outcomes with Karamojong youths, known as ‘Karacunas,’ voluntarily surrendering arms, the same cannot be said for the southern districts.

To honour the late Professor Maathai's legacy Kenya will be planting 500 million trees between September and December 2023