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kenya ukraine embassy asks kenyans for financial help the ukraine embassy in kenya is calling
for financial support from kenyans and other well-wishers as the conflict with russia continues
in a statement released on march 31st the embassy reached out to those willing to support the
country to make the donations which will help the country recover from the impact of the war
the embassy has opened two accounts for donations which will be channeled towards helping those
affected by the ongoing scammishes justifying the move to open their accounts the ukraine
embassy noted that it was informed by several requests made by kenyans to help the nation
east africa ethiopia kenya army chiefs agreed to take a lead to strengthen eastern africa
standby force peace and security the chief of staff of the ethiopian national defense forces
endf field marshal berhany jula and his counterpart chief of the kenyan defense forces
general robert karioki kibochi held talks in nairobi on 30th march during which the
two agreed to take lead to strengthen the east africa standby force easf and work together for
mutual peace and security the ethiopian embassy in nairobi said during the discussion the two chiefs
of staff also agreed to work together on various bilateral and regional peace and security issues
both ethiopia and kenya are part of esaf a regional organization mandated to enhance peace
and security in the eastern african region as is one of the five regional multi-dimensional forces
of the african standby force asf consisting of military police and civilian components
africa wide african refugees fleeing ukraine held in eu immigration detention facilities more
than 4 million people have now fled ukraine for neighboring countries amidst the russian invasion
however african students who have fled have been detained by eu border authorities
in what has been condemned discriminatory and unacceptable although all neighboring eu countries
have pledged to accept refugees from ukraine as people flee across the borders a complicated
story emerges of who is perceived and received as good bad and ideal refugee in modern europe
media reports have revealed that ukraine residents of african origin
who have crossed the border to escape the war have been placed in closed facilities with
some having been there for a number of weeks the european union's temporary protection directive is
seen as creating a double standard by permitting ukrainian citizens to enter neighbouring countries
but barring third party nationals form access the international organization for migration iom
has said they were aware of three other facilities in poland where people who are not ukrainian and
who have fled the war are being detained this is despite an eu protection directive
dated march 4 2022 which states the third country nationals studying or working in ukraine
should be admitted to the eu temporarily on humanitarian grounds it states that it
also applies to nationals of third countries other than ukraine residing legally in ukraine
who are unable to return in safe and durable conditions to their country or region of origin
mali russia sends extra military equipment to mali
mali's military government has received two combat helicopters and two sophisticated raider systems
from russia to help in its fight against islamist militants the military government which seized
power in 2020 has developed closer ties with russia after a series of disagreements with france
the former colonial power began withdrawing its troops from the west african nation last month
after almost 10 years fighting the jihadist threat about 75 percent of french troops are
reported to have departed drc mps fire dr congo economy minister over ukraine hikes
the democratic republic of congo's economy minister is set to leave office after losing a
no-confidence vote in parliament over the soaring cost of living before the vote jean-marie kalumba
had blamed hikes in the prizes of oil coal and cereals on the crisis in ukraine he explained
that dr congo imported 55 of its wheat from russia and 15 from ukraine imports had also been affected
by the fact that sea fried cost had risen by 700 in less than a year he said but mps were having
none of it with the majority voting for his removal less than a year since he took office
mr kalumba is a first member of president felix tisha cady's cabinet to be voted out by parliament
zimbabwe zimbabwe to repossess and use land zimbabwe has begun repossessing idol land
from black farmers who had benefited from land reforms two decades ago
according to agriculture minister anxious masuka the minister had said that farmland lying unused
and owners of multiple farms will lose land and the land will go to aspiring farmers
from a wait list from earlier rounds of land reforms speaking at the opening of annual tobacco
auctions the minister said some repossessions had already occurred while others were in the process
former president robert mugabe launched land reforms in 2000 removing white colonialists and
giving it back to africans the scheme was supposed to redress legacies of british colonialism
still today zimbabwe has a quarter of million farmers who are on the waiting list for land great
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