Kenya lifts remaining COVID restrictions
Kenya lifted its remaining COVID-19 restrictions on Friday, including a ban on large indoor gatherings such as religious services and a requirement to present a negative [...]
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Travellers will no longer need a molecular COVID test to enter Canada
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says vaccinated travellers will no longer need a molecular COVID-19 test to enter Canada starting Feb. 28 because the COVID-19 situation in [...]
Trudeau invokes Emergencies Act to end protests
For the first time in Canada’s history, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s federal government is enacting the Emergencies Act to bring the occupations and blockades [...]
Africa Union adopts Swahili as official working language
The Africa Union, which is made up of 55 member states, has officially adopted Swahili as an official working language. The approval comes following a request by Tanzanian [...]
Erin O’Toole removed as Conservative leader
Erin O’Toole has lost a vote to remain leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. The party’s 119 members of Parliament met virtually today to cast secret [...]
Kenya extends e-passport deadline, again
Kenya’s Immigration Department has extended the December 31, 2021 deadline for the phasing out of the old generation passport. In a statement announcing the extension [...]
COVID-19 Omicron: Ottawa advises against international travel
The Canadian government is now advising Canadians to avoid all non-essential travel outside of Canada as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to spread. “Now is [...]
Who’s where in Trudeau 2021 cabinet
The complete list of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s new cabinet, sworn in October 26 at Rideau Hall in Ottawa Justin Trudeau: Prime Minister of Canada Chrystia [...]
President Kenyatta’s Mashujaa Day speech highlights
Distinguished guests, my fellow Kenyans, Happy Mashujaa Day. Let me at the outset begin by thanking you, the people of Kirinyaga, for your hospitality and a warm welcome to [...]
News roundup: Colin Powell dies, Huduma Namba halt, Uhuru in DC, drone lungs
Colin Powell, the first Black U.S. secretary of state, has died of complications from COVID-19, his family said on Facebook. He was 84. Powel served as President George W. [...]