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Kenya grants temporary legal status to undocumented East African nationals who registered with their embassies, after president William Ruto ordered the closure of small businesses operated by foreign traders without work permits.
2026-09-7

Sudan's doctors network reports that five civilians are killed and thousands are displaced during attacks by Rapid Support Forces in Bara, North Kordofan.
2026-08-30

The Sudan Doctors Network reports that more than 215 civilians have died at the RSF-run Daqris Prison in Sudan's South Darfur state from the spread of diseases and epidemics, as well as torture and mistreatment of detainees.
2026-06-24

Taiwan says the Kenyan foreign ministry revoked visas issued to Taiwanese scientists and prevented them from attending the Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa. China states that Kenya's actions are consistent with its adherence to the One China policy.
2026-06-16

Victims of atrocities linked to the civil war in Sudan urges Kenya's Director of Public Prosecutions to approve charges against 10 members of the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces, including some believed to reside in Kenya, making it the first war crimes complaint filed against the RSF outside of Sudan.
2026-06-9

During a meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, political groups in Sudan including the Somoud alliance and Sudan Liberation Movement led by Abdul Wahid al-Nur approve a roadmap in a effort to end the civil war in the country.
2026-05-23

Kenyan president William Ruto announces the reopening of the country's Mandera border post with Somalia in April, ending a 15-year closure imposed in 2011 following attacks attributed to al-Shabaab, after earlier reopening plans were delayed due to renewed violence near the border.
2026-02-12

Three people are killed when an airstrike carried out by the RSF hits a humanitarian aid vehicle in North Kordofan, Sudan
2026-02-8

At least 100 people, including 20 children, are killed in Rapid Support Forces attacks on Al-Fashir and two nearby displacement camps in North Darfur, Sudan, according to the United Nations.
2025-04-12

Suspected Al-Shabaab gunmen abduct five government-appointed village chiefs in Kenya's Mandera County, who were en route to the border town of El Wak. The abducted chiefs were part of the preparation team for President William Ruto's visit to the region next week.
2025-02-3