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President Mahama, Ruto hold talks on sidelines of UN General Assembly
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President Mahama, Ruto hold talks on sidelines of UN General Assembly

President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday held talks with Kenyan President William Sameoi Ruto on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States. The two leaders agreed that Africa must take bold steps to strengthen its financial systems as a foundation for sustainable growth. They also called for African countries to place at least 30 per cent of their foreign exchange reserves in African financial institutions. This, according to the two leaders, was the surest path to building resilience, unlocking Africa’s potential, and securing shared prosperity for generations to come. Source: GNA
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Morocco first to land in Kenya as excitement builds ahead of TotalEnergies CAF CHAN PAMOJA 2024 Kick-Off weekend
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Morocco first to land in Kenya as excitement builds ahead of TotalEnergies CAF CHAN PAMOJA 2024 Kick-Off weekend

The TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (“CHAN”) Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda 2024 will kick-off in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on Saturday, 02 August 2025.   Two-time champions Morocco are the first team to arrive in Nairobi, Kenya. Morocco stands out as one of the most successful countries in the competition, having won the tournament in back-to-back editions on home soil in 2018 and again in Cameroon in 2021. They are one of only two nations to have won the title twice, the other being DR Congo, whom they will face in this year’s group stage. The Atlas Lions are drawn in a tough Group A alongside hosts Kenya, Angola, Zambia, and DR Congo. They will kick off their campaign against Angola next Sunday at the Nyayo National Stadium. Meanwhile, the remaining Group A teams...
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Roqqu acquires Kenya’s Flitaa as Nigerian startups eye East Africa
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Roqqu acquires Kenya’s Flitaa as Nigerian startups eye East Africa

Nigerian cryptocurrency exchange Roqqu has announced its acquisition of Flitaa, a Kenya-based crypto startup, as part of its expansion into East Africa. Per TechCabal, the acquisition gives Roqqu immediate entry into Kenya’s fintech market and marks the company’s first footprint in the region. Flitaa, founded in 2019, operates in Kenya, Ghana, Uganda, and Tanzania. The company allows users to buy and sell cryptocurrencies and has built a customer base through its simplified crypto transaction services. While the value of the acquisition remains undisclosed, Roqqu stated that Flitaa’s operations will be integrated into its platform. Roqqu has been operating since 2019 without raising external capital, and the acquisition aligns with its vision to become a pan-Af...
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Kenya’s Leta enters Ghana after $5 million seed round
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Kenya’s Leta enters Ghana after $5 million seed round

Leta, a Kenyan software startup that builds logistics software for businesses, has expanded into Ghana, its seventh market, after a $5 million seed round in March 2025. The company already operates in Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Mauritius. Founded in 2021 by Nick Joshi, Leta is a software development company that creates supply chain and logistics solutions to enable the efficient and automated movement of goods. Its platform helps businesses manage fleet operations, optimise delivery routes, and reduce transportation costs using AI-powered tools. “We are officially live in Accra with our first customer on the ground: Simbisa Brands Limited, one of Africa’s largest quick service restaurant groups, with over 600 outlets in 11 countries,” Joshi announce...
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Algeria, South Africa conclude line-up at TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 2024
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Algeria, South Africa conclude line-up at TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 2024

Algeria, South Africa to join co-hosts Uganda in Group C TotalEnergies CAF CHAN 2024 to be staged in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda between 2 – 30 August 2025 Competition makes East African return after Rwanda 2016 edition The final line-up for the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN), Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 2024 has been confirmed following the second round of qualifiers in which Algeria and South Africa booked their places in the continental competition. Algeria secured their ticket with a commanding 3-0 win over The Gambia on Friday that gave them victory on aggregate by the same scoreline, before South Africa reversed a 1-0 deficit against Malawi on Sunday to advance 2-1 on aggregate in a result that confirmed the 19-team line-up. Both Algeria and South Afric...
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Kenya wins Kids’ Athletics Day Member Federation Relay Around the World Challenge 
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Kenya wins Kids’ Athletics Day Member Federation Relay Around the World Challenge 

Athletics Kenya has been selected as the winning Member Federation of the Kids’ Athletics Day challenge after contributing almost a quarter of the participants in the ‘Relay Around the World’. Around the globe, more than 600,000 children across all six continental areas participated in over 1200 activations to promote Kids’ Athletics Day – a global day dedicated to celebrating children and young people being active by participating in athletics.  This year’s theme, Relay Around the World, was inspired by the World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China, taking place this weekend. The challenge, which ran from 6 April to Kids’ Athletics Day on 7 May, was the biggest, most inclusive Kids’ Athletics participation activity yet – with a target of 500,000 kids participating across the w...
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Nigeria and Kenya among nations running out of HIV drugs – WHO 
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Nigeria and Kenya among nations running out of HIV drugs – WHO 

An estimated 25 million people are living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa Eight countries - six of them in Africa, including Nigeria, Kenya and Lesotho - could soon run out of HIV drugs following the US government's recent decision to pause foreign aid, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said. US President Donald Trump announced the freeze on his first day in office in January as part of a review into government spending. "Disruptions to HIV programmes could undo 20 years of progress," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned. It could also lead to more than 10 million additional cases of HIV and three million HIV-related deaths, he added, noting this was "more than triple the number of deaths last year". Nigeria, Kenya, Lesotho, South Sudan, Burkina Faso and Mali - as...
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Hassan Wasswa, Mrisho Ngasa and McDonald Mariga confirmed as TotalEnergies CAF CHAN 2024 Draw Assistants
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Hassan Wasswa, Mrisho Ngasa and McDonald Mariga confirmed as TotalEnergies CAF CHAN 2024 Draw Assistants

With two days to go before the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) conducts the official draw for the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024 finals, three legends who will take part in the ceremony have been confirmed, with one each from co-hosts Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The draw will be conducted on Wednesday, 15 January at the Kenyatta International Conventional Centre in Nairobi, Kenya at 20h00 local time (17h00 GMT / 19h00 Cairo time). Uganda’s Hassan Wasswa, Mrisho Ngasa of Tanzania and Kenya’s McDonald Mariga will be the three legends conducting the draw of the eighth edition of the competition to take place between 1-28 February 2025. A total of 19 nations, including hosts Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and defending champions Senegal will be engaged i...
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CAF President Dr Motsepe begins two-day tour of CHAN 2024 Host Nations in Tanzania on Thursday
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CAF President Dr Motsepe begins two-day tour of CHAN 2024 Host Nations in Tanzania on Thursday

The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) President Dr Patrice Motsepe began his two-day tour of the nations that will host the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (“CHAN”) with a visit to Tanzania on Thursday, 19 December 2024. Dr Motsepe visited Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar on Thursday. He will travel to Kenya and Uganda on Friday where he will meet with the Heads of State and football leadership in the two countries. In Tanzania, the CAF President visited the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam where he inspected its readiness to host matches in the CHAN competition. Dr Motsepe thanked Tanzania’s President, Her Excellency Samia Suluhu Hassan, for her commitment and support of football development in the country. Dr Motsepe also met with Zanzibar President ...
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CAF President Dr Motsepe meets Kenya Head of State HE President Ruto during CHAN visit in Kenya
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CAF President Dr Motsepe meets Kenya Head of State HE President Ruto during CHAN visit in Kenya

The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) President Dr Patrice Motsepe today met  Kenya Head of State, President William Ruto at State House in Nairobi, Kenya on Friday, 20 December 2024. Dr Motsepe was in Kenya as part of his working visit to the three countries that will host the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship 2024 (“CHAN”). Yesterday, he was in Tanzania. Later on Friday, he will travel to Uganda.  CAF President Dr Motsepe and President Ruto discussed preparations for the CHAN tournament. He  thanked President Ruto for his continued support of football in Kenya. The CAF President was joined by CAF 4th Vice-President Seidou Mbombo Njoya, Chairperson of the CHAN Organising Committee, as well as CAF General Secretary Veron Mosengo-Omba. They als...
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