People in Kenya have voted to elect their fifth president since independence, amid harsh economic conditions.
Kenyan Shia Muslims, alongside the other followers of Imam Hussein (PBUH) worldwide, held mourning rituals of Muharram on Ashura day in Nairobi, the capital of the country.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian highlighted the importance of relations with the African nations, calling for interaction with Kenya in combatting the common threats at the international arena, including terrorism and piracy.
The United Nations (UN) has rebuked the British government for a lack of determination to compensate for its colonial-era crimes and “gross human rights violations” against two tribes in Kenya, saying London should pay for damages to settle the matter.
A fuel tanker exploded in western Kenya while people were siphoning fuel from it, killing 13 people, police said Sunday.
Iranian Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari said the country is seeking to expand markets for export of products developed by domestic knowledge-based companies.
Headed by Vice-President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari, an Iranian delegation of high-tech companies is going to provide Kenya with a COVID-19 aid package.
The al-Shabab terrorist group abducted and beheaded the chief of a clutch of villages in northeastern Kenya near the border with Somalia, local police sources said Wednesday.
Somalia has accused Kenya of arming local militiamen on the border to attack its security forces as tension rises between the two African neighbors.
Somalia has announced it is cutting diplomatic ties with neighboring Kenya over what it said was Nairobi’s interference in its political affairs.