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Kenya, Germany host Eastern Africa's first green hydrogen symposium in Nairobi • May 14, 2025, 6:44 AM ET (The Standard)
Malaysia to move palm oil business head office to Nairobi • May 12, 2025, 4:26 AM ET (The Standard)
Missing Uganda opposition activist charged and remanded, his lawyer says • May 5, 2025, 6:45 AM ET (Straits Times)
Kenyan opposition MP is killed in 'targeted' shooting • May 1, 2025, 7:44 AM ET (AP)

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