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Cash burn, weak business models drive Kenyan startup failures

Nairobi, May 3 -- Poor financial discipline and operational inefficiencies are fuelling the rapid collapse of startups in Kenya despite rising funding inflows, analysts say. Kenya was Africa's top de... Read More


Tanzania, Rwanda pledge deeper trade, infrastructure ties after Dar talks

Tanzania, May 3 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania and Rwanda have reaffirmed their longstanding ties and committed to strengthening cooperation in trade, investment and infrastructure following bilateral tal... Read More


Upmarket buildings in Nairobi marked for demolition

Nairobi, May 3 -- Hundreds of tenants living in the upmarket Elite Court on Ole Dume Road in the Kilimani area will be evicted as part of the ongoing operation to reclaim riparian land in the city and... Read More


Voices being systematically silenced in Kashmir: AAP leader Mehraj Malik

Jammu, May 3 -- Days after the Jammu and Kashmir High Court set aside his detention under the Public Safety Act (PSA), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from Doda (East), Mehraj Malik, on Sunday alleged that ... Read More


KAGAME, RUTO'S VISIT TO TANZANIA: Integration in top gear

DAR ES SALAAM, May 3 -- ANALYSTS have said visits by President Paul Kagame and President William Ruto signal a renewed commitment to regional economic integration, with Tanzania increasingly emerging ... Read More


'Narco-terror is a silent war to bleed J&K dry': LG Sinha vows zero mercy for peddlers

SRINAGAR, May 3 -- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday described drug trafficking as "silent terrorism" engineered from across the border to systematically destroy Jammu & Kashmir's youth, and v... Read More


Spirit Airlines shuts down after 34 years, ends operations

India, May 3 -- Spirit Airlines, an impish upstart that shook the industry with its irreverent ads and deep discount fares, announced on Saturday that it has gone out of business after 34 years. The u... Read More


Tanzanian held in Kenya allegedly over brutal killing of 11-year-old schoolgirl

Tanzania, May 3 -- Moshi/Nairobi. Tanzanian national Anthony Juma, popularly known as Kipara, is being held by Kenyan authorities on suspicion of involvement in the brutal murder of 11-year-old Glorio... Read More


Professional body backs Bill granting career diplomats lion's share of envoy jobs

Nairobi, May 3 -- The International Relations Society of Kenya (IRSK) is backing proposals on a law that could ensure career diplomats get the lion's share of postings to the country's foreign mission... Read More


Money generated through drug trade fuels terrorism, radicalization: LG

Jammu, May 3 -- Outlines 3-pronged strategy to dismantle supply chains, grassroots awareness & treatment Srinagar, May 02: Asserting that some drug traffickers might be building narco-palaces and bec... Read More