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President Uhuru Kenyatta declares Lamu Port open
Kenya’s Lamu Port will provide a new transport corridor linking neighbouring nations to the Indian Ocean.
The Lamu seaport is part of a multi-billion dollars transport corridor between the Kenyan coastal town of Lamu, South Sudan and Ethiopia.
Somalia's political heavyweights gather for a crucial conference on elections.
And on World Bee Day, how the conservation of wild bees in Africa benefits the well-being of humans.
(Photo: President Uhuru Kenyatta unveils the first berth of Chinese funded Lamu Port in Lamu, Kenya. Credit: Presidential Press Service handout via Reuters)
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