Mohammed Yusuf

Mohammed Yusuf

Mohammed Yusuf reports for VOA from Nairobi.

 

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Fri, 04/09/2021 - 12:28 PM
Africa

Kenya Refugee Supporters Welcome Suspension of Camp Closures

Kenyan media is reporting the interior ministry is not happy with UNHCR proposal for voluntary repatriation, in accordance with COVID-19 health protocols
Men carry bags of food aid at the Kakuma refugee camp in northern Kenya, March 6, 2018. Picture taken March 6, 2018. REUTERS…
Fri, 03/26/2021 - 01:58 PM
COVID-19 Pandemic

Kenya Reimposes COVID-19 Restrictions

The capital and surrounding counties lock down after the COVID-19 positivity rate jumps to 22 percent in two months
FILE PHOTO: A boy walks in front of a graffiti promoting the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Mathare…
Thu, 03/25/2021 - 12:37 PM
Africa

Rights Groups, Residents Decry Kenyan Demand to Close Huge Refugee Camps

Authorities have ordered UN refugee agency to make plans to close two refugee camps that are home to more than 400,000 refugees, mainly Somalis and South Sudanese
Somali refugee Fatuma Yussuf Diriye is seen during an interview with Reuters in the Kakuma refugee camp in northern Kenya, Aug. 13, 2018.
Tue, 03/23/2021 - 02:57 PM
COVID-19 Pandemic

Kenyan Authorities Worried by Rise in New COVID Infections

Kenya has recorded more than 14,000 positive cases since March 1
FILE - A woman reacts as she receives the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine under the COVAX scheme against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, March 5, 2021.
Wed, 03/17/2021 - 06:08 PM
Africa

Tanzanian President Dies  

Officials say John Magufuli died of heart disease; he leaves mixed legacy 
A man holds a newspapers following the death of Tanzania's President John Magufuli in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania March 18, 2021…
Wed, 03/17/2021 - 03:49 PM
Africa

Kenyan Court Upholds Ban on Female Genital Mutilation 

Judges 'not persuaded that one can choose to undergo a harmful practice from medical and anecdotal evidence presented' by petitioner who sought to do away with ban
FILE - A man shows the logo of a T-shirt that reads "Stop the Cut" referring to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) during a social event advocating against harmful practices such as FGM at the Imbirikani Girls High School in Imbirikani, Kenya, April 21, 2016.
Mon, 03/15/2021 - 01:55 PM
Africa

Tanzanian VP Implies President is Sick, Says Nothing about Coronavirus Rumors

Authorities have come under pressure to reveal President John Magufuli’s health status after some people, including opposition politicians, said he was sick with coronavirus
(FILES) In this file photograph taken on August 29, 2020, Tanzania's incumbent President and presidential candidate of ruling…
Thu, 03/04/2021 - 02:03 PM
Africa

Kenyan Women's Rights Groups Hail Lifting of US Abortion Funding 'Gag Rule'

President Joe Biden’s order revokes ban blocking US funding to women’s health organizations that provide abortion or abortion-related services in the country
Thu, 03/04/2021 - 01:47 PM

Kenyan Women's Rights Groups Hail Lifting of US Abortion Funding 'Gag Rule'

President Joe Biden’s order revokes a ban blocking US funding to women’s health organizations that provide abortion or abortion-related services in the country
Kenyan Women's Rights Groups Hail Lifting of US Abortion Funding 'Gag Rule'
Wed, 03/03/2021 - 02:33 PM
COVID-19 Pandemic

Kenya Receives 1M Vaccine Doses, Will Distribute to Health Workers First

The ministry of health said it would set aside 400,000 coronavirus jabs for the country's medical workers
The first arrival of COVID-19 vaccines to Kenya is offloaded from a Qatar Airways flight at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, March 3, 2021.