A double rainbow is seen above a woman holding an umbrella and selling snacks along the road in Siaya county, Kenya May 3, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya »
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Canada announces $15M humanitarian and development assistance in Kenya
Canada will provide $15 million to support refugees and drought-affected communities in Kenya, Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen announced Wednesday following a visit to the Dadaab refugee camp in the arid eastern part of the country, near the border with Somalia. Hussen,… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics
Refugee advocates worried about Kenya camp closing
International humanitarian agency CARE says it wants the rights of refugees protected as Kenya prepares to close down all refugee camps on its territory. Earlier this month, Kenyan authorities, citing national security concerns, announced that they plan to close all… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics
Ottawa ‘concerned’ about Kenya’s plan to close world’s biggest refugee camp
Ottawa is adding its voice to a chorus of Western governments and international NGOs calling on Kenya’s government to abandon its plan to close the world’s biggest refugee camp and send hundreds of thousands of Somalis back to their war-torn… »
Economy, Health, International
Canadian dentistry goes to Kenyan villages
A trio of dentistry students from the University of Alberta are still talking about an exciting and useful trip to Kenya. The third year students took their skills to three relatively remote locations to provide charitable dental care to local… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, Highlights, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Canadian advice helping Kenyan farmers
AVC professor Dr John Vanleeuwen has led student veterinarians to over several years to advise Kenya farmers and treat their animals. © University of Prince Edward Island Thanks to a Canadian veterinarian, small hold cattle farmers in Kenya have seen their… »
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Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland delivers the federal budget in the House of Commons as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks on in Ottawa on Monday April 19, 2021. The federal government unveiled spending plans to manage the remainder of the COVID-19 crisis and chart an economic course for a post-pandemic Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
