WATCH: Protesters in Nairobi call for President Ruto to step down

Updated: 03-20-23

Demonstrators in Kenya clashed with police officers on Monday after the country's opposition leader Raila Odinga called on his supporters to participate in nationwide protests to demand that President William Ruto lowers the cost of living or step down.

A recent hike in food and fuel prices coupled with the government's recent raft of tax reforms has erupted in widespread discontent.

Ruto came to power in the August 2022 elections, the results of which Odinga has since disputed.

Protesters throw stones and set up barricades with burning tires, the police responded with tear gas and used a water cannon to disperse the crowds.

https://www.euronews.com/video/2023/03/20/watch-protesters-in-nairobi-call-for-president-ruto-to-step-down

Top U.S. State Dept Diplomat for Europe to Step Down to Focus on Family

By Reuters

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March 20, 2023, at 8:48 a.m.

The top U.S. diplomat to Europe Karen Donfried will step down to focus on her family, a State Department spokesperson said on Monday, leaving an important post empty as Washington works to keep its allies focused on supporting Ukraine's war effort.

The 18-month tenure of Assistant Secretary Donfried, who assumed the role in September 2021, has been marked by the biggest conflict in Europe since the World War Two and the U.S. push to form and solidify a unified Western position against Russia.

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2023-03-20/top-u-s-state-dept-diplomat-for-europe-to-step-down-to-focus-on-family