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West Africa panics over imminent desert locusts invasion

Farmers in the West African countries are sitting on tenterhooks following the latest warning from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) that the dreaded...

Somalia is ranked world’s most corrupt nation

Unstable East African nation of Somalia has been ranked the world's most corrupt country, a title it has held for some time now. The latest...

Nielsen wins best employer award for east Africa

Nielsen has won the prestigious Best Employer Brand 2019 Award in East Africa at the 14th Employer Branding Awards. It was hosted by Employer Branding...

Rwanda to issue e-passports within four days

Rwanda on Friday started issuing out electronic passports to citizens as it works towards phasing out it's old generation of travel documents. The move is...

Rwanda denies banning imports from Uganda

Rwanda has described allegations of banning imports of goods from neighboring Uganda as baseless. There have been media reports that Rwanda placed a ban on...

Opinion: East African Community unity hangs in the balance

The regional passport is a key element of the EAC's vision of free movement and free trade across the region. It will be used by...

East African economies owe China $29.4 billion in loans

Economies in East Africa reportedly owe China some $29.42 billion they borrowed over the past one decade. The loans were secured to grow the transport,...

Ethiopia and Eritrea re-open border after two decades

Ethiopia and Eritrea are re-opening a key border between the two nations after closing it for two decades. The reopening is following the restoration of...

EAC states to save fish stocks in Lake Victoria

Faced with dwindling fish stocks in Lake Victoria, East African states have moved to institute stringent measures to control fishing in the shared water body.

Used car imports drive General Motors out of East African market

American automaker General Motors has exited the East African market after selling its entire stake in General Motors East Africa (GMEA) to Isuzu Motors...

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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