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Plastic bag bans in Africa: reality or fantasy?

Plastic bags are used daily across Africa - the bans are hoped to tackle the pervasive problem of waste. In both Tunisia and Kenya,...

One killed in Kenya after rally attended by President Kenyatta

Police shot dead one person in northern Kenya's Isiolo county after a political rally attended by President Uhuru Kenyatta at which supporters of rival...

Suspect in Kenya’s ranch raids found dead

A Kenyan politician being investigated for the raids in private farms in the Laikipia region has been found dead. Thomas Minito's body was found floating...

Kenya rules out banning of second-hand clothes

Kenya has backed away from plans to impose a ban on second-hand clothes in a move officials say will leave local textile dealers at...

Tullow makes oil discovery in Kenyan well

Africa-focused oil company Tullow Oil Plc said it encountered 75 metres of net oil pay in two zones at an exploration well in Northern...

Opinion: “one of the toughest political battles” since Kenyan independence

Kenyans are gearing up for a presidential election in the first week of August and I have the effrontery to assert that it will...

Dubai Islamic Bank passed to operate in Kenya

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has licensed the Dubai Islamic Bank - owned by the United Arab Emirates’ largest Shariah lender Dubai Islamic...

Another ‘high-profile athlete’ in Kenya fails doping test

The chairman of Athletics Kenya (AK) has told Reuters that another "high-profile athlete" has failed a doping test, just weeks after it emerged Rio...

Odinga to contest Kenyatta in Kenya election

Veteran politician Raila Odinga will represent Kenya's opposition alliance in the presidential election in August, his fourth time as a presidential candidate. His nomination was...

Kenyan police disperse protesters with teargas

Kenyan police fired teargas on Tuesday to disperse hundreds of people who took to the streets to protest the outcome of a regional party...

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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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