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Kenyan president signs election amendments law despite opposition rigging fears

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta approved a law on Monday requiring back up plans for an August election if electronic voting systems fail, despite fierce...

Kenyan court orders the arrest of leaders of striking doctors

Medics march during a nationwide strike by doctors and nurses, in Nairobi, capital of Kenya. Photo Credit: Allan Mutiso/Xinhau.   The arrest of leaders of agitating...

Ethiopia’s ‘Spice Girls’, lose UK funding

Ethiopia's Yegna sing about female empowerment in a country where violence against women is common. Photo Credit: GIRL EFFECT The government has axed plans to fund...

Ugandan lawmakers petition ICC to probe ‘genocide’ by army and police

A group of Ugandan lawmakers have sent a petition to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to ask for an investigation into possible atrocities by...

Car bomb wounds four U.N. guards in Somalia’s capital

A car bomb wounded at least four U.N. guards when it exploded near a United Nations compound in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, police...

Somali-American lawmaker takes oath of office in the US

Ms Omar has promised to be a "voice for the marginalized". Photo Credit: AP   A Somali-American has been sworn in as a lawmaker in the...

Ethiopian court remands top journalist held since 2015, 20 Muslims jailed

A federal High Court in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa handed down sentences to 20 Muslims leading to protests by their families at the...

Three dead after suicide bombers attack peacekeepers’ Somali HQ

Ugandan soldiers serving in the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) walk at the scene of an explosion after a suicide attack at a...

Drone-based blood deliveries in Tanzania to be funded by UK

The Zip drones are launched from a catapult. Photo Credit: DFID The UK government is to fund a trial of drone-based deliveries of blood and...

How Kenya became the cradle of Africa’s technological innovation

Entrepreneurs work on their projects at Nailab, a Kenyan firm that supports technology startups. Photo Credit: Reuters A digital revolution is taking place in Kenya...

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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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