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Uganda: Bobi Wine ridicules Museveni’s ‘man of ghetto’ tag

Uganda's opposition politician Bobi Wine has ridiculed President Yoweri Museveni's move to win the support of young people. President Museveni over the weekend visited the...

Kenyan IT pioneer grabs German Africa Prize

Juliana Rotich became known in professional circles in 2007 as the co-founder of the open source platform Ushahidi (a Swahili word meaning "testimony"). It began...

Kenya’s Safaricom offers data, voice plans without expiry dates

Kenya's leading telco, Safaricom has rolled out new data and voice packages that do not have expiry dates. The company on Wednesday made public this...

Kenya: Civil servants to wear locally made outfits on Fridays

Kenya's government has ordered civil servants to wear made-in-Kenya outfits to work on Fridays and during public holidays. In a circular from the office of...

Eritrea summons German ambassador over DW coverage

Eritrea's foreign ministry has summoned Germany's ambassador to the country accusing Germany's international broadcaster of "unbridled smear campaigns". The country's Information Minister Yemane Gebremeskel said...

Kenyan man stabs and kills friend over termites meal

A Kenyan man on Sunday stabbed and killed his friend after a scuffle broke out over a meal of termites. The incident which occurred in...

Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge grabs top state award

On Sunday world marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge received a top state award from Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta. Kipchoge received the Elder of the Order...

South Sudan: Riek Machar in Juba to salvage peace deal

South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar is in Juba to help rescue the country's peace deal as warring parties seem to be running out...

President Museveni calls Bobi Wine ‘an enemy’ of Uganda

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has further escalated tensions between him and one of his lead critics, Bobi Wine calling him an "enemy of the...

Kenya: $1bn Chinese-built railway line opens to public

The second phase of Kenya's newly built railway line connecting the capital Nairobi to the Rift Valley region has opened to the public. Built by...

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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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