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Why Kenya faces imminent drug shortage

Kenya is reportedly facing an imminent shortage of medicines and pharmaceutical products as importers engage in a row with the government. Companies that import and...

Somalia: US training base hit in jihadist attack

Jihadists in Somalia on Monday carried out an attack on a U.S. army base used by it's special forces to train Somali commandos. The militants...

Bekele misses world record by 2 secs in Berlin marathon win

Former Olympic and world champion Kenenisa Bekele staged a thrilling comeback to win the Berlin marathon on Sunday. He recorded the second fastest time ever...

Uganda: Woman jailed for feeding step daughter menstrual blood

A Ugandan woman has been jailed two years by a court for forcefully feeding her step daughter menstrual blood. The court in the town of...

Rwanda to host Commonwealth heads of government meeting

The next Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) has been officially launched in a video message from the President of Rwanda and the Commonwealth...

Uganda: Opposition politician stabbed to death

A prominent member of Uganda's opposition party FDU-Inkingi has been stabbed to death. Syridio Dusabumuremyi was stabbed by unknown assailants at his workplace. The party's coordinator...

Kenya: 7 children killed in school collapse, 57 others injured

A collapsed classroom at a school in Kenya's capital, Nairobi has killed seven children and injured a further 57. The disaster occurred early on Monday...

Tanzania: Man dies proposing to girlfriend underwater

An American man Steven Weber was on holiday in Tanzania with his girlfriend, Kenesha Antoine when he decided to do something different to show...

Ethiopia rejects Egypt’s plan for operating dam on the Nile

Talks between Ethiopia and Egypt over how a $4 billion hydropower dam will be operated on the Nile have not ended well. Ethiopia on Wednesday...

Tanzania to extend its gas pipeline network

Tanzania said on Monday it planned to construct a 30-km pipeline to extend the country’s natural gas supply network from the capital Dar es...

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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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