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Tanzania is building fourth largest hydro dam in Africa

Tanzania is starting the process of building the fourth largest hydro dam in Africa and the ninth largest in the world. Tanzanian President John Magufuli...

Changing gender in Tanzania costs ‘$100 a month’

There are many people making the move to change their gender but it comes with a cost. In Tanzania, it could cost as much as...

Ugandan MP Bobi Wine to run for president

37 year old Ugandan opposition MP Bobi Wine has said that he intends running for president in the 2021 election. He told a gathering in...

Eritrean shot at because of skin colour in Germany

An Eritrean man was shot in the stomach by a gunman in Germany in a xenophobic attack, according to police. Frankfurt prosecutors say the African...

Somalia: At least 17 killed in bomb attack in Mogadishu

At least 17 people are reported dead following a bomb blast outside a hotel near the international airport in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu. The blast on...

Kenya’s finance minister arrested over corruption charges

Kenya's Finance Minister Henry Rotich has been arrested on fraud and corruption charges. Rotich and other officials have been indicted in some corrupt dealings related...

Kenya launches Africa’s biggest wind power plant

Kenya is now home to Africa's biggest wind power plant. The plant in the Marsabit County is to provide nearly a fifth of the...

19 Ethiopians rescued from ‘captivity’ in Jorbeg raid

South African security officials have rescued 19 Ethiopians kept against their will in a house in Johannesburg. They were rescued during a raid carried out...

Kenya: Three persons arrested with fake $10 million

Police in Kenya have announced the arrest of three persons in the capital Nairobi for possessing fake $10 million. Detectives on Thursday said the three...

Tanzanian court rules against scrapping death penalty

Tanzania’s High Court has ruled against scrapping death penalty from the country's statute books. The penalty thus remains in the laws of Tanzania and can...

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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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