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Kenya: Ban on Uganda’s poultry products lifted

Kenya has lifted the ban it placed on poultry imports from neighboring Uganda. The ban was imposed two years ago following reports of the outbreak...

Second oldest stone tools discovered in Ethiopia

A team of scientists has discovered one of the oldest stone tools in Ethiopia. The stone tools are believed to have been produced more than...

Uganda: Dozens killed in deadly landslide

A powerful landslide on Wednesday has killed at least six people in Uganda with dozens reported injured. The landslide occurred in the Eastern Ugandan district...

Kenya: President Kenyatta vows to end FGM by 2022

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has vowed to end the practice of Female Genital Mutilation in his country before his tenure expires in 2022. According to...

Kenyan MP goes to court over new bank notes

A Kenyan member of parliament Simon Mbugua has gone to court seeking to stop the issuance of new bank notes. The new currency notes were...

Tanzania joins list of African nations to ban plastics

Tanzania has become the 34th African nation to impose a ban on plastic bag. The ban takes effect from June 1, 2019. The east African...

Kenya: Kenyatta begs Muslims to help fight extremism

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday appealed to Muslims in his country to help fight extremism after visiting a mosque in the capital Nairobi. The...

Uganda: 3 dead, over 20 missing in boat disaster

Over 20 people are reported missing after a boat they were traveling in on Lake Albert capsized on Sunday. Three people have been confirmed dead...

Maraphones: Africa’s first smartphone manufactured in Rwanda

Africa now has a smartphone manufactured on the continent in a smartphone factory in Rwanda. The Maraphones are now on sale and were launched to...

Outrage over Kenya’s muddy classrooms

Many Kenyans have been angered by a disturbing photo of some pupils sitting and studding on bricks in a flooded classroom. The pupils of Mangororo...

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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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