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Ugandan MPs ordered by court to repay ‘coronavirus cash’

Ugandan MPs have been ordered by a High Court to repay a sum of $5,000 they received each to fight coronavirus in their constituencies. The...

Ugandan police probe death of top female political activist

Ugandan police are investigating the death of a top political activist Barbara Allimadi. Allimadi, who is also the International Affairs Secretary of the Alliance for...

Why Raila Odinga was mocked for saying Africa has ‘poorest of people’

The African Union's High Representative For infrastructure Development, Raila Odinga on Sunday said Africa was the richest continent but sadly has the poorest of...

Kenya will ‘scrutinize’ any UK request to test Covid-19 vaccine on citizens

The Kenyan government has said that it will subject any proposal from the UK government to conduct covid-19 vaccine trials on Kenyans. Kenyans have been...

UK scientists want to test Covid-19 vaccine in Kenya if ‘it fails in UK’

Kenyans are fuming over reports that UK Scientists are considering covid-19 vaccine trial in Kenya if the ongoing test in the UK fails. On Thursday...

Uganda’s Museveni inspects dam blocked by 16-acre moving island

Ugandan's President Yoweri Museveni on Sunday visited the site where a 16-acre moving island partly blocked the Nalubale Bridge. The moving island also moved towards...

Rwanda extends lockdown over coronavirus until April 30

Rwanda's government has announced extension to current lockdown over coronavirus pandemic until April 30, 2020 after a cabinet meeting on Friday. The office of the...

Ugandans in COVID-19 quarantine break protocol to have sex

Uganda’s Health Ministry has raised an alarm over sexual activities among some citizens being quarantined for COVID-19. The Ministry of Health (MOH) has described the...

Rwanda deploys drones for Covid-19 awareness campaign

Rwandan officials on Sunday deployed drones to various communities to raise awareness about COVID-19. The drones were mounted on loud-speakers and flown across villages to...

Somali state minister dies of covid-19 a day after testing positive

A minister of one of Somalia's autonomous states has died after contracting coronavirus. Khalif Mumin Tohow was the justice minister of Somalia's Hirshabelle state. He...

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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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