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Somalia denies auctioning oil blocks belonging to Kenya

Somalia has rejected claims by Kenya that oil blocks in a disputed section of the Indian Ocean have been auctioned. The dispute over the maritime...

Maritime border dispute between Kenya and Somalia escalates

A dispute over a maritime border between Kenya and Somalia has escalated forcing Kenya to recall its ambassador to Somalia. The Kenyan foreign ministry confirmed...

MTN boss in Uganda deported to Belgium

The head of telecommunications company MTN in Uganda has been deported, according to police officials. Police say Wim Vanhelleputte was put on a plane to...

Uganda postpones oil production to 2022

Lack of infrastructure and disagreements over taxes and plans with operators have forced Uganda to postpone oil production to 2022. Uganda's Energy Minister Irene Muloni...

Kenya: Missing activist found dead after botched abortion

A prominent Kenyan human rights activist, Caroline Mwatha has been found dead after she was reported missing last week. Kenyan police however said on Tuesday that...

Tanzania to ban fish imports from China

Tanzania is to impose a total ban on the importation of fish from China and Vietnam,  its Livestock and Fisheries Minister has confirmed. Luhaga Mpina...

African Union unveils statue of Haile Selassie

The African Union has unveiled a statue of Haile Selassie outside it's headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Selassie is Ethiopia's last emperor who played an instrumental...

South Sudan: 3 killed in U.N Helicopter crash

Three people have been reported dead after a helicopter crashed inside the U.N. peacekeeping compound in South Sudan. The MI-8 helicopter was reportedly carrying Ethiopian...

Tanzania: Male MPs face calls to get circumcised

Tanzania ranks high globally when it comes to HIV/AIDS infection rates in the world. The country’s 2016 figures showed that some 5 percent of...

Uganda declares it’s curvy women tourist attraction

There is public outrage in Uganda after the launch of a beauty contest for curvy women. The pageant was launched in the capital Kampala on...

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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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