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Kenya: Residents recycling used condoms due to shortages

Residents of a Kenyan town are reportedly recycling used condoms due to shortage as they struggle to protect themselves against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Local...

Kenya: Nairobi officials suspend minibus ban

Officials of the Nairobi county in Kenya have announced an immediate suspension of the ban on minibuses within the central business district. The minibuses locally...

Kenya’s Nairobi bans minibuses in central business district

Nairobi County government in Kenya has banned public service vehicles (PSVs), christened ‘matatu’ from the city centre. The move signalled the commencement of the operationalisation...

AfDB approves $18 million for solar project in Kenya

Kenya has secured $18.17 million facility from the African Development Bank for its renewable energy sector. The approval of the facility by the African Development...

South Sudan: UN condemns sexual attacks on women and girls

The United Nations has condemned reports of sexual attacks on women and girls in South Sudan. Aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) on Friday reported...

Bank of Kigali to raise funds on Nairobi Stock Exchange

The Bank of Kigali has made history by becoming the second East African Bank to list its shares on the Nairobi Stock Exchange. This means...

Kenya to restrict access to porn sites to curb teenage pregnancy

Kenya’s government has said it intends restricting access to pornographic websites. The East African nation hopes this will prevent what it calls a surge...

Uganda accused of violating arms embargo in South Sudan

A weapons monitoring group has indicted Uganda of violating a European Union arms embargo to South Sudan. According to the British-based group, Conflict Armament Research...

Tanzania’s President prefers Chinese aids to western support

The President of Tanzania has said that he prefers aid from the Chinese that those coming from Western donors. John Magufuli on Tuesday said Chinese...

Uganda wants to establish chemical weapons academy

Uganda has expressed a desire to establish a chemical academy. The Ugandan government is now lobbying for the support of the State Parties to...

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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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