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Rwanda: Prosecutors push for 22-year jail term for Kagame’s critics

State prosecutors in Rwanda are pushing for a 22-year jail term for activist Diane Shima Rwigara and her mother Adeline Mukangemana. On Wednesday prosecutors told...

Police in Tanzania arrest 10 over ‘gay wedding’

Police in Tanzania have reportedly arrested 10 men accused of allegedly attending a same-sex marriage ceremony. The arrest took place on Saturday in the Island...

Uganda’s President Museveni says men shouldn’t cook

The Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has said that men should not step into the kitchen to cook. According to him it was not the role...

Ethiopia hit by Yellow fever, WHO provides 1.45 mln vaccines

Ethiopia has been hit by the deadly Yellow fever. It has so far killed ten people in the southwestern part of the country. The World...

Kenya’s Betika signs Ronaldinho

Ronaldinho is now the brand ambassador of Betika, one of the leading betting firms in Kenya. The Brazilian football great has been unveiled by the...

Tanzania denies plans to crackdown on gays

Tanzania has denied reports that it intends cracking down on gays by arresting suspects. The governor of Dar es Salaam, Paul Makonda told reporters last week...

Addis Ababa to host Ethio-Ghana Trade & Finance Conference

Organisers of the Ghana International Trade and Finance Conference (GITFIC) have agreed on a new partnership that will see Ethiopia hosting the next edition...

LifeMobile to set up assembling plant in Uganda

The US technology company, CTI Africa has announced plans to set up a phone assembly plant in Uganda next year. According to TheEastAfrican the trading...

Uganda begins Ebola vaccination due to outbreak in DR Congo

Uganda is set to begin vaccinating citizens from Monday as it fights the potential spread of the disease from neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. There...

Ethiopia’s top court gets first woman leader

Ethiopia's top court has elected a well-known human rights lawyer Meaza Ashenafi as its first female head.  Ashenafi will be leading Ethiopia's federal supreme...

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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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