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Prominent Kenyan journalist on trial for murder

A top Kenyan journalist, Jacque Maribe is facing prosecution for murder. Maribe and her fiancé Joseph Irungu are to be charged next week after...

Ethiopia announces visa free entry for Africans

Ethiopia has announced that it will be allowing all African travelers to the country without requesting for visa. The policy was announced on Monday in...

Rwanda: Court frees Kagame’s critic Diane Rwigara

Diane Rwigara, an outspoken critic of Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has been granted bail by a court in the capital Kigali. Rwigara and her mother...

Ugandan troops get new condom brand for safe-sex

Uganda's army has launched a new brand of condom for its troops. The latest brand is called Ulinzi which means "protection" in Swahili. The new...

Kenyan police arrest three men with fake $10m cash

Kenyan police on Monday arrested three men who had in their possession over $10 million in fake money. Those arrested include one Kenyan and two...

Dozens killed over land dispute in Somalia

Fighting between Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region and breakaway Somaliland has killed dozens of soldiers, according to a witness and a military commander who spoke of a “hellish” outbreak of violence.

South Sudan peace talks end without deal

Talks in Ethiopia to revive South Sudan’s failed 2015 peace pact and end the country’s civil war broke up on Wednesday without a deal, mediators said, potentially prolonging a conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced millions.

Death toll from Somaliland cyclone hits over 50

The death toll from the cyclone that hit Somaliland has now reached over 50, according to government officials in the self-declared east African nation.

Suicide bomber hits Somalia military convoy

A suicide car bomber from Somalia’s Islamist group al Shabaab hit a military convoy outside Mogadishu on Tuesday, causing an unknown number of deaths, a police officer and the group’s spokesman told Reuters.

Somaliland hit by cyclone, at least 15 dead

Somaliland has been hit by tropical cyclone, Sagar which was caused by heavy rains over the weekend leading to the death of at least 15 people.

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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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