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US drone strike in Somalia kills 3 al-Shabaab militants

The United States military says it has carried out a drone strike against al-Shabaab extremists in Somalia, killing three "terrorists."

Kenya allows political activists to travel abroad after lifting ban

The two political activists in Kenya prevented from travelling abroad after the government said it has not been formally alerted by the court to reinstate their passports have now been allowed to travel.

500 Cholera cases recorded in Malawi with 8 deaths

Officials in Malawi have announced that Cholera cases in the country have reached over 500 with the number of deaths now reaching 8.

Ethiopia bans protests, publications during state of emergency

Protests and publications that could spark violence have been banned in Ethiopia during a state of emergency imposed since last Friday which would last for six months.

State of emergency declared in Ethiopia

A state of emergency has been declared in Ethiopia just a day after Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn announced his resignation.

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Desalegn resigns

The Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegn has in a shock move tendered in his resignation without giving a reason.

Kenyan court revokes deportation of opposition politician

A Kenyan court has ruled revoking the deportation of an opposition politician, Miguna Miguna who was flown to Canada by the government last week.

Magufuli urges men to end prostitution by marrying more wives

The President of Tanzania, John Magufuli appears to have the solution to the high level of prostitution among women in his country. He wants men to marry more than one wife.

Oxfam faces fresh sexual abuse claims in South Sudan

Scandal-hit British charity Oxfam was reeling on Tuesday after fresh claims of sexual assault and rape, this time between aid workers in South Sudan.

Tanzania clamps down on cannabis

Tanzanian authorities have stepped up an escalating war on cannabis by destroying 14 hectares (35 acres) of the crop in the northern province of Arusha in recent days.

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