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Uhuru Kenyatta warns judiciary against helping opposition

Kenya's president has warned the country's judiciary not to help the opposition throw the next election into disarray. The presidential poll will take place next...

South Sudan’s troops advance on rebel stronghold

Tens of thousands of South Sudanese have been displaced and aid workers evacuated as rebels accuse government troops of advancing on their stronghold and...

Nine men beheaded by militants in Kenya

Suspected Islamist militants beheaded nine men in an overnight attack on a village in the Kenyan coastal district of Lamu, police said, days after...

Kenya interior minister dies

Kenya's interior minister has died in hospital, the government said on Saturday, a month before the country is due to hold national elections. "It is...

South Sudan wants donors support for its national budget

War-ravaged South Sudan needs donors to fund more than a third of its next budget, finance Minister Stephen Dhieu Dau said, but countries are...

3 die in al-Shabaab raid on Kenyan police camp

Three policemen were killed Wednesday in seven hours of fighting with suspected Shabaab militants who attacked their post in southeastern Kenya, police said. Regional police...

Uhuru Kenyatta to miss televised election debates

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta will not take part in two planned televised debates with his main rival Raila Odinga ahead of the August 8...

Tanzanian MP arrested for insulting Magufuli

An opposition member of parliament in Tanzania has reportedly been arrested by police for allegedly insulting President John Magufuli. According to BBC, the MP, Halima Mdee,...

Uganda’s government issues strict dress code for civil servants

Public servants in Uganda are facing a strict dress code after the government issued a circular warning them to "dress decently". Female staff have been...

Tanzania to renegotiate mining and gas contracts after passing new laws

Tanzania's parliament passed two laws on Monday allowing the government to force mining and energy companies to renegotiate their contracts, despite pleas from the...

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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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