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EU mission warns of potential electoral violence in Kenya

Monitors from the European Union Election Observation Mission have warned of possible violence during Kenya's August 8 polls. Chief Observer Marietje Schaake noted that concerns...

Hundreds of Congolese arrested in Uganda for illegal entry

Police in western Uganda's Kasese District are holding over 130 Congolese nationals for illegal entry. Authorities say the Congolese entered Uganda and stayed at Kayanja,...

Roadside bomb kills two near Somalia’s capital Mogadishu

A roadside bomb struck a minibus north of the Somali capital Mogadishu late on Saturday, killing two people and injuring six others, police said. The...

Egyptian airport to screen passengers from Sudan for cholera

Egypt's Cairo airport has started screening passengers arriving from Sudan for signs of cholera because of a reported outbreak there, the head of airport...

Landmine kills eight in northeast Kenya

Four police officers and four civilians were killed on Tuesday after their truck hit a landmine on a road near Kenya's border with Somalia,...

Kenya becomes first in Africa to get generic AIDS drug

Kenya is the first African country to start using a generic version of the latest AIDS drug that can improve and prolong the lives...

Kenya withdraws proposed ban on used clothes from the U.S.A

Kenya has withdrawn a proposed ban on used clothes by the East African regional bloc after threats by the United States to review trade...

Explosion heard from ship off the coast of Somalia

A huge explosion was heard from a ship off the coast of Somalia's Puntland region late on Monday and flame was seen rising from...

Pregnant girls won’t attend state schools – Tanzania’s Magufuli reaffirms

Tanzanian President John Magufuli has rejected activists' calls for the government to allow pregnant students to attend state schools, saying it was immoral for...

UN says worst form of famine in South Sudan over

More South Sudanese people are going hungry and 45,000 are still living in famine-like conditions even though South Sudan is no longer classified as...

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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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