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President Zuma's Visit Produces No Visa Deal

The news of South African President Jacob Zuma visiting Nairobi had Kenyans upbeat that finally, his country's restrictive visa regime would be eased.

Kenya Pushes for Review of Cet Rates On Sensitive Goods

Kenya is lobbying for strict enforcement of duties on sensitive products imported into the East African Community, saying frequent exemptions threaten the survival...

President to Commission Road Tarmacking in Kitui

President Uhuru Kenyatta is expected to commission the tarmacking of Kitui-Kibwezi road in the next three weeks, National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich...

US non-government worker seized in Niger

A US non-government organisation worker is reported to have been kidnapped in western Niger and taken towards the border with Mali.

Back from Boko Haram

Observers in Nigeria say it is unlikely that Boko Haram freed 21 of the Chibok schoolgirls while getting nothing in return, writes Martin Patience.

Climate change: ‘Monumental’ deal to cut HFCs, fastest growing greenhouse gases

  More than 150 countries have reached a deal described as "monumental" to phase out gases that are making global warming worse. Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are widely...

Exam sharks

In our series of letters from African journalists, Joseph Warungu, a former high-school teacher, examines the measures the Kenyan government has put in place...

Nigeria’s President Buhari: My wife belongs in kitchen

  Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has responded to criticism from his wife by saying she belongs in his kitchen. On a visit to Germany, he said:...

Are EU trawlers taking too many Mauritanian fish?

Fishermen in Mauritania are complaining that huge trawlers are taking too many fish, putting their livelihoods at risk.

Libya's $1.2bn claim against Goldman Sachs thrown out

The London High Court dismisses a $1.2bn (£840m) claim against US investment bank Goldman Sachs brought by Libya's sovereign fund.

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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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