East Africa
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1.2KLIST: Only four cleared to run for President in Kenyan polls
This year's contest is shaping up to be a two-horse race between the president's erstwhile ally Ruto and 77-year-old former opposition leader...
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880USAID rolls out project to tackle corruption in refugee response
Uganda is currently home to 1.5 million refugees. The majority of the refugees are settled in the West Nile sub-region.
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1.3KUganda shilling plunge may persist till global crises ease: BOU
The official foreign exchange rate by the Bank of Uganda put the dollar at 3,750.91 buying, while it was selling at 3,760.91...
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2.1KHunger kills 200 in Karamoja.
Rebecca Kwagala, the head of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Karamoja region, said the prevalence of GAM among children in Karamoja...
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1.2KWhy govt threats can’t kill strikes.
Between 2013 and 2021, the Uganda National Teachers Union (UNATU) sanctioned four industrial actions; the Uganda Judicial Officers Association sanctioned two between...
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1.7KMedics need better treatment, not threats
President Yoweri Museveni has urged children to opt for science subjects.
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1.5KFormer Kenya President Mwai Kibaki dead at 90
Kenya's former president Mwai Kibaki is dead. The announcement was made on Friday morning by President Uhuru Kenyatta.
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835Rwanda excludes refugees from Uganda, neighbouring countries in UK Asylum deal
Rwanda says it will not welcome asylum seekers from countries from DR Congo, Burundi, Uganda and Tanzania.
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1.3KSupreme court blocks president’s push for constitution change
"The constitution amendment bill of 2020 is unconstitutional," the Supreme Court said in a majority ruling, ending a nearly two-year legal battle...
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1.4KMicrosoft opens $27 million tech hub in Kenya
The multi-million facility will house the research, design, engineering, and innovation teams as well as the Microsoft Garage, an incubation hub launched...
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1.0KMuseveni calls for free and fair elections in Sudan
President Yoweri Museveni has called for free and fair elections in Sudan. Museveni said that political actors must rely on numbers and...
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876Operation Shujja: ADF commander killed in Boga town
Major Peter Mugisa, the operation shujja spokesperson says that Aden, who is of Somali origin was killed together with six other ADF...
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785Elephant kills Maasai man in Tanzania’s Ngorongoro
Last August, three young children were killed by lions near Ngorongoro as they went to look for lost cattle.
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1.1KKenya lifts mandatory wearing of face masks in public
However, Mr. Kagwe encouraged the use of masks and adherence to social distance rules in all indoor spaces. He also said quarantine...
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989East Africa running out of water
Experts who recently met in Entebbe, Uganda, for the Second Water Forum of the IGAD region said this is the time to...
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1.5KWilliam Ruto kicked out of Jubilee as Uhuru gets new 5-year term as party boss
The NDC, which was presided over by President Uhuru Kenyatta, saw the party unveil new national officials who will each serve five-year...
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1.0KTanzania parliament elects new speaker after political feud
Tulia Ackson, who had been deputy speaker since 2015, beat eight other opposition candidates.
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1.1KSeven killed by Roadside bomb in North-Eastern Kenya
Kenya has suffered several deadly Al-Shabaab attacks in retaliation for sending troops into Somalia in 2011 as part of an African Union...
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1.1KKenya extends Dubai flight ban as stalemate continues
The ban comes barely a few days after UAE extended its ban on passenger flights from Kenya saying travellers from Nairobi were...
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Kenya suspends all passenger flights from Dubai
The ban comes barely a few days after UAE extended Kenya flight ban after it established that travellers from Nairobi were testing...
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1.2KSix people killed in suspected Al Shabaab attack in Kenya
LAMU, KENYA: Six people have been killed and homes torched in an attack Monday by suspected Al Shabaab militants in Kenya’s coastal...
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1.4KFight erupts in parliament over coalition bill
The speaker suspended the session briefly after the chaotic scenes, which saw at least two rival MPs exchange blows, according to images...
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1.1KDeadly suicide bomb attack at bar in eastern DRC
At least six people have died and several others injured in an explosion in Beni in eastern regions of the Democratic Republic...
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1.8KUS approves first injectable drug to prevent HIV infection
People at risk of getting HIV will now have an injectable option for pre-exposure prophylaxis (Prep) after the US regulator approved its...