East Africa
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433Elephant 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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655Kenya 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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623East 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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1.0KWilliam 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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665Tanzania 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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737Seven 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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754Kenya 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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780Six 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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948Fight 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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720Deadly 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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1.4KUS 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...
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842Kenyan Gov’t Lifts Ban on Ugandan Poultry Products after Nairobi Talks
NAIROBI, KENYA: The Government of Kenya has agreed to lift the ban on Ugandan goods allowing traders to resume exportation of poultry...
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550Farmers petition EAC ministry over Kenya’s ban on Ugandan poultry products
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Uganda Poultry Farmers Association on Tuesday petitioned the Ministry of East Africa Community Affairs imploring it to intervene in...
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803High Court suspends govt mandatory COVID-19 vaccination order
High court judge Antony Mrima put a hold on a government directive that would have denied services to unvaccinated persons beginning next...