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Leader of Tanzania’s main opposition party arrested

DAR-ES-SALAM: The leader of Tanzania’s main opposition party Chadema and other members were arrested early Wednesday ahead of a planned conference to...

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13 killed, 11 injured after fuel tanker explodes in Kenya

NAIROBI, KENYA: Police said Sunday that 13 people were killed and many others seriously burned when an overturned petrol tanker exploded in...

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SHOCKING: 20 Year Old Man Admits To Killing & Sucking Blood from 10 Kids

A 20-year-old man described as a “bloodthirsty vampire” by Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations has been arrested in connection with the “cold-blooded murders”...

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Rwanda jails 8 Kenyans, Ugandan in Equity Bank hacking case

By The East African | Eight Kenyans and a Ugandan arrested in Rwanda for hacking Equity Bank have been handed eight-year jail terms and...

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As Uganda gets Covidex, Tanzania takes step to manufacture Covid-19 vaccine

The Citizen, Tanzania | As Uganda approved the use of Covidex Herbal Medicine for the treatment of Coronavirus and other viral infections,...

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Covid-19: Govt reopens schools, revises guidelines

By The Citizen: As schools re-open across the country today, the government said on Sunday that Tanzania was revising its earlier guidelines on...

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Govt urged to take action as Rwanda legalises medical use of Cannabis

As Uganda’s government remains undecided on its position to license individuals and companies to grow and produce Cannabis also known as marijuana,...

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Kenya Airways reduces flights to Uganda over rising Covid-19 cases

Kenya Airways has joined other airlines in cutting flights destined to Entebbe as Covid-19 third wave takes its toll on Uganda. In...

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Tanzania makes Covid-19 statistics public for the first time in over a year

Dar es Salaam. Tanzania has recorded 100 new Covid-19 cases since the third wave of the viral disease broke out across the...

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Kenya’s Business Magnate Chris Kirubi passes on at 80

Kenya’s prolific business mogul and renown industrialist Dr Christopher J Kirubi popularly known as Chris Kirubi has died, his family has announced. According to...

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RwandAir Suspends Flights to Uganda Over Surging #Covid-19 cases

Rwanda’s flag carrier airline, RwandAir Thursday announced the suspension of its flights to and from Uganda’s Entebbe International Airport, allegedly due to...