All posts tagged "East Africa News"

Somalia officially joins East Africa trade bloc

Mogadishu, (AFP): Conflict-weary Somalia was admitted Friday into the East African Community (EAC) as the eighth member of the bloc as it...

News

Uganda-Kenya Expressway at Busia border in pipeline

Jinja, (UG): The plan to construct a super highway connecting Uganda and Kenya could become a reality, following the financial intervention of...

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Kenya

Two killed, hundreds arrested in Kenya protests

Two people were killed on Wednesday following anti-government protests in Kenya, a hospital official said, as the interior ministry announced the arrest...

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Somalia’s Bid to Join EAC Gains Momentum

Somalia made an official bid to join the East African Community for the third time in July last year after failed attempts...

Kenyan Supreme court blocks presidential poll ‘petition’

A presidential election petition should be filed in the Supreme Court within seven days after the declaration of results and in accordance...

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William 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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Kenya 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...

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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Big Story

Fight 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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US 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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Tanzanian pilot, plane go missing

The whereabouts of a Tanzanian pilot who went missing as he flew on a mission to Selous Game Reserve remains unknown. Mr...

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Crime

Another Kenyan athlete killed in domestic squabble

NAIROBI, KENYA: Edith Muthoni, 27, had dreams of making it big as an international athlete. However, that dream was cut short after...

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Big Story

Odinga, Besigye discuss “Liberation Dream” ahead of Kenya 2022 Elections

NAIROBI, KENYA: Regional political bigwigs, Dr. Kizza Besigye the former FDC president, and Raila Odinga the leader of Orange Democratic Movement (ODM)...

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Big Story

UPDF on high alert over fresh South Sudan war

The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) troops have been placed on high alert to defend the country from possible conflict spill-over following...

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Three children killed by Lions near Tanzania wildlife reserve

TANZANIA: Three young children have been killed by lions near Tanzania’s world-renowned Ngorongoro wildlife reserve as they went to look for lost...

Business

Equity Named Best Regional Bank in East Africa

NAIROBI, KENYA: Equity has been named the Best Regional Bank in East Africa at the 2021 African Banker Awards. According to a...

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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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COVID-19

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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Breaking

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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COVID-19

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...

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