Renson Mwakandana Tanzania has stopped the issuing of new maize export licenses to Kenyan traders to prevent the commodity shortfall that has already caused flour prices to reach record highs from getting worse. According to some millers and producers of animal feed in Kenya, the neighboring nation stopped granting permits last week, which restricted the availability of the essential […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Just when it all seemed calm, Burundi’s political tensions have been sparked again, following suspicions that some senior leaders were plotting to topple President Evariste Ndayishimiye. During a Friday address, President Ndayishimiye cautioned that “some individuals” who he did not name are threatening to overthrow his government, just after two years in office. […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Public coffers are aiding African countries boost healthcare services, and one dramatic improvement has been an increase in the number of years an individual is in a good state of health. Over the last decade, the improvement in healthy life expectancy nearly doubled the global average, according to a report that also points […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The Supreme Court of Kenya on Monday confirmed the election of William Ruto as the fifth President of the Republic of Kenya. Reading the verdict on Monday, Chief Justice Martha Koome said Ruto garnered 50 percent plus one votes cast. Ruto had garnered 7.1m while Raila Odinga garnered 6.9m as declared by the […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Police have arrested and charged a self-styled Ugandan prophet with assault, common assault, and trafficking in persons after he was filmed whipping his church members. In a viral online video, Prophet Kintu Dennis of Hoima Empowerment Church International was seen whipping worshippers. The 42-year-old was quickly arrested alongside four other members of the […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Scientists in Zimbabwe have unravelled the remains of Africa’s oldest dinosaur, which is said to have lived over 230 million years ago. Dubbed the Mbiresaurus raathi, the dinosaur was one metre tall, ran on two legs and had a long neck and jagged teeth. According to scientists, it was a species of sauropodomorph, […]
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Faith Nyasuguta On Wednesday, the leading African flag carrier Ethiopian Airlines, reported a growth in profit for the last financial year, in sharp contrast to the ailing fortunes of other major airlines in the region. The state-owned airline saw a 79 percent jump in revenue to $5 billion for 12 months to July while profit […]
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Faith Nyasuguta With over 146.6 million followers, Khaby Lame recently surpassed Charli D’Amelio to become the most followed TikToker thanks to his distinctly West African brand of comedy, the kind that doesn’t suffer fools gladly and is steeped in sarcasm. The 22-year-old Senegalese-born creator simplifies the already simple in his TikToks, where he silently mocks […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Liberia has called on authorities in the Arabian nation off Oman to immediately halt the issuance of visas to Liberians seeking to travel to the country for domestic employment. The request comes after a group of women already in the country posted graphic images of sexual abuse and other forms of mistreatment they […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The first grain shipment from Ukraine to Africa since Russia’s invasion which began more than six months ago has docked in Djibouti, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) confirmed Tuesday. The grain is meant for people in East Africa affected by drought and conflict. Food security experts say it is a drop […]
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