Faith Nyasuguta Tanzania has reopened all its schools even as the government indicates that it is reviewing provided guidelines on countering Covid-19 spread. Abel Makub, the Health Ministry permanent Secretary noted that the government opted to review the earlier guidelines following the global rapid surge of COVID-19 cases. “The Health Ministry has been closely following […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Three men guilty of poaching 187 dik diks in Kenya’s Tsavo East National Park have been sentenced to 16 years imprisonment each. Kaviha Charo, Katana Unda and Bugo Suluhu were sentenced by the Voi Law Courts on Monday in a ruling that also slapped them with $22,000 fine each. The trio was nabbed […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The United Nations has said that over 400,000 people in Ethiopia’s Tigray are facing famine. This comes amid a unilateral ceasefire by the federal government that could be at risk of being breached. Last Friday, the UN Security Council held the maiden public meeting in over seven months-since the Tigray war broke out. […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Food prices in Nigeria have steadily risen following high inflation rates. The most populous African nation with about 210 million residents reported a food inflation rate of 22.28 per cent in May 2021. That means the local food demand is way higher than food production, steadily pushing food prices to rise. The high […]
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Faith Nyasuguta An Ivory Coast court has sentenced 10 people convicted of child trafficking to 10 years behind bars each. This is part of the government’s effort to hunt down organised networks that smuggle in unsuspecting children to work in the country’s cocoa plantations. As a whole, the leading cocoa producer and firms purchasing the […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Rwanda has penned a $3.6 million deal with the European Union in a bid to boost the nation’s laboratory muscle to attract Covid-19 manufacturing investors. The funds will reinforce the Foods and Drugs Authority’s quality control for medical products so that the regulator can get necessary certification from the World Health Organisation (WHO). […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The Nairobi Expressway, currently under construction is set to be completed next year. The road will help decongest Nairobi, a Kenyan city that has for years experienced traffic snarl-ups. See how Nairobi and Kenya as a whole will benefit from this ultra-modern road.
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Faith Nyasuguta Rwanda has legalised the medicalised use of Cannabis even as the nation nears mass production and exportation of the multi-billion-dollar cash crop. However, the recreational use of Cannabis and its products in Rwanda remains unlawful. The East African nation still maintains its harsh punishment on the unauthorised production, distribution and usage of cannabis. […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Angola has piled up approximately $1billion in debt to Western oil companies handling its oil fields. According to three industry sources, the huge bill has pushed the African nation into beginning a sale of stakes in its flagship offshore blocs. The debt has been on an upward trajectory over the years and it […]
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By Faith Nyasuguta Russian military instructors aimed at civilians with outrageous force, random killings in the Central Africa Republic (CAR), a fresh United Nations report has shown. ‘The sanctions experts’ report to the U.N. Security Council also said they worked alongside CAR troops even in large-scale looting and occupation of schools. Further, groups tied to […]
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