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Renewed conflict between Isreal, Hamas militia claim over 600 lives in 24 hours
ISREAL/PALESTINE – Over 600 persons have reportedly been killed on both sides of the war since the renewed conflict between Isreal and the ...
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Protests reported in Nairobi against LGBTQ community’s right of association
KENYA – Hundreds of Muslims and conservative Christians in Kenya’s capital reportedly rallied on Friday outside the Supreme Court to protest its decision ...
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Police in Uganda fire tear gas at Bobi Wine supporters to frustrate welcome rally
KAMPALA – Police in Uganda have fired tear gas to prevent supporters of the main opposition candidate Bobi Wine from reaching his home ...
International
Zimbabwe battles cholera outbreak, as over 100 people reportedly killed
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s government has introduced restrictions to control a cholera outbreak that is suspected to have killed more than 100 people. The ...
International
Bobi Wine, Uganda’s main opposition leader, reportedly arrested at airport
KAMPALA – Main opposition party in Uganda says its leader, Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine was arrested at Entebbe International Airport as he ...
International
Explosion at illegal oil refinery kills at least 18 in Nigeria
NIGERIA – At least 18 people, including a pregnant woman, died in southern Nigeria when an illegal oil refinery exploded into flames, a ...
International
World Health Organisation recommends second malaria vaccine
GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended a second malaria vaccine. This was a decision that could offer countries a cheaper ...
International
Kenya joins pan-African platform that allows payments in local currencies
KENYA – Kenya has joined the Pan African Payments and Settlement System (PAPSS), allowing companies in the East African nation to transact with ...
International
Suicide attack at tea shop in Somalia capital kills at least seven
SOMALIA – A suicide bomber blew himself up at a shop selling tea in Somalia’s capital, killing at least seven people, police and ...
International
Wife of ousted Gabonese leader, Bongo, charged with money laundering, corruption
GABON – Sylvia Bongo, the wife of Gabon’s ousted President Ali Bongo, has been charged with money laundering, receiving stolen property and forgery. ...