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Uhuru Kenyatta to miss televised election debates

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta will not take part in two planned televised debates with his main rival Raila Odinga ahead of the August 8...

Tanzanian MP arrested for insulting Magufuli

An opposition member of parliament in Tanzania has reportedly been arrested by police for allegedly insulting President John Magufuli. According to BBC, the MP, Halima Mdee,...

Uganda’s government issues strict dress code for civil servants

Public servants in Uganda are facing a strict dress code after the government issued a circular warning them to "dress decently". Female staff have been...

Tanzania to renegotiate mining and gas contracts after passing new laws

Tanzania's parliament passed two laws on Monday allowing the government to force mining and energy companies to renegotiate their contracts, despite pleas from the...

EU mission warns of potential electoral violence in Kenya

Monitors from the European Union Election Observation Mission have warned of possible violence during Kenya's August 8 polls. Chief Observer Marietje Schaake noted that concerns...

Hundreds of Congolese arrested in Uganda for illegal entry

Police in western Uganda's Kasese District are holding over 130 Congolese nationals for illegal entry. Authorities say the Congolese entered Uganda and stayed at Kayanja,...

Roadside bomb kills two near Somalia’s capital Mogadishu

A roadside bomb struck a minibus north of the Somali capital Mogadishu late on Saturday, killing two people and injuring six others, police said. The...

Egyptian airport to screen passengers from Sudan for cholera

Egypt's Cairo airport has started screening passengers arriving from Sudan for signs of cholera because of a reported outbreak there, the head of airport...

Landmine kills eight in northeast Kenya

Four police officers and four civilians were killed on Tuesday after their truck hit a landmine on a road near Kenya's border with Somalia,...

Kenya becomes first in Africa to get generic AIDS drug

Kenya is the first African country to start using a generic version of the latest AIDS drug that can improve and prolong the lives...

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