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Tanzania says lifting of media ban applies only to online TV

Tanzanian officials have issued out a clarification relating to the lifting of a media ban announced by the country's new president. President Samia Suluhu Hassan on...

Kenyan journalist shot dead at her home by gunmen

A female journalist working for Kenya's state broadcaster, Betty Barasa has been shot dead in her house in Ngong, Kajiado County. According to police, Betty...

Tanzania President orders the lifting of ban on media outlets

President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Tuesday ordered the lifting of ban on all media houses in the country. The President has instructed the Ministry of...

Tanzania’s President orders creation of Covid-19 task force

Tanzania’s new President Samia Suluhu Hassan has ordered her government to form a special task force on the Covid-19 pandemic. President Hassan said the special...

Akon to build Akon city in Uganda by 2036

US hip hop star Akon has said during his recent trip to Uganda that he will be building a city in that country called...

Kenyans petition IMF not to give the government loans

Kenyans are signing an online petition to ask the International Monetary Fund (IMF) not to give the government any more loans. Through the hashtag #StopLoaningKenya,...

Tanzania’s top hospital to still fight Covid-19 with steam therapy

Steam therapy will remain a key way of fighting the Covid-19 pandemic in Tanzania after the country's top referral hospital, Muhimbili said it was...

Tanzania: Sacked ports boss arrested for embezzlement

The dismissed Director-General of Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA), Deusdedit Kakoko has been arrested by authorities. He is accused of embezzling 3.6bn Tanzanian shillings ($1.5m). Deusdedit Kakoko...

Tanzania’s President picks finance minister as her veep

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Tuesday picked Finance Minister Philip Isdor Mpango as her vice-president. The Tanzanian parliament has subsequently confirmed Mpango's appointment as...

Obama’s Kenyan grandmother dies aged 99

The Kenyan grandmother of former US President Barack Obama has died at the age of 99. Sarah Obama died on Monday morning at the Jaramogi...

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