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Former Ethiopian minister jailed for corruption

A former communications minister of Ethiopia, Bereket Simon has been jailed for six years for corruption by a court in Bahirdar, northern Ethiopia. Bereket Simon,...

Kenya begins evacuations from flood-prone areas after many deaths

Evacuation of people in Kenya's flood-prone communities has started after the government said almost 200 deaths have been recorded. Over one hundred thousand people have...

Tanzania: Lab officials suspended after goat, pawpaw test positive for Covid-19

Tanzania's President has suspended the director of the country's National Health Laboratory together with its quality manager. They are to be probed after President John...

Covid-19 scare hits Tanzania parliament after 3 MPs died ‘mysteriously’

Tanzania's parliament has been hit by a covid-19 scare after three parliamentarians died of unknown causes in the past 11 days. On Friday Augustine Mahiga,...

Ugandan MPs ordered by court to repay ‘coronavirus cash’

Ugandan MPs have been ordered by a High Court to repay a sum of $5,000 they received each to fight coronavirus in their constituencies. The...

Ugandan police probe death of top female political activist

Ugandan police are investigating the death of a top political activist Barbara Allimadi. Allimadi, who is also the International Affairs Secretary of the Alliance for...

Why Raila Odinga was mocked for saying Africa has ‘poorest of people’

The African Union's High Representative For infrastructure Development, Raila Odinga on Sunday said Africa was the richest continent but sadly has the poorest of...

Kenya will ‘scrutinize’ any UK request to test Covid-19 vaccine on citizens

The Kenyan government has said that it will subject any proposal from the UK government to conduct covid-19 vaccine trials on Kenyans. Kenyans have been...

UK scientists want to test Covid-19 vaccine in Kenya if ‘it fails in UK’

Kenyans are fuming over reports that UK Scientists are considering covid-19 vaccine trial in Kenya if the ongoing test in the UK fails. On Thursday...

Uganda’s Museveni inspects dam blocked by 16-acre moving island

Ugandan's President Yoweri Museveni on Sunday visited the site where a 16-acre moving island partly blocked the Nalubale Bridge. The moving island also moved towards...

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