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Rwanda to get first smartphone factory

Rwanda could soon make history in Africa by officially opening a new smartphone factory in April. The country’s minister of information and communication technology Paul...

China’s ‘Ivory Queen’ jailed for 15 years in Tanzania

A Tanzanian court on Tuesday jailed a Chinese woman popular known as the "Ivory Queen" to 15 years in prison. She was put on trial...

Kenyan father avoids jail over unpaid hospital bill

A 22 year old father in Kenya has avoided a jail term for trying to smuggle his newborn daughter out of a hospital. Boniface Murage...

Kenya’s public debt hits $51.7 billon

Kenya’s public debt has reached $51.7 billion according to the country's 2019 medium term debt management strategy. The document was tabled in parliament last week. The...

Somalia denies auctioning oil blocks belonging to Kenya

Somalia has rejected claims by Kenya that oil blocks in a disputed section of the Indian Ocean have been auctioned. The dispute over the maritime...

Maritime border dispute between Kenya and Somalia escalates

A dispute over a maritime border between Kenya and Somalia has escalated forcing Kenya to recall its ambassador to Somalia. The Kenyan foreign ministry confirmed...

MTN boss in Uganda deported to Belgium

The head of telecommunications company MTN in Uganda has been deported, according to police officials. Police say Wim Vanhelleputte was put on a plane to...

Uganda postpones oil production to 2022

Lack of infrastructure and disagreements over taxes and plans with operators have forced Uganda to postpone oil production to 2022. Uganda's Energy Minister Irene Muloni...

Kenya: Missing activist found dead after botched abortion

A prominent Kenyan human rights activist, Caroline Mwatha has been found dead after she was reported missing last week. Kenyan police however said on Tuesday that...

Tanzania to ban fish imports from China

Tanzania is to impose a total ban on the importation of fish from China and Vietnam,  its Livestock and Fisheries Minister has confirmed. Luhaga Mpina...

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