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Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu Hassan gets Covid jab in policy reverse
BY BBC NEWS,28TH JULY,2021People in Tanzania are being actively encouraged to get Covid-19 vaccinations in a dramatic change of policy for one of Africa’s most
Bangkok closes public spaces as virus surges in Thailand
BY ABC NEWS BANGKOK,23RD JULY,2021– Thailand’s already locked down capital shut parks and the few remaining public places available to residents Friday, as the country
S Africa court adjourns Zuma’s arms deal corruption trial to next month
BY REUTERS,20TH JULY,2021-A South African court on Tuesday adjourned former president Jacob Zuma’s arms deal corruption trial to Aug. 10, after the ex-leader applied for
Zuma Graft Trial Resumes After Deadly South Africa Violence
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, Jul 19 – The graft trial of South African ex-president Jacob Zuma resumed on Monday, held online in a bid to forestall another
Death toll in South Africa riots rises to 72 as unrest rages across country
BY BBC NEWS,14TH JULY,2021-The death toll in South Africa has risen to 72 as violence continues across the country following the jailing of former President
Zuma riots: Death toll rises to 30 amid looting
BY BBC NEWS,13TH JULY,2021-At least 30 people have now died in the violence which has been engulfing parts of South Africa since the country’s former
Haiti requests foreign troops after president’s assassination
BY JOAN WANJIKU,NAIROBI,10TH JULY,2021-Haiti has asked for foreign troops to be sent to the country to protect key infrastructure after the assassination of President Jovenel
Haiti President Jovenel Moïse assassinated at home in ‘barbaric act’ – PM
BY REUTERS,7TH JULY,2021-Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was shot dead by unidentified attackers in his private residence overnight in an “inhuman and barbaric act” and his
Pope ‘responds well’ to surgery at Rome hospital
BY KORIR JUMA,NAIROBI,5TH JULY,2021-Pope Francis has undergone successful surgery to treat a colon problem at a hospital in Rome, the Vatican says. The 84-year-old “responded
Uhuru arrives in Zambia for the State funeral of Zambia’s founding father Dr. Kenneth David Kaunda.
BY NEWSDESK,NAIROBI,2ND JULY,2021-President Uhuru Kenyatta has on Friday arrived in Zambia for the State funeral of Zambia’s founding father Dr. Kenneth David Kaunda. Among the
Protests and looting as Eswatini government tightens security
BY CORRESPONDENT,2ND JULY,2021-The government of the Kingdom of Eswatini has condemned the acts of looting that have been witnessed during ongoing protests. In a statement,
Rwanda curfew to start at 6pm in new Covid restrictions Schools and places of worship closed.
BY KORIR JUMA,NAIROBI,29TH JUNE,2021-The government of Rwanda has announced additional measures to curb the spread of coronavirus following the emergence of new variants globally. A
Former SA President Jacob Zuma sentenced
BY BBC NEWS,29TH JUNE,2021-South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been sentenced to 15 months by the highest court in the country. This came after
At least 30 killed in al Shabaab attack in Somalia – Security official
BY REUTERS, 28TH JUNE,2021-An estimated 30 people died on Sunday when Somalia’s Islamist al Shabaab group launched an attack in a town in the country’s
Florida building collapse: Fifth body found in survivor hunt
BY BBC NEWS,FLORIDA,27TH JUNE,2021-The death toll has risen to five after the collapse of an apartment block in Florida, authorities say. Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine
Four Dead In Florida Building Collapse, 159 Unaccounted For
Search and rescue personnel pull a body out of the rubble after the partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, north of Miami
President Kenyatta mourns former Zambian President Kaunda
BY KORIR JUMA,NAIROBI,18TH JUNE,2021-President Uhuru Kenyatta has sent a message of condolence to President Edgar Lungu, the Government and the people of Zambia following the
Kenneth Kaunda: Zambia’s first president dies aged 97
BY BBC ,17TH JUNE,2021-Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s first president and one of the last of the generation of African leaders who fought colonialism, has died aged
COTU’S Francis Atwoli re-elected for fourth time as ILO member in Geneva
BY JOAN WANJIKU,NAIROBI,14TH JUNE,2021-Cotu Secretary General Francis Atwoli has been re-elected for a record fourth time as Member of the International Labour Organization, ILO Governing
G7 calls out China, demands Covid origins investigation
BY REUTERS,13TH JUNE,2021-Group of Seven leaders on Sunday scolded China over human rights in Xinjiang, called for Hong Kong to keep a high degree of
Kenya lifts ban on flights to and from Somalia
BY JOAN WANJIKU,NAIROBI,10TH JUNE,2021-The government on Thursday lifted the ban on flights to and from Somalia. In a note seen by the Star, the Ministry
A villager slaps French President Macron in face during walkabout
BY REUTERS,8TH JUNE,2021-French President Emmanuel Macron was slapped in the face on Tuesday by a man in a crowd of onlookers while on a walkabout
Uganda closes schools as Covid cases rise
BY BBC NEWS 7TH JUNE,2021-Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has shut down schools and suspended public gatherings as the country faces a surge of infections in
Popular Nigerian pastor TB Joshua dies aged 57
BY NAMULONGO PETER,NAIROBI,6TH,JUNE,2021-Nigerian Televangelist, Temitope Balogun Joshua, popularly known as Prophet TB Joshua has died. His death was announced via a statement released by his
Assassination attempt on Ugandan minister kills daughter and driver
BY BBC ,1ST JUNE,2021-Uganda’s Transport Minister General Katumba Wamala has been shot and injured by unknown gunmen near his home in the capital Kampala. Eyewitnesses
Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye set to visit Kenya on Monday
BY NAMULONGO PETER,NAIROBI,29TH MAY,2021-Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye is scheduled to visit Kenya on Monday and will attend Tuesday’s Madaraka Day celebrations as the guest of
Macron says France will help Africa make more COVID-19 vaccines locally
BY REUTERS,29TH MAY,2021-President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday France would invest in boosting the production of COVID-19 vaccines in Africa, to help close a gap
More than 100 people missing after boat sinks in Nigeria
BY CNN NEWS,27TH MAY,2021-Scores of people are missing and feared dead after an overloaded boat capsized in the northwestern Nigerian state of Kebbi on Wednesday
UN calls for immediate release of Mali president
BY BBC NEWS,25TH MAY 2021-The UN mission in Mali has demanded an immediate release of President Bah Ndaw and PM Moctar Ouane, after reports that
Larry Madowo lands a job as Nairobi-based correspondent for CNN
BY CNN,13TH MAY,2021-Larry Madowo is leaving the BBC to take up a new position with CNN as the network’s Nairobi-based correspondent. The announcement was made
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni sworn in for a sixth term
BY BBC NEWS 12TH MAY,2021-Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has been sworn for his sixth term. He won re-election in a disputed poll in January. Security
30 dead after boat capsizes in Nigeria
By AFP Thirty people drowned when an overloaded boat capsized in central Nigeria’s Niger state, an emergency official told the media Monday. The boat ferrying
Ethiopian Orthodox Church Patriarch condemns Tigray ‘genocide’
BY CNN,9TH MAY,2021-The head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church has condemned his own country’s rulers in a video recorded by the director of a
Finally Somalia restores diplomatic relations with Kenya
BY KORIR JUMA,NAIROBI,6TH APRIL,2021-The Federal Government of Somalia says it has restored diplomatic ties with Kenya. This comes nearly five months after Somalia cut off the
Moving forward:Kenya-TZ sign gas pipeline deal as President Samia closes first day of State visit
BY PSCU,NAIROBI,4TH APRIL,2021-Kenya and Tanzania have signed a deal for the transportation of liquefied petroleum gas via pipeline from Mombasa to Dar es Salaam. The
South Africa’s Zulu regent Queen Shiyiwe Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu has died at 65,
BY REUTERS,30TH APRIL,2021-South Africa’s Zulu regent Queen Shiyiwe Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu has died at 65, officials said. Her death comes just over a month after
Chad President Idriss Deby dies while fighting rebels
BY REUTERS,20TH APRIL,2021-Chad’s President Idriss Deby has died while visiting troops on the front line of a fight against northern rebels, an army spokesman said
CURTAIN FAILS:Prince Philip funeral held at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle
BY BBC NEWS,17TH APRIL,2021-Queen Elizabeth will bid a final farewell to Prince Philip, her husband of more than seven decades, at a ceremonial funeral on
Prince Philip dies, aged 99
BY JOAN WANJIKU,NAIROBI,9TH APRIL 2021-The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, has died at the age of 99 at Windsor Castle, it has been announced. The
Tanzania to take war on COVID19 a notch higher as President Samia Suluhu announces that she will form taskforce
BY JOAN WANJIKU,NAIROBI,6TH APRIL,2021-Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu has announced that she will form a COVID-19 taskforce to guide her administration on the status of the
The Kampala Archbishop Cyprian Lwanga found dead in house
BY JOAN WANJIKU/SOURCES,3RD APRIL,2021-The Kampala Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga has passed on. According to reports, Lwanga was founded dead in his bed on Saturday morning.
Tanzanian MPs unanimously approve Philip Mpango as new VP
BY NAMULONGO PETER/AGENCIES,30TH MARCH,2021-Tanzanian MPs have unanimously approved Dr. Philip Mpango as the country’s new Vice President. His name was presented to parliament for approval
President Uhuru Kenyatta among key African leaders attending Magufuli’s State funeral in Tanzania
BY CORRESPONDENTS,22ND MARCH,2021-President Uhuru Kenyatta arrived in Dodoma on Monday morning for the State funeral of his Tanzanian counterpart John Pombe Magufuli. President Kenyatta, who
Ugandan police storm into Bobi Wine’s brother Fred Nyanzi’s home arrests nephew
BY REUTERS,NAIROBI,21ST,MARCH,2021-Fred Nyanzi, the elder brother to Robert Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine) is said to be on the run after security officials allegedly attacked his home.
Thousands turn out at Uhuru stadium in Tanzania to pay their last respects to Magufuli
Dar es Salaam. The President of Tanzania Samia Suluhu Hassan has on March 20, led various leaders in paying their last respects to the fifth President
Tanzanian President John Magufuli dies of suspected cardiac arrest
BY KORIR JUMA,NAIROBI,18TH MARCH,2021-Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli is dead. Magufuli’s death was announced Wednesday night by Tanzanian Vice President Samia Hassan Suluhu. She said
Germany, Italy, France suspend AstraZeneca shots amid safety fears
BY REUTERS,16TH MARCH,2021-Germany, France and Italy said on Monday they would suspend AstraZeneca COVID-19 shots after several countries reported possible serious side-effects, but the World
Tear gas fired as Uganda police arrest Bobi Wine
BY BBC AFRICA,15TH MARCH,2021-Ugandan politician and former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has been arrested in the capital, Kampala. He was
Tanzanian President Magufuli ‘in Kenyan hospital with Covid’
BY BBC NEWS,10TH MARCH,2021-Tanzania’s President John Magufuli is being treated in hospital in Kenya and is in a critical condition, opposition leader Tundu Lissu has