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US Ambassador Recalled From Zambia

US Ambassador Recalled From Zambia

US ambassador recalled from Zambia after expressing his views on the current situation, the sentencing of two gay men and causing an uproar in the country, with the President saying the ambassador is trying...
NDB To Give Eskom R6bn

NDB To Give Eskom R6bn

NDB gives Eskom a R6Bn loan to help build a battery storage to meet their electric demands. This comes after consistent Load shedding and inadequate supply cost them an excess of R27 Billion. The project...
Ethiopia Says GERD Progress Is Significant

Ethiopia Says GERD Progress Is Significant

Ethiopia says GERD (Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam) progress is significant as negotiations continue with Sudan and Egypt on filling the dam’s reservoir. Officials visited the $4 billion site earlier and were told that almost 70%...
Kenya’s First African Mayor Passes Away Without Knowing Final Verdict

Kenya’s First African Mayor Passes Away

Kenya’s First African Mayor Passes Away on Monday without knowing the final verdict on his court case. Mr Charles Wanyoike Rubia had sued the government for a record high of Sh.40 billion after he...
A Survey On What Wealthy Kenyans Invest In

A Survey On What Wealthy Kenyans Invest In

A survey on what wealthy Kenyans invest in conducted by Standard Chartered Bank reveals that the majority of the wealthy look to invest in Land and Property the most. The survey shows that 27%...
Foreign Curriculum Students To No Longer receive State Sponsorship

Foreign Curriculum Students To No Longer receive State Sponsorship

A court ruled that students enrolled in a foreign curriculum, for example, IGCSE (British Curriculum) can no longer avail state sponsorship when joining a local university. This was the ruling after Mr. Rakesh argued in...
Ivory Coast Issues Warrant For Presidential Candidate

Ivory Coast Issues Warrant For Presidential Candidate

Ivory Coast issues a warrant to arrest Presidential candidate Guillaume Soro based on an attempt to destabilize the country and embezzlement of public funds amounting to 2.2 million euros (1.5 billion CFA franc). He was...
Algeria’s Military Chief Dies

Algeria’s Military Chief Dies

Algeria’s military chief Ahmed Gaid Salah dies aged 79 due to a heart attack on Monday. He was the de facto leader after the former president was overthrown from office after mass protests last year and...
Changing From CFA Franc To Eco

Changing From CFA Franc To Eco

Changing from CFA franc to 'eco' decision was made on Saturday, after major debates among the 8 countries using the then Western CFA franc. This step by the Western African countries looks to be...
Sudan Launches Investigations Into Darfur Crimes

Sudan Launches Investigations Into Darfur Crimes

Sudan launches investigation into Darfur crimes that were committed during the presidential reign of Omar-al-Bashir. Amounting to almost 300,000 killed and over 2 million being displaced. This started due to the fight between the...

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