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Kenyan MPs Accused of Receiving $930 to Pass Controversial Bill
Three Kenyan lawmakers have been summoned by the speaker of parliament after they made allegations that legislators received 100,000 Kenyan shillings ($930) as a bribe to pass a controversial bill that could significantly
Uganda’s Museveni Takes Oath of Office for Sixth Term
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has taken the oath to officially begin a sixth term in office making him the East African country’s longest-serving President. Mr Museveni, who has ruled Uganda since
Kenya Suspends Somalia Flights for Three Months
Kenya has suspended flights to Somalia just days after its neighbour said diplomatic ties between the two countries had been normalised following months of tension. On Tuesday, the Kenya Civil
Nigeria Information Minister Says Attacks on Security Personnel ‘Declaration of War’
The Nigerian government has said attacks by gunmen on security personnel is an attack on the state and a declaration of war against the nation. Lai Mohammed, the country’s minister of information
Nigeria Probing Hospitals Accused of Negligence in ‘Complex’ Deaths, Says Consumer Protection Boss Irukera
Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says it hopes to move swiftly in concluding an investigation into a “possible violation of patient and consumer rights” in the deaths
Nigeria’s Southern Governors Ban Open Grazing Across 17 States Amid Worsening Insecurity
Governors of Nigeria’s Southern States have expressed grave concerns over worsening insecurity and “strongly” called on the country’s President Muhammadu Buhari to address citizens on the challenges. The 17 southern states Governors also banned open grazing
Nigeria: Southern Governors Demand Buhari Convoke National Dialogue
The seventeen governors of Nigeria’s southern states have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to as a matter of urgency convoke a national dialogue. The Southern Governors forum stated this on Tuesday in
Nigeria’s Federal Government Approves New Measures to Tackle Insecurity in Southeast, South-South
Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has approved new measures to tackle the growing insecurity in the southeast and south-south region of the country. The security measures to be deployed to tackle insecurity, according to
Portugal Signs Deal to Train Mozambique Forces in Jihadist Fight
Portugal and Mozambique have signed a new military agreement that will see troops of the southern African country trained to confront a growing Islamist insurgency in the north of the
Egypt’s Suez Canal to Be Deepened, Expanded After Blockage
The Suez Canal Authority says there are plans to expand and deepen the southern stretch of the waterway where the container ship Ever Given got stuck in March, Chairman Osama
