Mwanzo Editor
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Twitter chaos deepens as key executives quit
Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter descended deeper into chaos as key security executives resigned from the platform, drawing a sharp warning from US regulators. The walkouts came after a turbulent launch of new Twitter features…
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Kenyans are wondering if US politician Malcolm Kenyatta has any links to Kenya, Uhuru family
In the lead-up to the 2022 US midterm elections, one name popped up on the Pennsylvania State political stage; Malcolm Kenyatta and raised eyebrows thousands of miles away in Kenya. Malcolm’s prominent surname, especially in Kenya where…
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Lupita’s parents attend ‘Wakanda Forever’ premiere in Nairobi
A special red-carpet event for the new Marvel Studios film, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, was held at the Century Cinemax in Sarit Centre, Nairobi, on Wednesday. The premiere, organized by Mobile phone maker Infinix, attracted a…
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Two Nigeria election offices attacked, set ablaze
Nigeria’s electoral authority said on Thursday two of its local offices had been attacked and set on fire in the country’s southwest as officials prepare for 2023 presidential and parliamentary elections. Nigerians go to the…
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Twitter lays off staff at its only Africa office in Ghana
The firm “is re-organising its operations as a result of a need to reduce costs,” read Twitter’s email, seen by our sources. The layoffs were part of a global staff cull introduced by new boss…
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Twitter unveils ‘official’ label for top accounts
Twitter on Wednesday unveiled a new gray “official” label for certain accounts as it revamps the highly influential platform following Elon Musk’s buyout. Esther Crawford, a Twitter products executive, said the new tag would include…
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Indonesia revokes licenses of drug firms over syrups linked to child deaths
Indonesia’s food and drug agency on Wednesday revoked the licences of two chemical firms to distribute materials used in syrup medicines linked to a wave of child deaths caused by kidney failure or damage. The…
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‘This Is How It Starts…’ Bobi Wine On Plans By Fafi MP Yakub To Repeal Presidential Term Limit
Leader of Uganda’s opposition party National Unity Platform (NUP), Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, has spoken out against the purported plan to scrap the two-term-presidential limit and cap the age limit for running for the seat…
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UAE, Egypt ink major wind energy deal on COP27 sidelines
The United Arab Emirates and Egypt agreed Tuesday to develop one of the world’s largest wind farms in a deal struck on the sidelines of the UN’s COP27 climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh.
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Uganda’s Museveni vows no national lockdown as Ebola cases rise
Since the health ministry first declared an Ebola outbreak in the central district of Mubende, the disease has spread across the East African nation, including to the capital Kampala.
