Africa
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Win For Salaried Workers As Housing Levy Declared Unconstitutional
While ordering that no charges should be further collected, Justice Majanja ruled that sections 84, 72 to 78 of the Finance Act have also been termed null and void.
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Sierra Leone prison breaks were co-ordinated – minister
Gunmen in Sierra Leone attacked a military barracks and freed hundreds of prisoners in a “co-ordinated and properly planned” attack, the country’s information minister has said. Sierra Leoneans spent Sunday under a nationwide curfew amid…
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Aliyekuwa Naibu Waziri wa Katiba na Sheria nchini Tanzania, atuhumiwa kumfanyia ukatili mfanyakazi wake
Gekul ambaye ni Mbunge wa Chama cha Mapinduzi CCM, anatuhumiwa kutoa maelekezo kwa kundi la vijana wake kumwingizia chupa sehemu ya haja kubwa mfanyakazi wake, Hashim Ally au kumpiga risasi kwa madai kwamba alitumwa kimkakati…
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Kenya floods: Seven feared dead after crossing flooded river in Makueni County
A local chief said they were sitting on a log in the middle of the river as they tried to cross when the floodwaters rose and took them away.
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Francis Atwoli Announces New Leadership Changes At COTU
The Central Organisation of Trade Unions-Kenya (COTU-K) Secretary General Francis Atwoli has announced the election of Rev. Joel Kandie Chebii as the new Chairman General of the workers’ body.
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Kenyan governor helps 14-year-old trafficked Burundian
Videos of the boy weeping after county officers allegedly spilled his peanuts on the street went viral on Tuesday, eliciting an outpouring of sympathy for the boy and outrage against county officers.
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How Kenya stands to lose from Uganda oil row
For decades, Kenya has imported oil and sold it on to its East African neighbors – but its role as the main gateway for supplying fuel to the region is now at risk.
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Ethiopia talks with rebel group OLA end without deal
The Ethiopian government says the latest round of peace talks with the rebel group Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) has failed to end with an agreement.
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Kenya’s government denies funding for floods
The announcement comes after the governor of Mombasa, one of the counties most impacted by the ongoing floods, disputed Mr Gachagua’s earlier claim that the government had sent counties 10bn Kenyan shillings ($65m;£52m) for flood…
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Boakai formally declared winner of Liberia election
Incumbent President George Weah had already conceded on Friday night when Mr Boakai had built an unassailable lead. But not all the votes had been counted.
