Africa
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Zimbabwe general elections set for August 23
Ending months of uncertainty, Zimbabwe on Wednesday set the date for presidential elections, renewing the prospect of a battle between iron-fisted incumbent Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition hopeful Nelson Chamisa. Elections for the president, National Assembly…
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WHO:Watu milioni 8 hupoteza maisha kila mwaka kutokana na tumbaku
Ikiwa leo ni siku ya kupinga matumizi ya tumbaku duniani shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la afya duniani WHO, limezitaka nchi kuacha kutoa ruzuku kwa kilimo cha tumbaku na badala yake kuunga mkono na kusaidia…
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Ukata kusababisha WFP Tanzania kupunguza mgao wa chakula kwa wakimbizi
Zaidi ya wakimbizi 200,000 walioko nchini Tanzania wataanza kupokea nusu mgao wa chakula wanachopatiwa kutokana na ukata unaokabili shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Mpango wa Chakula duniani, WFP. Asilimia 70 ya wakimbizi hao wanatoka…
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Ahukumiwa miaka saba jela kwa kumuambukiza Ukimwi kwa makusudi mtoto wake wakufikia
Mahakama ya Hakimu Mkazi Mkoani Mara imemuhukumu kwenda jela miaka saba Msirari Muhere (60) mkazi wa Wilaya ya Tarime baada ya kupatikana na hatia ya kumuambukiza ugonjwa wa Ukimwi mtoto wa miaka sita kwa makusudi.…
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Kenya inasema tukio la uwanja wa ndege lilikuwa ni zoezi la dharura
Lengo la msingi la zoezi hilo lilikuwa kupima na kutathmini ufanisi wa taratibu za kukabiliana na dharura za uwanja wa ndege
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Nigerians rush to buy fuel ahead of subsidy removal
On Monday, 71-year-old Tinubu triggered a wave of panic when he declared that the “fuel subsidy is gone” after taking the helm of Africa’s most populous nation.
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Ousmane Sonko, Senegal’s fiery opposition leader
The 48-year-old has fired up the country’s disaffected young, portraying them, and himself, as victims of the “state mafia.”
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Sheria ya kupinga ushoga sasa ni rasmi nchini Uganda
Rais wa Uganda Yoweri Museveni leo amesaini Muswada wa Sheria wenye utata dhidi ya mashoga, ofisi yake na bunge la nchi hiyo zilisema, ikianzisha hatua kali dhidi ya ushoga ambazo zimetajwa kuwa miongoni mwa sheria…
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Somalia to introduce direct universal suffrage in 2024
The move follows a pledge by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in March to end a complex indirect system in place since 1969.
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‘Tired’ Pope Francis has fever, clears his schedule
Pope Francis, who has been the leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics for a decade, has suffered increasing health issues over the past year
