Africa
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At 34, Burkina’s new junta chief is world’s youngest leader
Traore, at the head of a core of disgruntled junior officers, ousted Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, who had seized power just in January.
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Safaricom officially starts its operations in Ethiopia
Kenyan telecommunications giant Safaricom has launched its network in Ethiopia, becoming the first private company in one of Africa’s largest markets
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Ebola Uganda: Majaribio ya chanjo kuanza ‘hivi karibuni’
Chanjo kadhaa ziko katika hatua mbalimbali za utengenezaji dhidi ya virusi hivi, mbili kati ya hizo zinaweza kuanza majaribio ya kliniki nchini Uganda katika wiki zijazo
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Ibrahim Traore officially appointed Burkina Faso president
Traore has been appointed as “Head of State, Supreme Head of the Armed Forces”, according to the official statement by spokesman Captain Kiswendsida Farouk Azaria Sorgho
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‘Nina Bahati Ya Kuwa Hai,’ Vera Sidika asema baada ya kufanyiwa upasuaji wa kurekebisha mwili
Vera Sidika ameshtua mitandao na kufunguka kuhusu upasuaji wake ambao umebadilisha upasuaji wa kuimarisha mwili aliofanyiwa miaka mingi iliyopita
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Uganda health worker dies of Ebola, raising toll to 10
Margaret Nabisubi, aged 58, is the fourth health worker to die of Ebola
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Kenya to cut its budget by 300 billion
President Ruto said the Ksh 300 billion cut will be effected and that plans are underway progressively to stop the borrowing spree.
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Court upholds Tanzania move to cordon off land to protect wildlife
A regional court on Friday ruled that Tanzania’s decision to cordon off land for wildlife protection was legal, dealing a blow to Maasai pastoralists
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Tanzania; Darasa la saba kuanza mitihani yao ya mwisho kesho
Jumla ya watahiniwa 1,384,340 wanatarajia kufanya mtihani wa kuhitimu elimu ya msingi utakaofanyika Oktoba 5 na 6 mwaka huu.
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Museveni’s son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, says he needs two weeks to ‘capture Nairobi’
Commander of the land forces of the UPDF Muhoozi Kainerugaba has shocked Kenyans after posting war messages via social media







