East Africa
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Autopsy reveals Kelvin Kiptum died from head injuries
An autopsy has revealed that Kenya’s world marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum died from severe head injuries in a road accident earlier this month. Kenya’s chief government pathologist Johanssen Odour told local media that the…
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Nigeria customs to distribute seized food amid crisis
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) plans to distribute seized food items in stores around the country to tackle the current challenges of food security amid protests in at least five states. The customs service said unspecified…
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Senegalese man found guilty of migrant boat deaths
A Senegalese man who piloted a boat in the English Channel has been found guilty of the manslaughter of four migrants who drowned when it ran into difficulty. Ibrahima Bah, a migrant himself, had offered…
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Protests in Nigeria over rising cost of living
Protests are being held in the Nigerian cities of Oyo and Ibadan against the rising cost of living. The latest demonstrations in the south of the country follow similar ones held in northern Nigeria two…
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Sacked Twitter staff in Ghana finally get pay-off
X, formerly known as Twitter, has finally paid off the staff it sacked in its African headquarters more than a year after they were laid off, the agency which represents them has said. Most had…
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Oyetunde Oladimeji Ojo: Nigeria’s President Tinubu picks son-in-law to run housing agency
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has appointed his son-in-law as the head of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA), sparking concerns about nepotism. Oyetunde Oladimeji Ojo is married to Mr Tinubu’s eldest daughter, Folashade.
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Nigeria’s president to meet governors over food crisis
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu is meeting state governors to discuss the crippling cost of living crisis. One of Nigeria’s most influential traditional rulers, the Sultan of Sokoto, said on Wednesday the country was at a…
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Kenya achieves successful pricing of new $1.5 billion Eurobond
The National Treasury disclosed that the new loan, split into three installments with a six-year weighted average life, is expected to mature in 2031
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Kelvin Kiptum: Eternal Marathon Star
He burst onto the marathon scene in 2022 with a stunning debut in the 26.2-mile (42.195-km) distance in Valencia where he clocked 2hr 01min 53sec
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Kenyan marathon world record-holder Kiptum killed in car crash
Police said Kiptum and his Rwandan coach Gervais Hakizimana were killed on the spot while a woman passenger was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
