East Africa
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Lowassa jemedali wa siasa nchini Tanzania
Lowassa amefarikI Februari 10,2024 siku ya Jumamosi katika Taasisi ya Moyo ya Jakaya Kikwete iliyoko jijini Dar es salaam.
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World’s biggest floating university back in Kenya
The vessel allows undergraduate students, recent university graduates and students taking a gap year to study a semester at sea, which involves cruising to different countries to learn about their histories and cultures.
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Tinubu orders recitation of national pledge at public events
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has directed a mandatory recitation of the national pledge at all official and public events in the country.
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Ghana electricity: New power tax put on hold after public outcry
Ghana’s government has suspended plans to implement a 15% tax on power, following a public uproar that it will worsen the cost-of-living crisis. The value-added tax (VAT) was to be levied on domestic consumers of…
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Europe migrant crisis: Boat sinks off Tunisia with more than 40 Sudanese on board
At least 13 Sudanese migrants have died and 27 others are missing after their boat sank off Tunisia’s coast, a Tunisian official has said.
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Kelvin Kangethe: US fugitive wanted for murder escapes custody in Kenya
Kelvin Kangethe, 41, was arrested last week while leaving a club in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, after a months-long manhunt by Kenyan and US authorities. A court had allowed his detention for 30 days awaiting possible…
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Uganda’s Judge Sebutinde takes over as ICJ vice-president
Ugandan-born Judge Julia Sebutinde has been elected vice-president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in Hague, Netherlands.
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Man arrested for disrupting VIP motorcade in South Africa
Authorities in South Africa’s Gauteng province have arrested a man over allegations that he disrupted a motorcade convoy that was escorting a foreign dignitary to the airport. The 57-year-old will on Monday be charged with…
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What we know so far about the explosion
A yet to be identified lorry that was loaded with gas exploded at around 23:30 (20:30 GMT)
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Nigerians offer ‘special prayers’ over troubled economy
Muslim traders in Nigeria’s biggest textile market, Kantin Kwari, in Kano state came out of their shops to pray on the streets saying they need God’s intervention on the economy.
