East Africa
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Human Rights Watch calls on Tanzania’s President to lift ban on pregnant girls
Compulsory pregnancy testing on teenage girls a violation of right to privacy.
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Google to invest $1 billion in Africa over five years
“Today I’m excited to reaffirm our commitment to the continent through an investment of $1 billion over five years to support Africa’s digital transformation to cover a range of initiatives from improved connectivity to investment…
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A ‘Historical Event’: First Malaria Vaccine Approved by W.H.O.
“This is a historic moment. The long-awaited malaria vaccine for children is a breakthrough for science, child health and malaria control,” said WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “ Using this vaccine on top of…
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UN condemns threats from a group of local youth in South Sudan
A group of local youth in South Sudan threaten to expel some UN staff.
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Prof.Assad asema bora kusimamia unachokiamini kuliko kuwa na unafiki, adai maisha yake kwa sasa ni mazuri baada ya kusimamia anachokiamini
Profesa Mussa Assad amesema hapendi kuitwa Mstaafu na neno hilo linamchukiza, kutokana na yeye kuwa hajawahi kuwa mstaafu bali aliondolewa kazini pasipo kufatwa taratibu za kisheri.
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Jaji Mkuu asema sheria ya Tanzania sio mbaya, awataka Watanzania kubadili mitazamo
“Nafsi zetu zinaheshimu sheria? Nafsi zetu zinafuata utaratibu?”
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Somali officials angered over ‘deportation’ of country’s nationals
People were rounded up, taken to a stadium and ordered to get onboard trucks.
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Widow of the late leader Robert Mugabe challenges a court order to exhume his remains
Mugabe’s family claims that he did not want to be buried at the national shrine.
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Over 5,000 missing South Sudanese citizens are reunited with their families
Efforts to trace missing persons are ongoing.








