East Africa
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Ugandan man goes on trial over kindergarten stabbings
A Ugandan man accused of stabbing four young children to death at a kindergarten in an attack that horrified the country pleaded not guilty to murder, as his trial began on Monday. Christopher Okello Onyum,…
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Tanzanian singer Matonya charged in Mombasa over alleged rape case
In its ruling, the court allowed Matonya to be released on a bond of Ksh 500,000, with one Kenyan surety
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Siku 366 za Lissu gerezani:Shinikizo la kutaka kuachiwa laongezeka ndani na nje ya TZ
Lissu alikamatwa Aprili 9, 2025 katika Wilaya ya Mbinga, mkoani Ruvuma, wakati wa operesheni maalum iliyopewa jina la “No Reforms No Election”, kampeni iliyolenga kushinikiza mabadiliko ya mfumo wa uchaguzi nchini.
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Chadema commemorates 1st anniversary of Tundu Lissu’s detention
Today, April 9, 2026, marks one year since the violent arrest and continued arbitrary detention of opposition leader and national chairperson of CHADEMA, Tundu Antipas Lissu.
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President Samia extends the mandate of the Commission probing election violence by 21 days
According to the opposition and Human Rights activists, over 2000 people were killed by police during and after the 2025 general election, with several people still unaccounted for.
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Oil Prices Rally, Stocks Edge up After Trump’s Latest Iran Threat
As the Middle East war entered its sixth week, the US president warned Tehran that its civilian infrastructure would be destroyed if it did not let ships through the waterway, through which a fifth of…
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Four children stabbed to death at kindergarten in Uganda
The male suspect gained access by posing as a parent before attacking the children, who local media reported were aged between two and three.
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Tanzania Fuel Prices Jump as Global Crisis Bites
According to EWURA, the situation has disrupted oil production and supply routes, especially after attacks on oil facilities and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key global route that carries about 20% of…
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Ongezeko bei ya mafuta lachochea hofu ya mfumuko wa bei
Ongezeko hili kubwa zaidi ya asilimia 33 kwa petroli na dizeli ndani ya mwezi mmoja linatokana na mzozo unaoendelea Mashariki ya Kati, kati ya Marekani, Israel na Iran, ulioonza tangu Februari 28, 2026.
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DR Congo yafuzu kushiriki kombe la dunia
Timu ya taifa ya mchezo wa soka ya Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo, imefuzu kwenye fainali ya kombe la dunia, kwa mara ya kwanza, baada ya miaka 52, baada ya kuifunga Jamaica bao 1-0.
