Tear gas, arrests at Kenya protest over tax hike plans
The proposed legislation calls for new or increased taxes on a wide range of items including fuel and food as well as beauty products, crypto currencies and social media influencers.
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Kikundi cha densi cha Uganda, Ghetto Kids kimeshindwa kufika fainali ya Britain’s Got Talent
Kundi hilo la watoto sita wana umri wa kati ya miaka sita na 13, na walitoka katika jamii maskini katika mji mkuu wa Kampala
Al-Shabaab waliwaua wanajeshi 54 wa Uganda nchini Somalia, anasema Museveni
Kundi hilo lenye silaha lilidai kuwa lilifanya mashambulizi ya bomu la kujitoa mhanga mnamo Mei 26 na kuua wanajeshi 137
Real Madrid great Benzema to leave club
He is Real Madrid’s second top scorer of all-time, with 353 goals for Madrid, behind only Ronaldo on 450.
Tanzania declares end of deadly Marburg virus outbreak: WHO
The last confirmed case tested negative on April 19, setting off the 42-day mandatory countdown to declare the end of the outbreak
Kenya court orders suspension of mass layoff of Facebook moderators
A total of 184 moderators employed in Nairobi by Sama, an outsourcing firm for Meta, filed a lawsuit in March, claiming their dismissal was “unlawful”.
Clashes in Senegal after opposition leader sentenced to two years
A court sentenced firebrand opposition leader Ousmane Sonko to two years’ jail for “corrupting youth
Zimbabwe general elections set for August 23
Ending months of uncertainty, Zimbabwe on Wednesday set the date for presidential elections, renewing the prospect of a battle between…
Nigerians rush to buy fuel ahead of subsidy removal
On Monday, 71-year-old Tinubu triggered a wave of panic when he declared that the “fuel subsidy is gone” after taking the helm of Africa’s most populous nation.
Ousmane Sonko, Senegal’s fiery opposition leader
The 48-year-old has fired up the country’s disaffected young, portraying them, and himself, as victims of the “state mafia.”
