Politics
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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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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
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What we know: Senegal violence
Violence erupted in Senegal on Thursday, killing nine people after opposition politician Ousmane Sonko was sentenced to two years in prison
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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
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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 iron-fisted incumbent Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition hopeful Nelson Chamisa. Elections for the president, National Assembly…
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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.”
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#UGANDA: Wanaharakati watoa wito wa kuwekewa vikwazo baada ya sheria kali dhidi ya mashoga kupitishwa
Ushoga ulihalalishwa nchini Uganda chini ya sheria za kikoloni, lakini haijawahi kuhukumiwa kwa mapenzi ya jinsia moja tangu uhuru kutoka kwa Uingereza mnamo 1962.
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Somalia to introduce direct universal suffrage in 2024
The move follows a pledge by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in March to end a complex indirect system in place since 1969.
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Huge security challenges await Nigeria’s new president
Many Nigerians are hoping that the new government will put an end to years of grave human rights abuses reportedly committed by security forces across the country.
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Asilimia 68 ya Wakenya watakuwa wakazi wa mijini kufikia 2050 – Rais Ruto anasema
Ruto alisema ukuaji wa miji wa Kenya kwa sasa ni asilimia 4.4 ikilinganishwa na baadhi ya maeneo duniani ambayo ni asilimia 3.7
