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Family of Ugandan Weightlifter Says He Contemplated Suicide After Olympic Disqualification
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65 Kenyans taking Prep contract HIV, ministry says
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Rwanda extends lockdown measures against COVID-19 to consolidate gains
KIGALI, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Rwandan government on Sunday announced a five-day extension of the current lockdown measures that prohibit unnecessary…
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Rwanda breaks ground on first mRNA vaccine plant in Africa
Rwanda plans to produce Covid-19 vaccines next year after Germany-based pharmaceutical BioNTech launched the construction of the facility to house its two modular container prototypes in the country on Thursday....
March to Kigali Movement with Over 300 Supporters Calls on Leaders to Eliminate Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in Africa
KIGALI, Rwanda,23 June 2022,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The March to Kigali, a campaign led by a group of like-minded civil society organizations from across Africa and supported by Speak Up...
Young people with a passion for sustainable development urged to join new Commonwealth network
Launch coincides with announcement and first meeting of new clean energy youth working group Kigali, Rwanda - The Commonwealth Secretariat has launched a new youth network focusing on sustainable urbanisation...
Extremist agenda is undermining devolution as MPs rubber stamp abortion regulations
The UK's largest pro-life grassroots campaign group says the London Government will regret the damage it is doing to Northern Ireland's political institutions in its determination to force an extremist...
UK has made payments to Rwanda over stalled asylum scheme
Photo Courtesy Fiona Thompson/PA Wire Britain has made payments to Rwanda under the £120 million asylum scheme, and Kigali has started spending the money despite the policy being grounded by...
President Kenyatta flags off the 2022 Safari Rally
President Uhuru Kenyatta Flags off the WRC Safari Rally at Kasarani Stadium. Photo/PD/ALEX NJUE President Uhuru Kenyatta today officially flagged off the 2021 World Rally Championship (WRC) Safari Rally Kenya...
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Elections 2022 Tracker: Updates Every Hour » British Woman Defends Kenyan Man Jailed for Killing Her Husband
Metropolitan police during a patrol in London. COURTESY A British woman seeking justice for her husband who was killed in Kenya while on vacation has defended the man convicted of...
Rwanda breaks ground on first mRNA vaccine plant in Africa
Rwanda plans to produce Covid-19 vaccines next year after Germany-based pharmaceutical BioNTech launched the construction of the facility to house its two modular container prototypes in the country on Thursday....
Mecca pilgrimage restricted to persons aged below 65
Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to Uganda Jamal Mohammed Hassan Al-Madani gives Qurans to hajj pilgrims during send off of the first batch from the East African nation on June 24, 2022....
European Union Clarifies Expensive Travel Rules Targetting Kenyans
A photo of passengers at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Embakasi, Nairobi. FILE The European Union (EU) has dismissed reports that it had introduced new restrictions that would cost...
Ruto, Raila to battle for 6.6m votes in 15 swing counties
More than 6.6 million votes in 15 battleground counties hold key to who between Deputy President William Ruto and Azimio flagbearer Raila Odinga will win the presidential elections. The figures...
March to Kigali Movement with Over 300 Supporters Calls on Leaders to Eliminate Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in Africa
KIGALI, Rwanda,23 June 2022,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The March to Kigali, a campaign led by a group of like-minded civil society organizations from across Africa and supported by Speak Up...
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UK travel ban extended to...
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South Sudan suspends airl...
Photo Anadolu Agency South Sudan's president on Wednesday suspended the operation of South Supreme Airlines, the company owning the plane that crashed in the Pieri Town on Tuesday evening, an official statement said. “As...
Kenya's SGR night train u...
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Uganda: Monitoring and improvi...
In the Ugandan capital Kampala the hazy air hangs over the city. Dust from the dirt roads and particulants from car exhausts pollute the street. Some people can't even escape the problem in thei...
Burundi scrambles to stop Rift...
An outbreak of Rift Valley Fever has livestock farmers in Burundi concerned. Nearly 500 cases have been recorded since the disease was confirmed at the end of April. The disease has been detecte...
Kenyan Olympic champions join...
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