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Calm before the Kenyan election storm
Kenya is holding its breath as the blaring speakers of the election campaign cars finally fall silent ahead of Tuesday's vote. Ten years ago there was terrible post-election ethnic violence in the country, which nobody…
40 passengers escape death as Jaguar bus catches fire
A Jaguar bus on its way from Uganda’s capital Kampala destined for the eastern DR Congo city of Goma caught fire in Kisoro district Monday morning.All the 40 passengers escaped unhurt. The bus had left Kampala and was…
Two members of missing Burundi robotics team found, U.S. police say
Two members of a teenage robotics team from Burundi who went missing after a competition in Washington last week have been located and are safe, the city's Metropolitan Police Department said on Tuesday.The teens, Don…
Political actors accuse EAC of helping Burundi Government force refugees to return
A visit to a Burundi refugee camp in Tanzania by delegations and personalities mainly from the EAC was seen by critics as a move to force the refugees to return.Following a visit of different delegations from EAC, AU,…
Letter from Africa: Can satellite make science popular in Ghana?
In our series of letters from African journalists, veteran Ghanaian journalist Elizabeth Ohene ponders whether Ghana's new satellite will change attitudes towards science.We do not like science very much in this country. We…
Mini-skirts and morals in Uganda
A new crackdown on what civil servants can wear in Uganda has reignited a fierce debate about morality, clothes and women's rights in the country.The new directive brings new definitions to "dressing decently".…
FIDH attacks “dictatorship” and “repression” of President Nkurunziza’s regime in a report
The International Federation for Human Rights produced the report in collaboration with six Burundi human rights organisations that the government has banned.FIDH report claims President Pierre Nkurunziza and his Cndd-Fdd…
Residents abuzz after snowfall in Nyahururu
Residents in Nyahururu experienced snowfall on Tuesday as temperatures dropped with the current cold season.A few centimetres of snow covered roads and adjacent farms affecting the Rumuruti-Nyahururu road and the…
Top 10 Places to Visit in East Africa
Here at Krochet Kids intl. we are lucky enough to call multiple locations “home”. From our sunny HQ in Southern California to our empowerment projects in both Uganda and Peru, we commit to rooting ourselves in each of these…
Why youth and women enterprises fail in Africa
Informality has been singled out as a major setback for youth and women’s business ventures in Africa. Presenting the keynote address during the Partnership for Economic Policy conference at a Nairobi hotel on youth and…
Bank reportedly asks Zuma’s wife to explain millions in her account
The first lady, however, says she has not received any letter from Absa, further slamming the reports claiming such as ‘propaganda’.Absa has reportedly threatened to close down Tobeka Madiba-Zuma’s bank account due to the…
DR Congo jailbreak frees 900 inmates
Eleven people were killed when militants attacked a prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo and freed more than 900 inmates, officials say.The governor of North Kivu province said the attackers had used heavy weapons in…
Tiote died in hospital after training collapse, says club
BEIJING - Former Ivory Coast international Cheick Tiote died in hospital on Monday after collapsing during a training session, his Chinese club Beijing Enterprises said.The Chinese second flight club confirmed his death at…
Justice for Burundi: « 98 new warrants sent to ICC Prosecutor »
The collective of lawyers grouped into “Justice for Burundi” reports that at the end of May 2017, 98 new warrants have been sent to the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court-ICC. “This brings to nearly…
Ghana church holds Chelsea thanksgiving service
A church in Ghana’s capital, Accra, has held a thanksgiving service for Chelsea following its recent success in the Premier League.Long-time Chelsea fan Pastor Azigiza encouraged people to come wearing football tops of…
Charles Taylor: Liberia’s former leader’s ex-wife charged with torture
The ex-wife of former Liberian President Charles Taylor has appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London to face torture charges.Agnes Reeves Taylor, 51, is suspected of ordering and carrying out torture between…
Why kids from privileged families deviate
Just how do children from well off families engaged in stuff common among under privileged lower working classes?You must know a Bishops son went on to become an incorrigible alcoholic or a professor's daughter who did…
Exclusion of “wanted” civil society leaders causes controversy at Burundi peace talks
The celebrated human rights defender Pierre Claver Mbonimpa on Thursday expressed his “surprise” that the inter-Burundian dialogue process excludes a number of key civil society leaders because they are in conflict with the…
Which are the fake bibles?
When Pastor Aloysius Bugingo, of House of Prayer Ministries, burnt a collection of Good News bibles (GNB) and King James Version (KJV) bibles because they contained the word ‘Holy Ghost’ or there were verses missing in them,…
China ’At the Bedside’ of Burundi
The Chinese Vice President made a three-day visit to Burundi last week. A breath of fresh air for Bujumbura.Strengthening its cooperation in the fields of education, energy, mining and infrastructure was Beijing’s priority…
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