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Kenya Airways says booking system hit by outage

Kenyan flag carrier Kenya Airways said on Friday it was experiencing disruptions to its booking system, echoing widespread technical problems reported by companies across the globe. A major IT outage has caused

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Mali arrests man close to junta critic imam

Mali has arrested a close friend to an influential imam who is one of the few remaining outspoken critics of the West African country’s ruling junta, an opposition coalition said Saturday. The

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Kenya watchdog probes possible police link to dumped bodies

Kenya’s police watchdog said it is investigating whether there is any police involvement in the gruesome discovery of mutilated bodies dumped in a Nairobi rubbish tip. The Independent Police Oversight Authority (IPOA)

2 weeks ago

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Kenya police chief resigns after deadly protests: presidency

Kenya’s police chief has resigned following sharp criticism over anti-government protests that left dozens of people dead, the presidency said Friday, the latest head to roll in the wake of the demonstrations.

2 weeks ago

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Kenya: President Ruto dismisses cabinet after deadly protests

Kenyan President William Ruto announced on Thursday the dismissal of almost his entire cabinet and consultations to form a “broad-based government” following widespread anti-government protests. He said the move affects all ministers

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Rwanda polls: Two candidates challenge Paul Kagame

The two candidates authorised to stand against Rwandan President Paul Kagame in Monday’s election are also the only two who ran against him in the last poll in 2017. Here is what

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Junta-led Burkina Faso plans to ban homosexuality

Junta-led Burkina Faso has adopted a plan to ban homosexuality, becoming the latest African nation to do so despite international condemnation. A cabinet meeting on Wednesday approved the plan that “bans homosexuality,”

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Libya says ‘cannot continue’ hosting Europe-bound migrants

Authorities in Libya said Wednesday that up to four in five foreigners in the North African country are undocumented, and hosting migrants hoping to reach Europe has become “unacceptable.” READ ALSO:EU toughens

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Parts of South Sudan ‘on brink of famine’ – Charity

Parts of South Sudan are on the “brink of famine” as the nation braces for a “horror scenario” ahead of the worst floods in decades, a British charity warned Wednesday. READ ALSO:EU

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12 children killed in South Africa school minibus blaze

Twelve children were killed in South Africa on Wednesday when a minibus taking them to school near Johannesburg overturned and burst into flames after being hit by another vehicle, authorities said. READ

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Floods tear through war-torn Sudan

Torrential flooding battered Sudan’s southeast Tuesday, bringing entire villages underwater and causing homes to collapse, witnesses told AFP, in the first devastating weather event of Sudan’s rainy season. In Aroma, a town

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Kenya starvation cult leader on trial for terrorism charges

The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult went on trial on Monday on charges of terrorism over the deaths of more than 400 of his followers in a macabre case that shocked

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U.S style of democracy in Senegal

In the democratic capital of West Africa, Dakar, a roundtable on democratic values in Senegal took place between July 1 and 2, 2024. Representatives from civil society and civic associations funded by

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Africa

Kenya Airways says booking system hit by outage

Mali arrests man close to junta critic imam

Kenya watchdog probes possible police link to dumped bodies

Kenya police chief resigns after deadly protests: presidency

Kenya: President Ruto dismisses cabinet after deadly protests

Rwanda polls: Two candidates challenge Paul Kagame

Junta-led Burkina Faso plans to ban homosexuality

Libya says ‘cannot continue’ hosting Europe-bound migrants

Parts of South Sudan ‘on brink of famine’ – Charity

12 children killed in South Africa school minibus blaze

Floods tear through war-torn Sudan

Kenya starvation cult leader on trial for terrorism charges

U.S style of democracy in Senegal

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