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Uganda: Rebecca Kadaga summons Attorney General over election ballots deal, EC sackingsUganda: Rebecca Kadaga summons Attorney General over election ballots deal, EC sackings

Uganda: Rebecca Kadaga summons Attorney General over election ballots deal, EC sackings

The speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga has directed that the attorney widely wide-spread together with the minister of Justice and…

July 23, 2020
Angola can become the fourth largest economy in AfricaAngola can become the fourth largest economy in Africa

Angola can become the fourth largest economy in Africa

According to forecasts from the Institute for Studies and Security (ISS), based in Pretoria , South Africa, Angola could become…

July 21, 2020
Africa’s COVID-19 caseload goes past 700,000; deaths close to 15,000Africa’s COVID-19 caseload goes past 700,000; deaths close to 15,000

Africa’s COVID-19 caseload goes past 700,000; deaths close to 15,000

As of today, the case load on Africa has reached the 700,000 mark. Half of the cases are reported in…

July 20, 2020
Ivory Coast buries deceased Prime MinisterIvory Coast buries deceased Prime Minister

Ivory Coast buries deceased Prime Minister

Ivory Coast’s deceased Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly was buried Friday in his hometown in Korogho, the main city in…

July 19, 2020
MANDELA DAY: Xenophobia not what Madiba stood forMANDELA DAY: Xenophobia not what Madiba stood for

MANDELA DAY: Xenophobia not what Madiba stood for

The international Nelson Mandela Day this year is under the theme “Acting to bring about change”. Among the things Nelson…

July 18, 2020
Gabon gets first woman Prime Minister: Rose Christiane Ossouka RapondaGabon gets first woman Prime Minister: Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda

Gabon gets first woman Prime Minister: Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda

Gabon president Ali Bongo Ondimba on Thursday named a new Prime Minister in the person of Madame Rose Christiane Ossouka…

July 17, 2020
African govts must urgently update digital rights laws – LawyerAfrican govts must urgently update digital rights laws – Lawyer

African govts must urgently update digital rights laws – Lawyer

Governments across the continent must put more work into digital rights legislation which falls into the wider area of fundamental…

July 16, 2020
Thousands of people in DR Congo capital defy protest banThousands of people in DR Congo capital defy protest ban

Thousands of people in DR Congo capital defy protest ban

Thousands of protesters gather in the DR Congo capital Kinshasa, four days after five people were killed in banned demonstrations…

July 15, 2020
Kenyans hold funeral for first doctor to die of covid-19Kenyans hold funeral for first doctor to die of covid-19

Kenyans hold funeral for first doctor to die of covid-19

Family members and colleagues on Monday gather at the funeral of the first Kenyan doctor, Doreen Adisa Lugaliki in Bungoma,…

July 14, 2020
New bill to protect consumers in the financial sector being worked on in SeychellesNew bill to protect consumers in the financial sector being worked on in Seychelles

New bill to protect consumers in the financial sector being worked on in Seychelles

Work has started in Seychelles on a new consumer protection bill for the financial sector. The process, now in the…

July 13, 2020