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The US will deny entry to Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of Angola’s former president, José Eduardo dos Santos, for her “involvement in significant corruption,” the…

President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda will be tested again for the coronavirus disease after some of his personal aides tested positive for the virus. Joseph Okiria,…

Hakainde Hichilema, in his inaugural speech as President of Zambia, has vowed his government will ensure no Zambian “go to bed hungry.” The 59-year-old who defeated…

The Electoral Commission of Zambia has declared opposition candidate Hakainde Hichilema as the winner of the August 12 presidential election. Hichilema, 59, defeated his main rival,…

Tanzania’s Minister of Defence and National Service, Elias Kwandikwa, is dead. Kwandikwa, who is also a former Deputy Minister of Works, Transport and Communications, died on…

Seychelles and Spain have agreed on further cooperations in the health, social and financial sectors with fisheries and maritime security topping both countries’ priorities. This was…

There seems to be more trouble than usual lurking for Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital economy, Isa Ali Ibrahim also known as Sheikh Pantami. On…

Ugandan Revenue Authority (URA) and the National Unity Party (NUP) presidential candidate in the January 14, 2021 election, Bobi Wine, are headed for a collision over…

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has met with visiting senior Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi in Entebbe to discuss promoting bilateral relations between the two countries. Yang, a…

Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, a.k.a Bobi Wine, has withdrawn his challenging the results of Uganda’s January 14 presidential election from the Supreme Court, citing judges bias. The…