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Eastern Africa
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Coronavirus slows cargo flow at Mombasa port
Cargo volumes at the port of Mombasa are expected to reduce in the next few weeks as the…
Kenya’s MPs approve prosecution of culprits indicted in procurement scandal
Kenya’s Members of Parliament have given Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji the go-ahead to prosecute individuals…
Rwanda’s Skol brewer cancels sexist jokes on beer bottles after backlash
Skol Brewery Limited also promised to immediately discontinue its "Live Laugh Lager" campaign
Ethiopia’s Addis Ababa plans to ban prostitution and street begging
Officials say the law aims to "clean up the country's image"
Burundi begins vaccination of frontier health workers against Ebola
WHO says the vaccines would be administered to those at greatest risk such as health workers along the border, laboratory staff and burial teams
Malawi’s top court begins hearing of presidential election petition
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and the United Transformation Movement (UTM) complained of alleged fraud in the May 21 election
DR Congo boat accident claims 11 lives, dozens missing
Sixteen people survived the accident on the over-crowded vessel by swimming to safety on the Lukenye river
Somalia begins military reforms following rising terrorist attacks
Government begins early and direct payment of soldiers' salaries as part of strategies to boost combat morale
Rwandan parliament ratifies Tripartite Free Trade Area agreement
Rwanda became the 5th country to ratify the treaty, out of the 26 countries that signed the agreement in June 2015 in Egypt
Rwanda raises travel alarm to neighbouring DR Congo over Ebola case
The case was detected in Goma, a city of around one million that is separated by a border crossing in western Rwanda.