Africa-US AGOA forum ends in Lomé with no change to the deal
African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) free trade deal forum ended in Togo’s Capital Lomé on Thursday with no significant change to the deal. The […]
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AU Okays Kenyan elections, calls opposition to exercise restraint
Business is still slow in Nairobi 48 hours after the disputed election results were announced as many remain fearful of the aftermath. Uhuru Kenyatta on […]
Tanzania’s first quarter growth slows to 5.7 %
Tanzania’s economic growth slowed to 5.7 percent in the first quarter of this year from 6.8 percent previously, the statistics office of the East African […]
Zimbabwe to build $1 billion University honoring Mugabe
Zimbabwe veteran leader Robert Mugabe and his cabinet on Wednesday, approved plans to build a $1 billion high-tech university named after him in Mashonaland Central […]
Kenya: incumbent Kenyatta takes lead in tightly contested polls
Kenya’s incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta has taken a significant lead as votes are counted after Tuesday’s polls in the East African nation. With results from […]
South Africa: President Zuma narrowly survives his 8th no-confidence vote
South Africa President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday narrowly survived a parliamentary vote of no confidence, as the motion has been defeated, with 177 votes supporting […]
Kenyans vote in tight, hotly elections to elect President, MPs
More than 19 million Kenyan voters are heading this Tuesday to 40,883 polling stations across the East African nation to elect a president and a […]
Let’s continue transforming lives, says Kagame after landslide victory
Rwanda’s incumbent president Paul Kagame, who swept to a massive victory in last weekend’s poll, said the work to continue transforming Rwanda begins now. Kagame […]
Ethiopia: parliament lifts state of emergency
Ethiopia’s parliament on Friday voted to lift the state of emergency imposed last October to help check anti-government protests, BBC reports. Ethiopia declared a state […]
Botswana: Five feet bronze Buddha statue stolen from temple
A half ton-bronze Buddha statue has been stolen from a temple in Botswana’s capital Gaborone. The theft comes weeks ahead of the first visit of […]