AFRICA

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | A renowned Pakistani journalist was shot dead on Sunday night by Kenyan police at a roadblock in the southeast of the capital, Nairobi, in a case of “mistaken identity”, police said in a report. The police said Arshad Mohammed Sharif, 50, was killed after he and …

Mandera, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenyan police said Sunday they have intensified security operations across Mandera town in the northeast region to pursue al-Shabab militants who raided two mosques and lectured those in attendance in a daring incident before leaving. Northeastern police commander George Seda said the group which was armed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The UK national broadcaster, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), marked 100 years on Oct. 18 at a time of radical change in the UK. The broadcaster was founded by a group of wireless manufacturers and it began filling the airwaves with its first daily radio …

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | Tanzanian authorities have mobilized more than 600 firefighters to put out a fire on Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain, an official said on Sunday. Nurdin Babu, the Kilimanjaro regional commissioner, told Xinhua in a telephone interview that the firefighters have been drawn from the …

To achieve the aspirations of the AfCFTA, Africa’s industrialization and transformation agenda need to be supported at the highest national, regional, continental and global levels Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The African Union (AU) has called on African countries to mutually reinforce the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua |  The African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) has welcomed the initiation of the AU-lead peace talks between the Ethiopian government and the rebel Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). The AUPSC said in a press statement released Friday that it hopes peace talks scheduled …

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | A fire has broken out on Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak, officials confirmed Saturday. William Mwakilema, the commissioner for Conservation of the Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA), said it is true that fire has broken out on some parts of the mountain, also …

Harare, Zimbabwe | Xinhua | Zimbabwe’s Judiciary Service Commission (JSC) is calling on members of the public to participate in a debate on the removal or retention of judicial wigs. There has been ongoing debate worldwide on whether or not judicial wigs should be retained or removed as part of the …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday vowed to massively invest in agriculture to increase food production, and reduce the cost of living. While addressing the nation during celebrations to mark this year’s Heroes Day, Ruto said his government will urgently construct many dams to help put …