SHOCKING Images Of Jacob Juma’s Bullet Riddled Mercedes Benz Emerge – https://t.co/HlT0xzdPpo via @MpashoNews pic.twitter.com/Y1e8EWLIUA — The Star, Kenya (@TheStarKenya) May 6, 2016 Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Kenya’s opposition on Friday called for an government statement and inquiry into the murder of a well-known businessman and government critic. Jacob …
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Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Refugees from Somalia will no longer be accepted in Kenya, the government said Friday citing security fears. “The Government of the Republic of Kenya, having taken into consideration its national security interests, has decided that hosting of refugees has to come to an end,” said …
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Sad day for football… RIP Patrick Ekeng. pic.twitter.com/OsH4pHfrkN — LaLiga (@LaLigaEN) May 6, 2016 Bucharest, Romania | AFP | Cameroon international Patrick Ekeng has died after collapsing on the pitch playing a first division match on Friday with his Romanian side Dinamo Bucharest. The 26-year-old midfielder fell to the ground …
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Super news! Three more people have been rescued alive from the Huruma building collapse. One male and two female. pic.twitter.com/8P93E2dqvw — Kenya Red Cross (@KenyaRedCross) May 5, 2016 Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Four people were pulled alive Thursday from the rubble of an apartment block that collapsed six days …
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released its 2015 Regional Economic Outlook on Sub-Saharan Africa which calls for a policy reset. The report casts a gloomy picture over the optimism that had been expressed by many regional analysts. Growth in the region as a whole fell to 3.5% in 2015 …
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has hailed Uganda on infrastructure development as well as efforts to contain inflation amidst challenges of high exchange rates and fluctuating prices. In its latest report “Recent development’s and prospects, Uganda’s Economic Buffers”, the IMF says Uganda is relatively high on growth, low on inflation, …
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Uganda gets technology, improved care to extend life for sufferers When Evelyn Mwesigwa, a social worker thought of settling down – marrying and having children, she considered a lot of things. Religion, love, respect and of course her partner’s HIV status. What never crossed her mind was a sickle …
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Obo, Central African Republic | AFP | “Charlie Six, India One here… we’re going to begin the check-in,” says radio operator Joanick from his small studio in Obo, calling out to the surrounding villages in southeast Central African Republic. It’s a daily meeting at dawn, when each village informs the …
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Kinshasa, DR Congo | AFP | Democratic Republic of Congo’s rumba king Papa Wemba was posthumously awarded one of his country’s highest honours on Monday, a week after he collapsed on stage and died aged 66. At a ceremony in the national parliament in Kinshasa, where Papa Wemba’s body lay …
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⚽️⚽️⚽️ #saintsfc pic.twitter.com/Efl9dABvpC — Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) May 1, 2016 Senegalese Sadio Mane spearheaded an African goal rush in the English Premier League at the weekend with his hat-trick inspiring Southampton to a 4-2 triumph over Manchester City. Africans claimed nine of the 27 goals in nine matches, including …
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