Government has announced huge salary enhancements for the Chief Justice, Deputy Chief Justice, Head of Public Service and Permanent secretaries. The Chief Justice’s monthly salary will nearly double, moving from sh11 million to sh20 million while that of chief justice will jump from sh10 million to sh18 million. The biggest …

ATC News by Wolfgang H. Thome Kenya will become the first country in Africa to receive brand new long- distance passenger trains in February this year. The five passenger locomotives are part of the 56 locomotives expected in the country prior to the launch of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) …

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Franceville, Gabon | AFP | Senegal put a string of disastrous Africa Cup of Nations campaigns behind them Thursday by beating Zimbabwe 2-0 and becoming the first qualifiers for the 2017 quarter-finals. The Group B match was all but over as a contest after only 13 minutes in Gabonese city …

African forces suspend operation in Gambia for final talks Dakar, Senegal | AFP | Long-ruling Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh, who lost elections last month, has until midday Friday to hand over power and agree to leave the country or face military action, regional bloc ECOWAS has said. West African troops …

Washington, United States | AFP | Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States Friday — capping his improbable journey to the White House and beginning a four-year term that promises to shake up Washington and the world. An estimated 800,000 people will gather …

Kampala, Uganda | AFP |  Uganda’s government said Thursday that 40 Congolese rebels quartered at a Ugandan military base since 2014 have disappeared, while more than 100 were caught trying to cross into the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Congolese government said Sunday that at least 200 former members of …

Banjul, Gambia | AFP |  Gambians including the country’s army chief took to the streets on Thursday in scenes of wild celebration after President Adama Barrow was inaugurated in neighbouring Senegal. Young men shouted and sang while hanging out of cars, and children danced with their mothers on main roads …