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Kenya’s Safaricom offers data, voice plans without expiry dates

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Kenya’s leading telco, Safaricom has rolled out new data and voice packages that do not have expiry dates. The company on Wednesday made public this latest policy that affects data, voice and SMS products. A Kenyan citizen is already in court asking that the Communications and Multimedia Appeals Tribunal stops Safaricom and Airtel from irregularly depriving consumers of their unused… Read More
Africa Russia World 

First ever Russia-Africa summit opens in Sochi

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The first ever Russia-Africa summit has opened in Russian city of Sochi with Russia displaying its military prowess and what it could offer Africa. All 54 African states have sent representation to this summit with most African leaders attending the meeting, according to Kremlin advisor Yuri Ushakov. The two-day event is welcoming more than 3,000 delegates from across Russia and… Read More
Africa Southern Africa World 

African EdTech Startups urged to apply for Injini Incubation program

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African EdTech startups aiming to improve educational outcomes on the continent have been urged to apply to take part in the fourth cohort of Injini’s incubation programme. The first round of applications opened on Monday, 14 October 2019 and will officially close on Tuesday, 10 December 2019 at 11h59. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and those startups… Read More
Africa East Africa Featured World 

Kenya: Civil servants to wear locally made outfits on Fridays

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Kenya’s government has ordered civil servants to wear made-in-Kenya outfits to work on Fridays and during public holidays. In a circular from the office of the Attorney General, all government staff were required to wear the locally produced outfit to boost the manufacturing sector of Kenya. The circular reads in part that “Pursuant to the achievement of the Big 4… Read More
Africa Business Ghana West Africa World 

Ghana loses $190m from the US over cancelled power deal

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Ghana has lost the second tranche of a grant amounting to $190 million provided by the United States to improve its power supply. This is based on a decision by the government of Ghana to terminate an agreement with the Meralco-led Power Distribution Services over invalid demand guarantees. The country’s power distributor, the Electricity Company was taken over by the Philippines Meralco… Read More
Africa Botswana Featured Southern Africa World 

Botswana: Voting begins in crucial general election

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Polls have opened in Botswana on Wednesday as citizens vote in a crucial general election. Voting started at 6:30 a.m, local time (0430 GMT) and close at 7 p.m local time. The election is seen as a major test for the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) which has been in power for the past five decades. Botswana is one of… Read More
Africa Nigeria News and Headlines West Africa World 

Nigeria insists Boko Haram has been ‘technically defeated’

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The Nigerian government has said it stands by a 2015 claim that militant group Boko Haram has been defeated. Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed in 2015 made the said statement on behalf of the government. That claim has been ridiculed several times by critics of the government who say that cannot be true when Boko Haram… Read More
Africa West Africa World 

How ex-Jammeh ally tortured and killed political opponents

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A former key ally of former Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh has admitted to supervising the arrest, torture and killing of opposition politicians and critics of the previous regime. The former army captain Edward Singhateh has narrated harrowing stories of how he arrested, tortured and executed suspected political opponents. According to Singhateh, many critics of Jammeh were arrested and never meant… Read More
Africa World 

5 little habits to make life better

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Making wholesale changes to your life is difficult. It’s great to have a long term dream, whether it relates to a personal goal or a professional one. The only drawback is that making your long term dreams come true takes time, and we could all use a few smaller, simple things to keep us motivated while we’re working on them.… Read More
Africa Southern Africa World Zimbabwe 

Zimbabwe’s anti-sanctions campaign divides opinions

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Zimbabwe’s government has launched a campaign to make unpopular what it considers foreign sanctions that have crippled the economy. Government officials and the ruling party, the Zanu-PF leaders have been projecting messages across all major media platforms including social media about the impact of these sanctions. They insist that sanctions particularly from the United States of America have made it… Read More
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