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Kenya’s cancer crisis: Citizens demand urgent action

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Kenya is getting overwhelmed by a surge in cancer related deaths and citizens are demanding urgent action. On Thursday hundreds of patients and service providers staged a protest in the capital Nairobi. They want the government to declare the disease a national disaster and allocate needed resources to fight it. At least 33,000 people die from cancer annually in Kenya.… Read More
Africa Central Africa World 

Opinion: Ebola in Congo – incompetence, mistrust and greed

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This Thursday marks a sad anniversary. One year ago, on August 1, 2018, the Ebola epidemic broke out in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). With a death toll today of almost 1,800, it has become one of the worst epidemics since Ebola was discovered in 1976. The worst occurred in 2014, when the virus caused the death of more than… Read More
Africa Central Africa Rwanda World 

Rwanda shuts border with DR Congo over Ebola outbreak

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Rwanda has now closed its border with DR Congo as it makes efforts to prevent any spread of Ebola into its territory. This closure is coming after at least two people died from the virus in the eastern Congolese city of Goma, near the Rwandan border. DR Congo’s presidency said on Thursday that Rwandan authorities closed the border between Goma… Read More
Africa World 

U.S. says Osama Bin Laden’s son Hamza is dead

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US intelligence has received information that Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden’s son Hamza has died, NBC News reported Wednesday. NBC said three US officials had confirmed they had information of Hamza bin Laden’s death, but gave no details of the date or place, and did not indicate if they had confirmed the information. Questioned by reporters in the Oval Office,… Read More
Africa Ghana Sports World 

Ghana’s Kevin-Prince Boateng joins Fiorentina

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Midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng has joined Serie A club Fiorentina from rivals Sassuolo on a permanent deal. The Florence based club are the third Italian club for the 32-year old after Sassuolo and AC Milan, where he won Serie A title with in 2012. “Fiorentina is delighted to announce the acquisition of Kelvin-Prince Boateng on a permanent deal from Sassuolo,” Fiorentina said… Read More
Africa East Africa World 

Kenya: 57 students detained for watching porn

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57 secondary school students in Kenya were detained on Wednesday for watching pornographic content at a business area. Three shop-owners were also arrested for allowing the students into their premises and showing  them porn. According to a Kenyan official, the students detained were from three Nakuru schools. Nakuru East official James Kinari said “After a thorough investigation we discovered that… Read More
Africa Featured World 

Former US President Reagan called Africans “monkeys”

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Former US President Ronald Reagan is reported to have called Africans at UN conference “monkeys” for opposing the USA during a vote. The late Reagan according to newly released tapes published by a US magazine made the comment in a conversation with then-President Richard Nixon. The comments were made in a 1971 telephone call between the two leaders. Reagan said… Read More
Africa Liberia West Africa World 

Liberia: Anti-George Weah protesters arrested

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At least 15 protesters agitating against the George Weah Presidency were arrested on Wednesday in the capital, Monrovia. They were arrested for defying a government order not to stage a protest against President Weah, police said. According to the police, the protesters broke through police lines to assemble and had no permit to getting unto the street. The group of… Read More
Africa Business Ghana West Africa World 

Ghana suspends $580 Million power agreement with PDS

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The government of Ghana has suspended a concession agreement it signed with the Power Distribution Services (PDS). Ghana’s power distributor, the Electricity Company was taken over by the Philippines Meralco Consortium. The takeover by the consortium known as Power Distribution Services, PDS Ghana Ltd took effect in March this year. The PDS Ghana Ltd was expected to take charge of… Read More
Africa Ghana West Africa World 

U.S lawmakers weep after tour of Slave Castles in Ghana

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Most members of the U.S congressional delegation that visited Ghana this week reportedly wept after touring slave castles in central part of the country. The speaker of United States congress, Nancy Pelosi on Sunday arrived in Accra leading the delegation of American lawmakers to Ghana. Pelosi led the congressional delegation to the Cape Coast and Elmina Castles on Tuesday. The delegation visited… Read More
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