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Several East African nations including Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya are struggling to cope with a swarm invasion that has lasted over a month, causing panic in the agriculture, aviation and public sectors. The locusts, part of the grasshopper family, have led to what the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has termed the “worst situation in 25 years” in the Horn… Read More

Kenyan police on Monday said at least three people were killed on Monday in an attack by Al-Shabab extremists in the eastern part of the country. The militants from neighboring Somalia attacked Kamuthe center in Garissa county, setting fire to a police post and attempting to destroy a telecommunication mast, police said in a report seen by The Associated Press.… Read More

Large swarms of desert locusts are spreading through Kenya, after wreaking havoc in Somalia and Ethiopia, posing a significant threat to food security, the agriculture minister says. “The first swarm (of locusts) crossed the border in to Kenya from Somalia on 28th December 2019. Other swarms (of locusts) continued coming in from Ethiopia, with additional ones from Somalia,” said Mwangi… Read More

2020 is the Year of the Rat, which believers in Chinese astrology say could mean a more peaceful year, with lots of romance. “2020 is a rat year, and it’s a specific kind of rat year, it’s a metal rat. The metal is one of the five elements in Chinese astrology. So there’s metal rat, water rat, wood rat, fire… Read More

Tanzania celebrated musician Nasib Abdul a.k.a Diamond Platnumz has said that he is in talks with International football star, Cameroonian footballer Samuel Eto’o to build a football academy in Tanzania. According to the report by Daily News the megastar recently performed at the CAF awards gala that got Fifa boss Gianni Infatino on the dance floor among football stars. With… Read More

At least 36 people were killed by wild animals in Zimbabwe in 2019 up up from 20 in 2018. The Zimbabwean further reports that the authorities recorded 311 animal attacks on people last year, up from 195 in 2018. This increased attack on people has been blamed on the extreme drought in the country which is driving wildlife into human… Read More

At least 21 students have been released from captivity after being abducted in early December while six others remain in captivity. Update: 21 students of Dembi Dolo university, 13 female & 6 male, who were kidnapped were released, according to Negussu Tilahun, Press secretariat of PM Abiy’s office. But 6 more students are still at large, he said quoting security… Read More

China’s top Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi arrived in Zimbabwe Saturday evening as he concludes his African trip. The Chinese Foreign Minister Cde Wang Yi has just arrived in Zimbabwe. He will hold discussions with Zim govt Officials on ways to further the bilateral relations & corporation between the two countries. pic.twitter.com/r9EL0evzDs — Kudzai Mutisi (@KMutisi) January 11, 2020 The… Read More

72 more migrants were rescued off the coast of Libya by the Spanish Rescue Group, Open Arms Friday. The migrants included 15 pregnant women, children and babies. The charity said the migrants were from Nigeria, Cameroon, Sierra Leone, Mali and Guinea. Open Arms said, those who were pulled from the unseaworthy vessel had been in a state of panic and… Read More

At least 179 law students and new lawyers have benefited from government scholarship in Nigeria. The students each received N100,000 (276.23 dollars) after a thorough online application process and verification that lasted weeks reports local media “Yesterday, Friday 10 January, 2020, the government concluded the second batch by paying (N100,000 each) to 111 law school graduates who were recently called… Read More