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Kenya tightens rules on foreign charity workers
Leave a commentJune 22, 2016 by Author
Charities, or NGOs, working in Kenya risk losing their licenses if they fail to comply with new tough rules about …
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Microsoft’s Bill Gates gives chickens to tackle poverty in Africa
Leave a commentJune 9, 2016 by Author
Microsoft’s founder Bill Gates has announced a new campaign to help extremely poor families in sub-Saharan Africa by giving them chickens.
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UN peacekeepers murdered in Mali
Leave a commentMay 30, 2016 by Author
Up to five United Nations (UN) peacekeepers have been killed and another was seriously injured in an attack in Mali. …
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Somalia asks questions for refugee crisis
Leave a commentMay 25, 2016 by Author
Somalia’s president has called for “a better way” to bring home refugees from his country, with Kenya insisting that it …
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Tanzania removes 10,000 ‘ghost workers’ in anti-corruption drive
Leave a commentMay 17, 2016 by Author
Tanzania has removed more than 10,000 “ghost workers” from its public sector payroll in a crackdown on corruption. Payments to …
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Burundi general shot dead dropping child off at school
Leave a commentApril 25, 2016 by Author
A security advisor to Burundi’s vice-president has been shot dead while dropping off his daughter at school. General Athanase Kararuza …
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Sharp rise in Boko Haram child bombers
Leave a commentApril 12, 2016 by Author
The UN child agency has declared that Boko Haram’s use of child bombers has increased over the last year with …
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Al-Shabab supporter executed in Somalia
Leave a commentApril 11, 2016 by Author
A Somali reporter who helped terrorists al-Shabab kill five fellow reporters has been executed by firing squad. Hassan Hanafi, once a …
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Chase Bank Kenya placed under receivership
Leave a commentApril 8, 2016 by Author
Kenya’s central bank on Thursday placed Chase Bank Kenya under receivership for 12 months to protect depositors, creditors and the …
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Kenya marks first anniversary of Garissa University massacre
Leave a commentApril 3, 2016 by Author
Thousands of Kenyans gathered at the college on Saturday, with about 100 taking part in a run to commemorate the …
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