By Reuters Crude Oil being transported from Turkana fields to Mombasa Tullow Oil has delayed the final investment decision (FID) for its Kenya project to 2020 and has not yet sealed a tax deal in Uganda that is needed for the progress of its plans there with Total , it
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A lawyer in Sudan has told the BBC that the internet has been restored after a three-week shut-down - but only for him. Sudan's military rulers ordered an internet blackout after they violently dispersed protesters camping in central Khartoum who were demanding they leave power. The lawyer, Abdel-Adheem Hassan (in
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Uganda President Yoweri Museveni today met Chinese President, Xi Jinping and held bilateral talks with him at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Museveni, who is in China for a four-day visit, described China as Uganda’s reliable partner. “..Besides their role in supporting our African liberation cause, I
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President Yoweri Museveni has lashed at the World Bank for telling Uganda that countries that "build railways use own money." He said that such a statement from an economist that purports to support Africa's transformation through Private-Sector led growth shows that some actors are not serious. Museveni, who is
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By AFP Italian mafia boss Rocco Morabito has fled prison in the Uruguayan capital Montevideo where he was awaiting extradition to Italy, the interior ministry announced Monday. Morabito and three other inmates "escaped through a hole in the roof of the building" late Sunday. They then robbed the occupants of
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The suspected ringleader of Saturday's failed coup attempt in Ethiopia's Amhara region has been shot dead by police, state media report. Brig-Gen Asaminew Tsige (in featured photo) was killed on the outskirts of Amhara's capital, Bahir Dar, the reports added. Ethiopia's army chief Gen Seare Mekonnen was killed while trying
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A Kenyan cabinet minister has denied plotting to kill Deputy President William Ruto, local media report. Trade Minister Peter Munya was speaking outside the headquarters of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations where he had been summoned, along with two other cabinet ministers, to talk about allegations that they were threatening
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President Yoweri Museveni and his Chinese Counterpart are expected to witness the signing of six agreements between the two countries. Museveni is also expected to sign more agreements with Chinese investors, bringing the total number of pacts to 10. The President is expected to arrive in China today (Monday) on
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The chief of staff of the Ethiopian army, Gen Seare Mekonnen (in featured photo), has been shot dead by his own bodyguard in the capital, Addis Ababa. He and another officer died trying to prevent a coup attempt against the administration in Ethiopia's northern Amhara region, PM Abiy Ahmed said.
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The Chinese have become a staple in Kenyan economics, straddling all facets from manufacturing in China, exporting, distribution and now retailing. It has been called a Chinese economic invasion, likened to the fabled camel that was permitted to stick its nose into the tent, then forced its entire body inside
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