A coalition of more than 200 civil society groups in South Sudan is urging the regional bloc Intergovernmental Authority on Development, the African Union and the international community to put more pressure on South Sudan's warring parties to end the conflict ahead of the next phase of peace talks scheduled
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Switzerland imposed sanctions including asset freezes and travel bans on 14 allies of Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Joseph Kabila on Wednesday amid a worsening political crisis linked to his refusal to step down. Congolese security forces have killed dozens of protesters in violent crackdowns on a series of demonstrations
Read More* He will also assume responsibility as Country Manager for Ghana ACCRA, Ghana, 22 February 2018, -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- DHL Global Forwarding, the leading international provider of air, sea and road freight services, has appointed Serigne Ndanck Mbaye as Cluster Head for Senegal, Ivory Coast and Ghana. Based in Accra,
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Pay TV company Kwese has acquired a stake in Malaysia-based subscription video on demand (SVoD) firm iflix. The partnership between the two firms adds to the selection of online programming available, meaning subscribers will have diversified content on the platforms. Kwese did not clarify what percentage of iflix's stake it
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The Kenyan intelligence service has been hailed in the United Kingdom for thwarting a terror plan to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II and former Prime Minister David Cameron, reports the Daily Nation. Details of the plot emerged on Tuesday during the hearing of a case involving London delivery driver Aweys Shikhey,
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For years, brothers Ajay, Atul and Rajesh Gupta were ranked among South Africa’s most prominent businessmen and socialized with the ruling elite, including their friend, then-President Jacob Zuma. They weathered accusations that they’d exploited their political connections to land an aircraft at a high-security military base to ferry guests to
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Uganda risks losing trillions of shillings in recoverable costs to oil companies, says Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC). This is a result of Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development’s failure to demand oil reports from the oil companies. The committee members while meeting the officials from Energy Ministry led by
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“We are not about to stop giving out gifts to our punters (customers). This will continue to happen every weekend at all our branches across the country.” This is how John Nanyumba, Fortebet’s Media Manager started his speech during the gifts handover to the company customers at Nateete old Masaka
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US evangelist Billy Graham - one of the most influential preachers of the 20th Century - has died aged 99, the BBC reports. Graham became one of the best-known promoters of Christianity, beginning his worldwide mission in large arenas in London in 1954. He died at his home in Montreat,
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It’s a MUST to avail players for FUFA approved competitions, according to FUFA Chief executive Officer, Edgar Watson. FUFA late last year introduced a new football tournament, The Drum, to be competed among 16 assumed provinces with a fat cash prize of Shs100m. This is the highest cash prize to
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