The owner of Swaziland's leading football club, Mbabane Swallows, has been shot dead at close range at a filling station in the capital, Mbabane. Mr Gamedze was killed soon after leaving the Somhlolo National Stadium, having watched his team, the reigning champions in Swaziland, beat Manzini Wanderers 1-0 in the
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More than 12 million boxes of French baby milk products are being recalled from 83 countries for suspected salmonella contamination. The recall includes Lactalis' Picot, Milumel and Taranis brands. The head of the French dairy Lactalis on Sunday confirmed that its products are being recalled from countries across Europe, Africa,
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Kenya is among five African countries bidding for the hosting of the African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC), which is currently hosted at the African Union Headquarters in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa. The country's Mining Cabinet Secretary, Hon Dan Kazungu, has expressed optimism that Kenya is well placed to win the
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US President Donald Trump's comment describing African countries, Haiti and El Salvador as shithole continues to draw criticism for the billionaire leader. In a veiled response to Trump, his envoy to Uganda, Deborah Malac on Sunday made a tweet many believe was trashing Trump's attitude towards Africans. "Have served in
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American President Donald Trump has denied that he is racist, after a row broke out over his alleged use of the word "shithole" to describe African nations. Mr Trump reportedly used the term last week during a bipartisan Oval Office meeting on immigration reform. He has now told reporters: "I
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The Government of Uganda is set to lose Shs100bhn so far invested in tea growing project in Kigezi sub region, Buhweiju and Kabarole district. This is because the area is not suitable for tea growing, says Auditor General’s Report for 2017. The rot in the project was exposed after John
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Liberia’s ruling party expelled outgoing President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, saying she violated the party’s rules by not supporting her vice president in last month’s election, Associated Press reported, citing a party official. The Unity Party accuses Johnson Sirleaf of sending people to campaign against the party, Mohammed Ali, assistant secretary-general for
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Rwanda and Tanzania have agreed on joint construction of a Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Isaka (northwestern Tanzania) to Kigali, a move which will facilitate movement of goods between the two countries, reports the New Times. The agreement was reached following a meeting between President Paul Kagame and his Tanzanian
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Merck Foundation (MF) (www.Merck-Foundation.com), a non-profit company and subsidiary of Merck KGaA Germany (www.Merck.com), and the University of Malaya (UM), Malaysia’s oldest and most established institution of higher learning, signed a Memorandum of Understanding today aimed at providing fellowship training for post-graduate medical trainees from Africa and other developing countries.
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Before his foul-mouthed comments about African countries, US President Donald Trump had praised the continent as a place of "tremendous business potential". He made the comments during a speech to African leaders at an event in New York in September. “In this room, I see partners for promoting prosperity and
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