At least 94 camels have died in northern Kenya from suspected poisoning after drinking water in an abandoned well. At least 26 others were in critical condition, Shanda Guyo, a veterinary officer in the Marsabit arid region, told the BBC. The deaths were a huge loss for the animal owners,
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Opposition candidate Felix Tshisekedi has won the Democratic Republic of Congo's tightly contested presidential vote, the electoral commission says. Provisional results put him ahead of another opposition candidate, Martin Fayulu, and the ruling coalition's Emmanuel Shadary. If confirmed, Mr Tshisekedi will be the first opposition challenger to win since the
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The former Central Bank Executive Director in charge of Supervision Justine Bagyenda has been accused of usurping the powers of the Legal Department, in her ploy to sell off Crane Bank Limited. The accusation came after reports that Bagyenda engaged external lawyers from MMAKs Advocates to offer financial advisory services
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The Rwandan government is sending officials across the country to enforce its ban on skin lightening and bleaching products. The East African country is leading a campaign against skin bleaching and substandard cosmetics, particularly products that include hydroquinone, a spokesman from the Rwanda Standards Board told CNN. "It is been
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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has announced his divorce from wife MacKenzie. The billionaire executive, who has a net worth of $160billion, posted news of their break up in a tweet signed by both of them. The couple last year launched a charitable fund together, dubbed the Day One Fund. The
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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has commissioned the mega Solar Power Park in Kabulasoke, Gomba district. It is the largest solar power plant in East and Central Africa. The Kabulasoke PilotSolarPower Park at 20MW is the first of five solar power projects of Xsabo Group in various parts of Uganda for
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Riot police deployed at the electoral commission headquarters in Kinshasa on Wednesday amid fears of a disputed result in a Democratic Republic of Congo presidential election marked by accusations of vote fraud. The tally could be announced later in the day after the commission (CENI) met all night and into
Read MoreNEW-YORK, United-States of America, 9 January 2019,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-Following a run-off election for the Presidency of Madagascar which saw former leader Andry Rajoelina declared the winner on Tuesday, the UN chief has commended all those who contributed to the “peaceful and orderly” voting process that began at the end
Read MoreUN peacekeepers in Mali have given what villagers in a remote part of the West African country have called a “real glimmer of hope.” NEW-YORK, United-States of America, 9 January 2019,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-Senegalese troops from the UN mission, MINUSMA, patrolled southeast of Mali’s central Mopti region to create what the
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Bank of Uganda officials have failed to defend the Shs900m paid to MMAKS advocates for external legal advice during Crane Bank sale. BoU officials were Tuesday appearing before Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) in which they were tasked to explain how they hired MMAKS Advocates
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