Death threats to top members of Kenya’s divided electoral body are endangering preparations for a rerun of last month’s annulled presidential election, a senior official at the authority said. The relatives of one administrator at the Independent Electoral & Boundaries Commission fled the country after their lives were threatened, while
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Nokia (NOKIA.HE) will start to book additional revenue from the current quarter after a ruling by an arbitration court on payments from South Korea’s LG Electronics (066570.KS) for using its smartphone patents. The Finnish company said it would also get a one-off payment, although it did not disclose any of
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The government of Uganda has announced that it has ceased any of its dealings with the Democratic Republic of North Korea, in compliance to the United Nations Sanctions. Four days ago, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted the United States drafted resolution to impose new sanctions on North Korea
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Troubled Nakumatt Supermarket has turned to Tuskys in bid to rescue its dwindling business. The two retailers have signed a merger deal that will help revive Nakumatt whose shelves have been empty for a long time, reports the Standard Newspaper. Nakumatt, with retail stores in Kenya's major towns, will now
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A latest report has exposed Africa’s most expensive cities to live in, Business Focus reports. Harare (Zimbabwe) is Africa’s most expensive African city to live in, according to a cost of living index prepared for various cities across the world. According to Expatistan, an online cost of living calculator, Harare’s
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Tanzanian President John Magufuli’s deepening dispute with companies he accuses of being tax cheats is rattling investors and dimming the allure of one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies, Bloomberg reports. Since taking office in late 2015, Magufuli has been on a drive to increase revenue from natural resources to help fund
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Ugandan youth are increasingly thinking outside the box given the high levels of unemployment in the country. Azizzi Kayanja and Siraje Wasswa, both residents of Ggulu ward in Mukono Municipality are some of the enterprising Ugandans making a living from making modern charcoal stoves. These young men say they started
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Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has been hospitalized in South Africa, according to a senior party official. Luke Tamborinyoka, spokesman for Tsvangirai's MDC-T party, said Saturday he was admitted "for a routine medical procedure" and is in "very stable condition." A senior party source said Tsvangirai, who is considered President
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Congolese security troops killed at least 18 Burundian refugees during confrontations Friday over plans to return some of the refugees to their home country, officials and local activists said. Soldiers and police opened fire as the refugees tried to free some of their compatriots in Kamanyola, a town in the
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Kenya presidential election re-run will cost over KSh15 billion (UShs522.6bn) and will need the State to tighten its belt to finance it, says Treasury Cabinet Secretary (CS), Henry Rotich. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) had submitted plans to spend only KSh12.2 billion but the CS says security expenses
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