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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Ethiopian Airlines Enterprise is in talks about founding regional divisions in Zambia and Chad and aims to buy part of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s national operator in a push to consolidate its lead as Africa’s biggest carrier. An outline plan for a joint-venture airline in Zambia should be signed
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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni on Friday celebrated his 73rd birthday in the company of Nigerian Generals and the West African nation's President Muhammad Buhari. [caption id="attachment_4488" align="alignnone" width="1080"] On his big day, Museveni enjoyed a sumptuous meal courtesy of Nigeria President Buhari[/caption] The president's birthday comes on the heels of
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The Directorate of Education Standards at the Ministry of Education is calling upon all stake holders to play their part in providing quality education in the country. According to the directorate, quality education is one that provides knowledge and development of skills of a learner. Kedrace Turyagenda, Director Education Standards,
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A French digital-security company whose equipment was used in Kenya’s presidential election reiterated that its systems weren’t tampered with to rig the outcome, calling the accusations an attempt to shift blame for a vote the nation’s Supreme Court nullified. Bloomberg reports that OT-Morpho said an internal audit of its equipment
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The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Wednesday gave the clearest signal that it intends to push for a repeal of the year-old law capping interest rates because of the negative effect it has had on the economy. CBK governor Patrick Njoroge, however, warned that commercial banks will have to be
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