Leading rights group Amnesty International has warned of a "climate of fear" in Rwanda ahead of presidential elections on 4 August. "Since the ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) took power 23 years ago, Rwandans have faced huge, and often deadly obstacles to participating in public life and voicing criticism of
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Uganda and India top the list of the fastest growing economies to 2025, at 7.7 percent annually, a latest research released by the Center for International Development at Harvard University (CID) has said. According to the report released on June 28, 2017, Uganda joins three other East African countries in
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Tanzanian authorities have ordered the arrest of an opposition lawmaker for insulting President John Magufuli. Police should detain Halima Mdee - a lawmaker from the main opposition Chadema party in the commercial capital, Dar es Salaam - for 48 hours, pending criminal charges, the commissioner of the city's Kinondoni district,
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Troubled retailer Nakumatt has informed its workers that they will henceforth get paid weekly wages instead of earning monthly salaries, signaling a deepening of a cash crisis that began six months ago. The move comes after the supermarket announced the closure of three outlets in Uganda as it fights bruising
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With Kenya's general election five weeks away, Human Rights Watch says some communities in the Rift Valley region live in fear of attacks if they vote against the ruling Jubilee party, and some people have left after young men warned them to stay away from polling centers. The rights organization
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North Korea claims to have conducted its first successful test of a long-range missile that it says can "reach anywhere in the world." Tuesday morning's missile test, which was conducted on the orders of the country's leader, Kim Jong Un, reached a height of 2,802 kilometers (1741 miles), according to
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By Alex Masereka The United Nations Deputy Secretary General has become the latest global leader to praise Uganda for its policy on refugees. Ms Amina Muhammed who was addressing African leaders at the 29th Assembly of the African Union Heads of State and Government, meeting in Addis Ababa Ethiopia, among
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At the 24th Annual General Meeting of the African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim), held in Rwanda, Tony O. Elumelu, Chairman of Heirs Holdings and the Tony Elumelu Foundation, congratulated Afrexim for the critical support that the Bank, led by President Oramah, provides for African businesses and its significant contribution to the
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Dubai-based private equity investor The Abraaj Group is set to acquire Kenya’s Java House Group for an undisclosed sum of money from Emerging Capital Partners (ECP). Abraaj Managing Partner and Global Head of Private Equity Mustafa Abdel-Wadood described the takeover as a calculated move to expand Java’s well-known culture and
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Barclays Bank of Kenya on Monday said it will on October 1 relocate seven branches across the country in a move to save cost. The lender however said the closure will not affect staff. “This is a consolidation move aimed at aligning our business to the current environment,” said Barclays.
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