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Officials in eastern Democratic Republic Of Congo say 58 people have been killed in two attacks. A rebel group called the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) is suspected of being behind the violence. It has killed hundreds of civilians in recent months. Seventeen people are also missing and are thought to

Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege (pictured) has been placed under the security of United Nations forces in Democratic Republic Congo after death threats against him. Dr Mukwege won the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize for his work in treating rape victims in the conflict in eastern DR Congo. He said

Cipla’s chairman Dr. Yusuf Hamied Kampala and Uganda are honouring Cipla’s chairman Dr. Yusuf Hamied by renaming the road in which the CiplaQCIL facility is based after him specifically for his ground-breaking humanitarian approach in providing access to quality, affordable healthcare. Considered a visionary for over 60 years in the

China is considering setting up military bases in four African countries, according to a report by the US Department of Defense. Kenya, Seychelles, Tanzania and Angola were mentioned among a dozen other countries where China is considering setting up bases. The four African governments are yet to respond to the

German Shepherds are often used as sniffer dogs The University of Namibia’s School of Veterinary Medicine is training dogs to detect coronavirus. The plan is to deploy the dogs at airports and borders, the Namibian newspaper quotes Conrad Brain, a physiology and epidemiology lecturer as saying. Dogs have been proven

Some people who have violated restrictions have to sit all night or day in a stadium The authorities in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali, have announced that people will be fined $10 (UShs 36,838) for not wearing face masks in public or not wearing them properly. The same fine will also be

Sheger Bakery The authorities in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa plan to distribute hundreds of thousands of loaves of bread for free as part of celebrations to mark the Ethiopian New Year, 2013. The one-day treat, on Monday 7 September, will start five days of celebration to mark the last month

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has backed calls for nations to put an end to lockdown that were put in place to control the spread of the deadly Coronovirus. Leading this call was Tedros Adhanom (pictured), Director General-WHO during a global media briefing yesterday, where he recognised that after eight

Kenya Airways (KQ) net loss for the six months ended June 2020 has widened by 67.3 percent to KSh14.33 billion (UShs487.3bn) on account of Covid-19 disruptions that led to grounding of flights, Business Daily reports. The national carrier said Friday morning that the passenger numbers dropped by 55.5 percent to