A gunman and a police officer were killed in an attack on the home of Kenya’s deputy president in the western town of Eldoret, a senior administrator said Sunday, just more than a week before a national election. Deputy President William Ruto and his family were not at home at
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Zimbabwe's 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe, declaring "I am not dying," sought Saturday to brush aside growing concerns about his health after his wife urged him to name a successor. Mugabe's medical trips to Singapore have become frequent in recent years, fuelling questions about his health. His last visit was early this month for
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Billionaire Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote has fallen from being the 51st richest person in the world to the 105th, according to the 2017 Forbes Rich List. Forbes magazine reports that Mr Dangote's wealth dropped from $15.4bn (£11.8bn) in 2016 to $12.2bn this year, due to Nigeria's currency being devalued. Mr Dangote,
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Unidentified gunmen attacked Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto's residence in the western town of Eldoret on Saturday when Ruto and his family were absent, local television stations reported. A police officer guarding the residence was wounded, KTN News reported. NTV News said gunshots could still be heard from the scene.
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Uganda national football coach, Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojević has terminated his contract over failure by Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) to clear his salary arrears. The Uganda Cranes coach terminated his three-year contract with FUFA citing outstanding debt of salary and bonuses of Shs230m. Addressing the press on Saturday at
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African Fashion International (AFI), owner and operator of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Joburg 2017, is celebrating a decade of African excellence with an exciting line-up of African designers preparing to introduce their Spring/Summer collections, at a new venue. “We have collaborated with African fashion design royalty to offer a world-class spectacular
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The works and transport ministry abdicated its duties on mandatory vehicle inspection leaving it in the hands of the private contractor. According to local news agency, URN, documents before parliament's physical infrastructure committee indicate inaction from the ministry right from the stage of carrying out due diligence on Societe Generale
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Barclays has set aside an extra £700m to meet compensation claims for mis-selling payment protection insurance, BBC reports. The news came as the bank said costs related to the sale of part of its Africa unit had pushed it into a £1.2bn (Shs5.6bn) loss in the first half of the
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North Korea has hailed as a success its latest test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), describing it as a "stern warning" for the US. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said the test proved that the entire US was within striking range, state media reported. The launch came three weeks
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Various factions of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) have signed the Entebbe Declaration to operationalize the Arusha Agreement on the reunification of the SPLM. The declaration was signed on Thursday at State House Entebbe witnessed by President Yoweri Museveni. In furtherance of the objectives of the SPLM reconciliation and
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