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Rwandan president Paul Kagame suggests UK could get money back

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has said he would return money to the UK if no asylum seekers are sent to his country under his deal with the government. The UK has paid £240m to Rwanda, with a further £50m to come. So

January 18, 2024

World

Kenya wins $941 million IMF loan boost

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday approved a $941 million lending boost to Kenya, with an immediate disbursement of $624.5 million. The disbursement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programs will also be topped by a

January 18, 2024

Health·World

Zambia authorities begin vaccination against cholera

Zambia has commenced the administration of the oral cholera vaccine. On Tuesday authorities rolled out some doses in in Matero township, one of the most affected compounds of Lusaka, the country’s capital. The countrywide cholera outbreak has so far killed 363 people,

January 18, 2024

Business·World

Shell to exit Nigeria’s troubled onshore oil after nearly a century

Shell is set to conclude nearly a century of operations in Nigerian onshore oil and gas after agreeing to sell its subsidiary there to a consortium of five mostly local companies for up to $2.4 billion. The British energy giant pioneered Nigeria’s

January 18, 2024

Business·World

Kenya lost 4.2bn shillings to Telegram shutdown in 2023

Telegram, a widely used social media platform in Kenya, faced an unexplained disruption coinciding with the country’s college entrance examinations. Speculations arose regarding the motive behind the outage, with some suggesting a connection to preventing examination malpractice, given that the app remained

January 17, 2024

World

2 killed and 77 injured in a massive blast in southern Nigeria

Two people died and 77 others were injured after a massive blast rocked more than a dozen buildings in one of Nigeria’s largest cities Tuesday night, the governor said Wednesday, as rescue workers dug through the rubble in search of those feared

January 17, 2024

Politics·Swahili News·World

Comoros President Azali Assoumani wins fourth term in disputed poll

Comoros President Azali Assoumani has been re-elected for a fourth term in a poll disputed by the opposition as “fraudulent”. He secured the win with 63% of the vote, the electoral body Ceni said. Opposition candidates in the Indian Ocean archipelago alleged

January 17, 2024

Education·Tanzania

Tanzania set aside 48bn/- for diploma students’ loans

The government has set aside 48bn/- for provision of loans to diploma students for 2023/2024 academic year. Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa revealed that yesterday during the inauguration of the Catholic University of Mbeya (CUoM) in Mbeya Region. According to the Premier, the

January 17, 2024

World

Somalia’s PM warns Ethiopia against intervening in his country’s territories

Somalia’s prime minister warned Ethiopia not to intervene in Somali territories. Hamza Abdi Barre emphasized that a sea access agreement signed earlier this month between Ethiopia and Somaliland is void. He stressed that if Ethiopia intervenes in Somali territories, it must bear

January 16, 2024

Business·World

Niger Prime-Minister in Moscow to deepen military and economic ties

Niger’s Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine is in Russia’s capital Moscow for talks aimed at deepening economic and military ties between the two countries. He is accompanied by Defence Minister Salihou Mody as well as Niger’s ministers of petroleum and trade.

January 16, 2024

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