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Rwanda approves cannabis production

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. @BarackObama is home, finally #ObamaReturns

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TUNDU LISSU: I will use my time abroad to tell the world the story of Tanzania

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M23 war: DRC suspends bilateral pacts with Rwanda

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The war in Ethiopia could equal the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, unless the United Nations immediately puts the conflict on its agenda, African civil society groups say.

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BREAKING: UGANDA General Court Martial withdraws charges against Kyadondo East MP Robert Sentamu Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine #FreeBobiwine

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This week's editorial cartoon by @ndula_victor #UgandaElection

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US SAYS it is watching Bobi Wine case closely as 80 artistes, Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka, politicians, activists and lawyers demand his release. #freeBobiWine

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The Democratic Republic of Congo has been granted the green light by the Council of Ministers to join the East African Community.

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Kenya has blocked Rwanda and Burundi lawyers from practising in the country until local advocates are allowed to work in the two countries on a reciprocal basis.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asks to address African Union

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Rwanda's Kagame appoints first woman director of intelligence

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Tanzania and Uganda alone produce over 50 per cent of all bananas grown on the entire African continent.

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Rights watchdogs name three individuals as responsible for some of the war crimes committed against civilians in the Western Tigray region.

Ethiopia: Rights watchdogs name 'perpetrators' of Tigray atrocities

Since the outbreak off armed conflict on November 4, 2020, thousands of Tigrayans have been displaced from their homes.

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PRESIDENT Uhuru Kenyatta says all citizens from the East African Community @jumuiya will be treated like Kenyans; they will only need a national identification card to travel, work, do business, own property, farm and even marry and settle in Kenya. #InaugurationKE

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Kenya drops two female sprinters over testosterone levels

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RwandAir starts non-stop flights to London

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Sierra Leone says cannot afford to repay China for the $318 million airport

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Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda race ahead to forge a single stock market

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President Kagame: I don’t think we need to be bullied into making or taking choices – choosing between the US or China; it’s really none of our business. I think we need to have both and others as partners as far as they respect us...

Kagame defends Africa’s right to a partnership with China

Biden’s administration sought to deflect the perception that its summit this week was aimed at competing with China.

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Ireland, a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, has been vocal against alleged atrocities in Ethiopia, mostly chastising the Ethiopian and Eritrean governments for creating a humanitarian blockade in Tigray.

Ethiopia asks Irish diplomats to leave the country

Foreign governments have told their citizens to leave amid the escalating war and fears the Tigrayan rebels could march on the capital Addis Ababa.

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RWANDAN COURT drops all charges against government critic Diane Rwigara and her mother Adeline Rwigara. Court rules not guilty of insurrection.

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DR Congo bars RwandAir from its airspace

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Data from 14 hospitals offers a rare look at the scale of suffering in Tigray, which is grappling with a communications blackout and what United Nations describes as a de facto aid blockade, meaning most essential medical supplies are no longer available.

Starvation kills scores of children in Tigray hospitals: Survey

And aid workers have sounded the alarm about government-imposed restrictions on medicines entering the Tigray region.

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KENYA CJ Maraga: IEBC failed, neglected and refused to conduct the elections as required by law. #SupremeCourtDecides

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Uganda's Commander of Land Forces Lt-Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba changes tune on Tigray and backs PM Abiy Ahmed

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WHO CHIEF Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus guaranteed a second term after Tuesday procedural vote made him sole nominee ahead of May leadership vote.

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Tigray children stare at severe malnutrition as warring sides deny using starvation as a weapon

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TANZANIA has banned the publication of The Citizen newspaper for seven days, effective today, after it published a story on depreciation of the shilling against the dollar on February 23.

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Rwanda will host the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation, that is expected to boost the continent’s access to technology in manufacturing medicines and vaccines.

AfDB to set up pharmaceutical foundation in Rwanda

Rwanda will host the new African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation, to boost the continent's medicine manufacturing capacity.

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Tanzanian official now bans carrots from Kenya

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Rwandan President Paul Kagame has accused DRC leader Felix Tshisekedi of exploiting the ongoing insecurity in eastern Congo to postpone next year’s presidential election.

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ETHIOPIA BEGINS generating power from the Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam.

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Tanzania's opposition has pulled out of civic polls because they say there will be no vote worth the name, but those in power are still going around making statements that illustrate their cluelessness about the dangerous path they are taking the country.

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This week's editorial cartoon by @ndula_victor #Uganda #YoweriMuseveni #UgandaElection #BobiWine

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Shortly after Museveni took power in 1986, he mused that leaders overstaying their welcome lay at the heart of Africa's problems. But nearly four decades later, Museveni ranks among the world's longest-serving and, increasingly, authoritarian rulers.

Refusing to retire, Uganda's Museveni doubles down on power

He has been president longer than most Ugandans have been alive.

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Ugandan poet Harriet Anena has been longlisted for the 2018 Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa.

Ugandan poet longlisted for Wole Soyinka prize

Harriet Anena longlisted for the 2018 Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa.

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Ugandan musician-turned-politician @HEBobiwine tells DW he and his team are ready to take on veteran leader Yoweri Museveni in the next presidential election.

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Rwanda built over 22,000 classrooms across the country, which enabled schools to restart while observing social-distancing measures. Despite the pandemic, more than $400m was earned from agricultural exports.

Rwanda 'built 22,000 classrooms in 2020 to achieve social distancing'

In his State of the Nation address, the president talked of 2020 highs and lows, and the Covid-19 sacrifices made.

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Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto's comments spark outrage in DRC

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France on Monday joined the US in accusing Rwanda of supporting M23 rebels, laying the allegation for the first time in public on Kigali.

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The East African Community Council of Ministers approves the admission of the Democratic Republic of Congo into the regional bloc.

EAC Council approves DRC admission

The approval follows negotiations held between the EAC and the DRC from January 15th to 24th in Nairobi.

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Ethiopian forces hit the Tigrayan capital of Mekele with airstrikes, humanitarian officials and diplomats say.

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RWANDAN OPPOSITION leader Victoire Ingabire, musician Kizito Mihigo and two thousand other prisoners freed from jail after President Paul Kagame grants them pardon.

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JUST IN: Franco-Cameroonian musician Manu Dibango dies from coronavirus, his family confirms.

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Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu leaves for Belgium

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A bad year for Ethiopia; from civil war recovery to devastating drought and defaulting Eurobond debt.

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The humanitarian situation in Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray is set to "worsen dramatically" and to deadly effect, the UN warns. #Tigray #Ethiopia

Tigray crisis 'set to worsen dramatically', UN warns

Food stocks ran out in August, while stocks of relief aid, cash and fuel are running very low or are completely depleted.

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Tanzanian ex-MP Godbless Lema has fled to Kenya with his family to escape what he terms as threats to his life.

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Italian deputy PM says if it wasn't for Africa, France would rank 15th among world economies, not in the top six.

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KENYA Airways to start direct flights between Nairobi and New York later this year; airline to hold press briefing on Thursday.

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RWANDAN Foreign minister Louise Mushikiwabo confirmed as the new secretary general of the International Organisation of La Francophonie, the unifying body of French-speaking countries, for a four-year term.

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KENYA'S President Uhuru Kenyatta declares 3 days of national mourning, from Monday-Wednesday, following the death of Tanzanian ex-president Benjamin William Mkapa. #RIPMzeeMkapa

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Uganda bans sports betting

Museveni says gambling has diverted attention of the youth from hard work.

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UGANDA'S FIRST son and commander of land forces, Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, announces his retirement from the army.

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Thabo Mbeki thinks the Kagame reforms would turn the AU into a more technocratic, UN-like organisation. That appeals to some of us, but his view is that it’s not what Africa needs the most.

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JUST IN: Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed wins Nobel Peace Prize.

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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC of Congo to be admitted to the EAC on March 29; EAC Secretary General Dr Peter Mathuki confirms.

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GAMBIAN PRESIDENT Yahya Jammeh concedes defeat to opposition leader Adama Barrow. Jammeh ends his 22 years in power. #GambiaDecides

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EXCLUSIVE: Rwanda’s former Foreign Affairs Minister @LMushikiwabo speaks about her new role at Francophonie, working with President @PaulKagame , her tenure in Cabinet and the defining moments in her life.

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JUST IN: Kenya wins UN Security Council seat after garnering 129 votes against Djibouti's 62 votes in the second round of voting.

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Over the years, Rwanda has mastered the art of growing, processing and exporting some of the best coffee in the world, giving South American and East Asian coffee producers a run for their money on the global market

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It has been nearly three months since the UN warned that 400,000 people across Tigray had "crossed the threshold into famine".

'Silent killing': Starvation stalks Ethiopia's Tigray

The situation has only deteriorated since then, as a de-facto blockade prevents most aid from getting in.

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DRC's admission into the bloc will bring greater divergence in the EAC, and it will at the same also introduce greater convergence, as it will create a new giant Swahiliphone bloc (via @cobbo3 )

Let us now welcome the DRC, some French and lots of timber

DR Congo looks likely to be admitted in the EAC in some form, this year.

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Tanzania ratifies Africa free trade area treaty

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TANZANIA President John Magufuli sacks Home Affairs Minister Charles Kitwanga for showing up in parliament drunk.

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Four African airlines plan to launch the first African Civil Aviation Alliance to break the stranglehold of Ethiopian Airlines on the continent and boost their fortunes through innovative ways.

Four top African airlines to take on Ethiopian

Carriers plan to launch first African Civil Aviation Alliance before March.

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Private schools in Rwanda face an uncertain future amid dwindling admissions as learners enrol in public schools

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Rwandan President Paul Kagame has talked about the possibility of not running for a fourth term, noting that his wish is for a woman to replace him when he retires from office.

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Turkey, DR Congo ink defence and transport deals as Erdogan visits Kinshasa

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The least expensive city to live within East Africa is Uganda’s capital Kampala, while Kenya’s Nairobi, is the most expensive.

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Tanzania has suspended the fuel levy for the next three months to cushion consumers from the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war.

Tanzania suspends fuel levy to cushion citizens from costly pump prices

Tanzania has suspended the fuel levy for the next three months to cushion consumers from the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war.

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The DRC leader, with the support of the African Union, has invited leaders from Angola, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, South Africa and Kenya to discuss the feasibility of the Grand Inga Dam project on the Congo River.

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This week's editorial cartoon by @ndula_victor #Ethiopia

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KQ CEO Sebastian Mikosz says if nothing changes, the carrier will—in a span of five years—diminish to the level of its low cost subsidiary Jambojet and lose its prestigious tag of the Pride of Africa.

MIKOSZ: KQ must take over JKIA or face total collapse in a financial crunch

If deal does not happen, the other option is to shrink the carrier to Jambojet status, says CEO.

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Denmark to close embassy in Tanzania

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Magufuli and Ndayishimiye agreed to build a narrow gauge railway from Uvinza in western Tanzania to Gitega in central Burundi.

Tanzania, Burundi plan for railway and refinery

Magufuli and Ndayishimiye agreed to build a narrow gauge railway from Uvinza in western Tanzania to Gitega in central Burundi.

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Tanzanian opposition leader, Tundu Lissu, has declared that he is ready to contest for the presidency in 2020 if his Chadema party gives him the ticket.

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The raids mark a sharp escalation in the nearly year-long conflict in northern Ethiopia pitting government forces and their allies against the TPLF, Tigray's once-dominant ruling party.

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SGR? No deal: Uganda rejects compulsory use of Kenya’s Standard Gauge Railway for transit goods, throwing Nairobi back to the drawing board. Grab your copy 👉

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BREAKING NEWS: Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge busts two-hour marathon barrier #Eliud159 #IneosChallenge

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Over the years, Rwanda has mastered the art of growing, processing and exporting some of the best coffee in the world, giving South American and East Asian coffee producers a run for their money on the global market

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Felicien Kabuga was not a village man. He was global. His genocide trial is therefore likely to embarrass some surprising regional and global partners, and bankers, writes @cobbo3 .

Kabuga’s trial in Arusha will lift the lid off a dirty East African family secret

He was not a village man. He was global. His trial is therefore likely to embarrass some surprising regional and global partners, and bankers.

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Rwanda’s car-free day success attracts other countries

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AFRICA Union suspends Guinea from the bloc after coup, demands urgent return to constitutional order.

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Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi focuses on reforms within his own military as the latest attempt to bring under control the country’s security situation.

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Independent auditors, that the US government had called for, said they could not find proof AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina had engaged in corruption or nepotism as alleged by whistleblowers.

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The Kigali Arena is the third largest on the continent in capacity, only bested by the one in Dakar, with a 15,000-seat capacity and the one in Luanda, sitting 12,000. The arena has raised Kigali’s profile as a sports destination.

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Fake nails in Tanzania parliament banned

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Ethiopian Airlines says the shipment of weapons to Sudan was done legally and that all the items came with proper accompanying documents from the shipper and consignee.

Ethiopian Airlines defends Sudan weapons shipment

Khartoum-Addis Ababa relations have soured due to the disputed mega-dam in Ethiopia and a long-running border dispute.

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The conflict in Tigray has left more than 400,000 people at risk of starvation.

AU to Abiy: Remove terrorist tag on TPLF for sake of talks; rebels to lay down arms

The Thursday meeting was preceded by Kenya’s call to Ethiopia to make a ‘painful compromise’ to end the war in the north.

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Rwandan President Paul Kagame becomes the first East African leader to take Covid-19 vaccine

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Former Dadaab refugee elected to US Congress

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President Magufuli says the army is being deployed to defend the nation in its economic war, the same way it is deployed in other operations.

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Kenya named top safari destination in Africa

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Namibia to abolish visas for Africans

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The long-awaited power sale to Kenya by Ethiopia has started a week after a successful test run of electricity supply via the 500KV cross-border transmission power line built to link power grids of the two neighbours.

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The best way for an African president to depart is to first step down, or accept defeat in an election, then die. And, of course, don’t die immediately after leaving office, writes @cobbo3 .

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JUST IN: Tanzania confirms first Covid-19 case; the Tanzanian national arrived on Sunday from Belgium, Health Minister Ummy Mwalimu announces. #COVID ー19. #coronavirus #CoronaVirusInTanzania #CoronaVirusUpdates

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