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Police have flagged as fake a letter doing rounds on social media claiming that the protests against Finance Bill 2024 have been authorised. The letter, ostensibly, signed by the Inspector…
As per the East Africa Community traditions the Finance Ministers from the member countries read their budgets on the first Thursday of the second week of June. Below is an…
A plane carrying Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine others has gone missing. In a press release, Collen Zamba, the Secretary to president Lazarus Chakwera said the Malawi Defence…
Firebrand South African politician and 2024 presidential candidate Julius Malema has conceded defeat in the recently concluded South African presidential election. The tough talking politician conceded defeat on Saturday while…
Police have arrested a taxi driver named Joel Ssenyonga after a woman died in his house. The shocking event unfolded when Ssenyonga brought the woman to his residence in the…
Siaya Governor James Aggrey Bob Orengo on Saturday cautioned Members of the National Assembly to tread carefully when dealing with President William Ruto as he often doesn’t mean what he…
A decision by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to support Somalia’s nominee for the Africa Union Commission Chairperson seat may be Raila Odinga’s biggest setback, yet. The Organization has…
Political pundit Peter Kagwanja has said former Prime Minister Raila Odinga who always fought for the rights of common wananchi has this time kept quiet about doctors’s strike and is…
Senegal has inaugurated Bassirou Diomaye Faye as its president, completing the previously little-known opposition figure’s dramatic ascent from prison to the palace in just weeks. The left-wing pan-Africanist was sworn…
A vehicle carrying Tanzanian Member of Parliament Christopher Ole Sendeka was last night sprayed in a hail of bullets by unknown persons. The incident occurred at Ndaleta, Kiteto District in…
At least 17 people were killed in Somalia on Saturday after Islamist group al Shabaab attacked a military base. The Busley base, in the Lower Shabelle region in the country’s…
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday appointed his son as top commander of the military, a controversial move in a country where many have long believed Museveni is grooming his…
Disgraced former Steinhoff International CEO Markus Jooste reportedly committed suicide during an arrest on Thursday. He was 63. Newzroom Afrika reported that sources close to the Steinhoff investigation confirmed that…
The vernal equinox arrived on Tuesday but may be experienced on Wednesday or Thursday depending on where one stands on planet earth. This marked the start of the spring season…
Africa is gearing up to a new African Union Chairperson come 2025 when Moussa Faki Mahamat will be concluding his two terms. Raila Odinga is among the potential candidates on…
President William Ruto has urged African leaders to work together in pushing for reforms of the international financial system. He told leaders in Africa that there was need to liberate…
Officers from the National Police Service have arrested two Kenyan suspects who have been identified as identified as Dhenge Guyo and Kotor within Sessi, Moyale Sub-County. In a report that…
Hello, welcome to Africa Newsflash which comes to you under awful circumstances. We’re reporting on the passing of Nigerian banker and philanthropist Herbert Wigwe, chief executive of Access Holdings, in…
SÈBASTIEN HALLER was the comeback hero as the Ivory Coast lifted the Africa Nations Cup in front of their own fans. Nigeria scored first in the thriller on Sunday night.…
From left: Presidents Captain Ibrahim Traore of Burkina Faso, Niger’s General Abdourahmane Tchiani and Colonel Assimi Goïta of Mali. (Source: Business Insider) Landlocked Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso lack direct…