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Eyeing Growth Boost, Kenya Opens Chinese-Built Railway

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday inaugurated a Chinese-built railway, the country's biggest infrastructure...

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Akufo-Addo Urged To Follow German Example To Forge West African Unity

President Akufo-Addo charged to lead efforts to unite the economic unity of West African states following years of...

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Kenya Unveils First New Railway In A Century

More than a century after a colonial railway gave birth to modern Kenya, the country is betting on a new Chinese-built...

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Burundi Orders Couples To Wed Amid Drive To ‘moralise Society’

Cohabiting couples in Burundi have until the end of the year to get married or face legal consequences. The government...

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In Moral ‘crusade’, Burundi Forces Unwed Couples To Marry

Unmarried couples have until the end of the year to legalise their relationships, the Burundi government said Friday,...

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Celebrate Africa, Bridge the Boarders

25th May marks the 54th anniversary of the African Union We are a sad people today because amidst the positive strides...

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East African Leaders Press EU To Lift Burundi Sanctions

The presidents of Tanzania and Uganda called Saturday on the EU to lift sanctions on Burundi, but a diplomatic for the...

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Rwanda Tops Africa’s Best Performing Institutions, Ghana Is 12th

Rwanda has been ranked as the country with the best performing institutions in Africa. The East African country is...

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Former Burkina Faso President Named UN Burundi Envoy

A former Burkina Faso president, Michel Kafando, has been appointed the new UN envoy for Burundi, where efforts to end...

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Gatlin and De Grasse Ready For Early Athletics Season Doha Clash

They finished second and third in last year's Olympics 100m final and on Friday Justin Gatlin and Andre De Grasse renew...

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Media Freedom In Africa ‘not Great’

Media watchdogs are voicing concern about curbs on press freedom. DW looks at the media in Africa where restrictions...

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Burundi Refugees Find Hope In ‘at Home’ Bar In Rwanda

Outside Rwanda's national stadium is a bar that has become a second home for Burundian refugees fleeing their country's...

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Burundi Accused By WFP of Blocking A Convoy

The UN's World Food Programme has said Burundi has blocked an 10-truck aid convoy coming in from Rwanda, the Reuters...

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After Two Years, No End In Sight To Burundi’s Deadly Turmoil

Two years after Burundi's president plunged the central African country into turmoil, the regime shows no signs of...

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Burundi Men Get Laid But Women Get Screwed

Burundi men get laid but women get screwed In this file photo citizens of Burundi march against government The call...

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Lessons of War –Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings Writes

This week marks the 23rd anniversary of the Rwanda genocide and our prayers are with the people of Rwanda whose...

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Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings Writes

This week marks the 23rd anniversary of the Rwanda genocide and our prayers are with the people of Rwanda whose...

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Lessons of War

By Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings This week marks the 23rd anniversary of the Rwanda genocide and our prayers are with...

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Ghana Government Told As Rwanda Marks 23rd Anniversary

The government of Rwanda has entreated Ghana to learn lessons from the ethnic cleansing which claimed the lives of...