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NPA Wins 2017 Climate and Clean Air Award For Outstanding Policy
Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority, Hassan Tampuli, has reiterated the authority’s...
Turmoil Engulfs Kenya’s Supermarket Success Nakumatt
The butcher is closed, metres of shelves are empty save for a single brand of shampoo and, worst of all, the toilet...
Top Kenya Election Official ‘tortured and Murdered’
A top official overseeing Kenya's electronic voting system was found tortured to death just over a week before national...
Wakanow Partners Kenya Trade Expo 2017
Africa’s leading full-service, online travel company, Wakanow, has finalised agreements with Kenya Trade Expo Ghana,...
Tanzanian Leader Urges Burundian Exiles To Go Home
Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Thursday called on Burundians who have fled their country to return home, after...
No Laptop Ban As US Says All Airlines Have Raised Security
All 180 airlines serving the United States have taken the security steps needed to avoid being forced to implement...
Amid Turning Tide, AIDS Claimed 1 Million Lives In 2016
AIDS claimed a million lives in 2016, almost half the 2005 toll that marked the peak of the deadly epidemic, said a UN...
Saudi Airline Says US Laptop Ban Lifted
Saudi Arabia's national carrier said a US ban on laptops and tablets in the cabins of its US-bound planes had been...
Rwanda’s Essential Oils Offer Big Profits From Little Land
Inside a metal shed in southeastern Rwanda, Nicholas Hitimana brandished a plastic container holding a green liquid:...
Kenya’s Social Media Election
A strikingly toxic campaign ad was unleashed online in Kenya just weeks before national elections -- a potentially...
Rooney Mania Grips Tanzania As Everton Play Gor Mahia
Latest: Wayne Rooney mania has gripped East Africa as England’s record goal-scorer makes his first appearance for...
Rooney In Spotlight As Everton Start East Africa Trip
Wayne Rooney was the centre of attention in Tanzania on Thursday with England's record goalscorer set to make his first...
U.S. Expects To Lift Laptop Ban Soon For Four Remaining Airports
The United States expects to lift the laptop ban soon for the four remaining foreign airports that are still impacted...
Four Airports Remain Under US Laptop Ban
Four airports remain under a ban for carry-on laptops on US-bound flights, imposed amid fears that Islamic State is...
Rooney To Start For Everton On East Africa Trip
Wayne Rooney will make his first appearance back in an Everton shirt in the club's friendly against Kenyan opponents...
War Has Cost $226 Billion To Syria Economy
Syria's six-year conflict has ravaged its infrastructure and caused losses to its economy of $226 billion, according to...
Kuwait Airline Says US Laptop Ban Lifted
Kuwait Airways said Sunday that a ban on laptops and tablets in the cabins of its US-bound flights had been lifted by...
‘Climate of Fear’ Ahead of Rwanda Vote
Two decades of attacks on Rwanda's opposition, journalists and rights groups have created a "climate of fear" ahead of...
Qatar Airways Says Flights Now Exempt From US Laptop Ban
Qatar Airways announced on Thursday that it had won exemption from a US ban on passengers taking laptops and tablet...