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South Africa declares state of disaster after deadly floods
President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a state of national disaster in South Africa.
This comes a week after terrible floods left at least 443 people dead in the Durban area on the east coast.
"The cabinet met in special session last…
Kenyan turns human waste into profitable fuel business
A truck-full of unwanted human waste will soon be turned into fuel.
Trucks bring the material to a social enterprise called Sanivation based in Naivasha,100 kilometres from Nairobi.
It might seem like an unlikely source for cooking…
Egyptians celebrate Ramadan with longest free Iftar table
Muslims in Egypt have gathered along a street-long table to break their Ramadan fast together in a mass "Iftar" meal on the Muslim holy month, in the Matariya suburb in the northeast of Egypt's capital Cairo.
The wonderful scene brought…
Egypt authorities rule over mysterious death of economist
Egypt's Public Prosecution office has ruled that the death of a prominent government critic was not the result of any crime.
Supporters of Ayman Hadhoud say that he was subject to ill- treatment by the police after what they describe as…
Ivory Coast President Allassane Ouattara Appoints New Vice President
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has named Tiemoko Meyliet Kone, governor of the West African central bank, as his vice president in a possible clue to his succession plans.
The 80-year-old leader made the announcement…
Kenya Begins Standards Inspection of Imported Cargo
Kenya has commenced inspection of product standards for all imported cargo at its ports of entry, a government official said Tuesday.
The managing director of Kenya Bureau of Standards, KEBS, Mr. Bernard Njiraini, told journalists in…
South Africa’s Eskom Escalates Power Cuts
South Africa's Eskom said on Tuesday that it had ramped up scheduled power cuts following failures at two of its coal-fired power stations at Majuba and Tutuka.
The power cuts have been increased to "Stage 4," which require up to 4,000 …
Egypt authorities rule over death of a government critic
Egypt's Public Prosecution office has ruled that the death of a prominent government critic was not the result of any crime.
Supporters of Ayman Hadhoud say that he was subject to ill- treatment by the police after what they describe as…
Oil prices surge amid Libya outages
Oil prices rose as reports of outages in Libya intensified concerns over supply risks.
The West Texas Intermediate for May delivery added 1.26 USD, or 1.2%, to settle at 108.21 USD a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent…
Uganda discharges last Covid-19 patients
The Ugandan Ministry of Health on Tuesday confirmed that there is no Covid-19 patient admitted to any hospital in the country.
Ministry spokesperson Emmanuel Ainebyoona said Ugandans need to continue practicing safety measures as the…