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A Gambian lawmaker has tabled a bill seeking to repeal the Women’s (Amendment) Act 2015 which banned circumcision and other FGM. The bill was tabled at the national assembly for a first reading on March. Circumcision involves the…

Kenya's Sarah Chepchirchir has been handed an eight-year ban after the former Tokyo Marathon winner was found to have violated anti-doping regulations for a second time. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said the 39-year-old had…

Will Kenyan Airways passengers be able to travel to Dar Es Salam starting January 22? Tanzania has announced on 15th January that it had withdrawn approval for neighbouring Kenya's flagship carrier to operate a passenger service between…

Nigeria says it will extend the suspension of degrees’ accreditation to more countries, including Kenya and Uganda. This comes days after the West African country suspended the accreditation of degrees from Benin and Togo. “We are not…

Prominent Ugandan opposition MP and former music sensation, Bobi Wine, marked a significant milestone with his first visit to the UK in over a decade. This comes just three weeks following the UK government's decision to lift a reported…

A spokesperson for the Zimbabwean Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party reacted to the police thwarting a rally planned for Sunday. "You can try and ban us from the stadium but you can't ban us from the hearts of the…

Despites concerns from environmental organisations, Kenyan president William Ruto announced on Sunday he will lift a logging ban which has been in place since 2018. Speaking at a church service in Molo, a town around 200km north-west of…

Tanzania has lifted the long-standing ban on night-time upcountry bus travel. The decision was announced by Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa in parliament, who highlighted that the ban, initially imposed in the 1990s, was a response to the…

The Group of Seven (G7) countries are considering a near-total ban on exports to Russia. Reports said the United States and Ukraine’s allies were considering “an outright ban on most exports to Russia,” adding that officials from G7…

Following the deaths of 21 minors at the Enyobeni tavern 26th June, the family of South Africa's late leader Nelson Mandela has called for all community taverns to close and alcohol to be banned. Alcohol is "a source of great concern for…