Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | TikTok, a short video-sharing platform owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, awarded last weekend TikTok creators from across sub-Saharan Africa for the immense talent and creativity they brought to the platform in the past year. TikTok’s inaugural award ceremony took place in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, following …
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Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The Kenyan football governing body has provisionally suspended 15 individuals from the game over allegations of match-fixing. Football Kenya Federation (FKF) said in a statement issued on Friday evening that it has received confidential reports alleging the involvement of various players and officials in match-fixing activities …
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Mogadishu, Somalia | Xinhua | The Somali government said Saturday that it had closed 250 bank accounts belonging to al-Shabab to cut off the militant group’s funding sources. Additionally, 70 mobile money accounts of the militants were shut down as part of the government’s efforts to block their financial flow, …
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A number of African governments are introducing tax cuts and other incentives to boost the e-mobility industry and drive the demand for eco-friendly vehicles Tunis, Tunisia | BIRD AGENCY | Tunisia has become the latest country to introduce e-mobility incentives as governments across Africa bet on tax breaks and other …
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Cairo, Egypt | XINHUA | An ancient royal tomb was unearthed at the Western Wadis (Valleys) of the Theban Necropolis on the west bank of Nile River in the southern Egyptian city of Luxor, said the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on Saturday. The tomb, unveiled by a joint …
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Mpondwe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A suspected bomb has exploded inside a church in Lhubira, DR Congo. The explosion happened on Sunday leaving unspecified number of casualties. The church reportedly belonging to the Born again faith is about 3 kms from the Ugandan border. Traces of blood and wounded …
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Gaborone, Botswana | Xinhua | Botswana has discovered the new Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5, said a government official in a press release issued on Friday. “Only one case of the Omicron sublineage XBB.1.5 has so far been detected in Botswana,” said Malepa Dibonwa, the acting spokesperson in Botswana’s Ministry of Health. The new …
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RESULTS ⚽ Uganda 0 DRC 0 ⚽ Senegal 1 Ivory Coast 0 🇺🇬 FIXTURES ⚽ Senegal vs Uganda January 18 – 10pm ⚽ Uganda vs Ivory Coast January 22 – 10pm Algiers, Algeria | CAFONLINE | Two-time TotalEnergies CHAN winners DRCongo were held to a goalless draw by neighbours Uganda in …
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‘It’s the example that the African continent needs to follow’ COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | Shortly after Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, Uganda’s Minister of Health declared Uganda free from Ebola on Jan.11, her colleague, Dr. Ahmed Ogwell Ouma; the Acting Director General of the African Centres for Disease Control and …
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Mogadishu, Somalia | Xinhua | The UN Children’s Fund, or UNICEF, on Thursday appealed for 272.3 million U.S. dollars to provide humanitarian services to 3 million people in Somalia, including 2 million children in 2023. The UN agency said the funds will help it expand the delivery of essential multisectoral services, with …
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