AFRICA

Lusaka, Zambia | Xinhua | A total of 9,800 ghost workers were being paid salaries in Zambia’s public service even when they were not rendering any public service, an audit by the country’s Office of the Auditor-General revealed on Monday. This follows an audit of government payroll for the financial …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua |  Kenya’s incoming President William Ruto said Monday his administration will prioritize economic turnaround, peace, reconciliation, and cohesion once he is sworn into office next week. Ruto in a televised address to the nation soon after the Supreme Court declared he was validly elected as Kenya’s …

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  📌 Supreme court decision: 🔴 On issue 1: IEBC ✅ ODINGA ❌ 🔴 On issue 2: IEBC ✅ ODINGA ❌ 🔴 On issue 3: IEBC ✅ ODINGA ❌ 🔴 On issue 4: IEBC ✅ ODINGA ❌ 🔴 On Issue 5: IEBC ✅ ODINGA ❌ 🔴 On issue 6: IEBC …

20,000 graduate in first ever unified national army  Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | President Yoweri Museveni’s attendance of the first graduation of the Unified Forces of South Sudan cast him in the spotlight again as a mainstay in the security matrix of the East African and Great Lakes region. …

Moment of Truth for Kenyans as Supreme Court Rules on President-elect Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | The Supreme Court of Kenya will give its verdict today on the country’s recent general election. The court will either confirm William Ruto as the President-elect or nullify the results. Kenyans are divided on …

  Nairobi, Kenya  | THE STAR KENYA | Police have advised Kenyans to follow proceedings from home when the Supreme Court sits to pass its verdict on the presidential petition on Monday. In a statement on Saturday, acting Inspector General of Police Noor Gabow advised against gathering outside court premises at …

  Information may be shared in confidence to any police officer, at a police station or through the toll free numbers 911, 112, 999 or FichuaKwaDCI via 0800-722-203 Nairobi, Kenya  | THE STAR KENYA | Police have assured Kenyans of ample security on Monday when the Supreme Court will be delivering …

  Analysts welcome move but fear bloc is expanding too fast Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE |  Just eleven days after the Democratic Republic of Congo ratified the East African Community Treaty on July 11, the bloc’s leaders agreed to fast-track the verification of Somalia’s application to join the community. Sitting …

Nairobi, Kenya  | THE STAR KENYA | Lawyer Willis Otieno on Friday used the storyline behind the movies entitled ‘The Italian Job and The Wolf Of Wall Street’ to make his argument in court. In a no-sweaty affair as previously witnessed in court, Otieno narrated how IEBC tried to confuse Kenyans by using extra …