Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Eight prominent columnists working for Kenya’s biggest media group quit Tuesday over what they said was increased meddling by government and a loss of media freedom at its outlets. The columnists include George Kegoro, executive director of the Kenyan Human Rights Commission; Lynne Muthoni Wanyeki, …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | A Police officer has sued former Inspector General of Police Gen. Kale Kayihura demanding compensation for deliberately depriving him of a chance to actively participate in the 2016 general elections. Deputy Assistant Inspector of Police (D/AIP) Nelson Mungasa who is currently the OC CID- …
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Washington, United States | AFP | The White House hit back at porn star Stormy Daniels on Monday, insisting there was “nothing to collaborate” her claims of extramarital sex with Donald Trump. In its first response to a primetime interview watched by more than 21 million Americans, the White House …
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Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Miguna Miguna, a firebrand member of the National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition who flew back to Nairobi on Monday, was refused entry into Kenya and was forced onto an Emirates plane to Dubai. He refused to take his seat. The flight at the Jomo Kenyatta …
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Luanda, Angola | AFP | The son of Angola’s former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos has been charged with fraud linked to a $500 million transfer executed when he ran the country’s sovereign wealth fund, prosecutors said Monday. Jose Filomeno dos Santos is accused of “fraud, misappropriation of funds, money …
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Jerusalem, Undefined | AFP | Israeli police arrived at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Jerusalem residence on Monday morning to interrogate him over one of several graft cases that threaten to topple him, Israeli media said. Multiple Israeli media reports said the longtime premier was to be questioned over a case …
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Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Disgraced former South African president Jacob Zuma could appear in court within weeks on charges of corruption, fraud and money laundering in connection with a decades-old $5 billion arms deal, reports said Sunday. Quoting sources close to the case, news websites News24 and TimeLive …
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Freetown, Sierra Leone | AFP | Sierra Leone’s opposition candidate Julius Maada Bio on Sunday accused outgoing leader Ernest Bai Koroma of attempting to derail Tuesday’s presidential run-off through the courts to keep his party in power. The High Court on Saturday ordered the National Electoral Commission (NEC) to halt …
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Harare, Zimbabwe | AFP | Zimbabwean police are investigating former ruler Robert Mugabe’s wife Grace, accused of smuggling ivory worth millions to underground foreign markets, a state-owned weekly reported Sunday. The Sunday Mail said investigators from the parks and wildlife authority handed documents to police showing that the former first …
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Freetown, Sierra Leone | AFP | Sierra Leone’s High Court on Saturday issued an order to halt Tuesday’s presidential run-off until it resolves a legal dispute filed by a lawyer linked to the ruling party. Tensions are high ahead of the vote with a campaign marked by violent attacks and …
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