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NAIROBI, Kenya — President William Ruto has signed into law the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2026, reducing VAT on petroleum products from 16 per cent…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Car dealers and importers in Kenya are raising concerns over new restrictions introduced by the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) on the…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s Ministry of Health is set to roll out the nationwide use of a long-acting HIV prevention injection, lenacapavir, in a major step…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Police in Kampala have arrested a private security guard accused of stealing gold and cash worth more than Shs500 million in a high-value…
BUJUMBURA, Burundi — Burundi’s Minister of Communication, Gabby Bugaga, has been found dead inside his vehicle in a palm plantation in Kivoga, in an incident…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has applied to join an ongoing High Court case challenging the government’s proposed sale of a 15…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) has raised concerns over persistent delays in civil registration services and a reported shortage of…
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — South African opposition leader Julius Malema has been sentenced to five years in prison following his conviction over firing a firearm in…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The High Court has ordered the continuation of the status quo in a case challenging the government’s proposed sale of a 15…
NAIROBI, Kenya — At least 1,108 employees at a Nairobi-based outsourcing firm are set to lose their jobs after Meta Platforms terminated its contract with…