To many, Tatu City on the outskirts of Nairobi looks like a success.The first city entirely built by a private company to be operational in east Africa, with some 25,000 people living and working there, it accounts for around two-thirdsof all foreign investment in Kenya.Its low-tax status has attracted more than 100 businesses including Heineken, …
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Big challenges await Gabon’s new president Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema as he takes the reins of a country rich in oil but struggling with debt.The general was sworn in on Saturday after winning 94.85 percent in the April 12 vote in which international observers signalled no major irregularities.His victory followed a 19-month transition after he …
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The call came in just after 7:00 pm as the paramedics began the night shift: a man had been stabbed in the head with a glass bottle and was bleeding heavily.The medical crew and their ambulance from Cape Town’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) were only minutes away. But they could not respond until they had …
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All 133 Catholic cardinals who will vote for a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican said on Monday, two days before they gather in a conclave to elect the next head of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.Hailing from 70 countries across five continents, the group — summoned following the death of Pope Francis …
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Four Kenyan police officers pleaded not guilty Monday to the killing of a six-month-old girl during bloody riots that erupted over a presidential election in 2017.The death of Samantha Pendo became for many Kenyans a symbol of unchecked police brutality during the disputed election, the first in the country’s history to be annulled.Murder, rape and …
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The top United Nations court on Monday threw out Sudan’s case against the United Arab Emirates over alleged complicity in genocide during the brutal Sudanese civil war.Sudan had taken the UAE to the International Court of Justice over its alleged support for the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), saying it was contributing to a genocide …
Democratic Republic of Congo winger Yoane Wissa scored his 19th goal in all competitions this season to help Brentford secure an impressive 4-3 win against Manchester United at the weekend.A third consecutive Premier League victory for the Bees opened up the possibility of them qualifying for the third-tier UEFA Conference League next season. Guinea forward Serhou …
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The top United Nations court will on Monday rule in Sudan’s case against the United Arab Emirates, which Khartoum accuses of complicity in genocide due to alleged support for rebel forces.Sudan has dragged the UAE before the International Court of Justice in The Hague, arguing it is supplying weapons to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces …
Sudanese paramilitaries on Sunday struck Port Sudan, the army said, in the first attack on the seat of the army-aligned government during the country’s two-year war.The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), battling the regular army since April 2023, have increasingly used drones since losing territory including much of Khartoum in March.Army spokesman Nabil Abdallah said in …
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South African troops withdrawing from the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have begun assembling in Tanzania and most should return home this month, the defence chief said on Sunday.Under the phased withdrawal that started on April 29, the troops are to exit the DRC via Rwanda by road before entering Tanzania, General …
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