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Commercial Bank of Africa ( CBA ), which is majority-owned by the Kenyatta family, is in the running to acquire the Rwandese subsidiary of Uganda’s Crane Bank in what marks the latest expansion of the wealthy family’s empire. Check also: Uhuru Kenyatta’s Family To Buy Stake In Distressed Bank In DR Congo CBA already operates an equivalent of mobile banking service ...

According to The Independent, Google ’s voice search function doesn’t just turn on when you ask it to. Rather, it records almost everything.  Check also: Over 272 Million Email Accounts Stolen From Yahoo, Gmail Etc. The outlet reports that the search engine giant began doing this in June of 2015. Feeling unnerved yet? Well, it gets even wilder. You see, you can listen to ...

Ghana is set to have its second successive female Chief Justice with the appointment of Justice Sophia Akuffo, all but confirmed. Her nomination is to be officially announced by the President at a press briefing later today. Check also: Ghana In Plans To Make Travel In Africa Easier For Africans Local media portals including the state-owned Daily Graphic have reported that ...

Elegu — Uganda’s economy is being pushed to the wall following the renewed conflict in South sudan that is currently sending waves across the region Uganda is one of South Sudan’s biggest trading partners. The county’s revenue body, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), targets Shs200 million monthly in taxes at the South Sudan-Uganda border at Elegu. Check also: Uganda Is Increasingly Welcoming ...

The internet is a resourceful tool that can improve and transform Africa’s education sector and contribute to economic transformation of African nations, a new study by the Internet Society indicates. Check also: Tanzanian President John Magufuli Sacked 10,000 Civil Servants Over Fake Education Certificates. The study, whose results were released during the just-concluded two-day African Regional Internet and Development Dialogue in ...