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Authorities in the DR Congo have said Tuesday they will outlaw an opposition-led demonstration planned for Wednesday to protest alleged “irregularities” in last week’s elections. Five opposition presidential candidates informed the governor of Kinshasa in a letter published Saturday of their intention to organise the march. However, with definitive results still not announced, the government said the protests will be ...

Details have emerged on the final minutes of murdered Kenyan blogger Daniel Muthiani, popularly known as Snipper. An autopsy done on the body revealed that the blogger met his death after being strangled on the neck. According to Government pathologist Johansen Oduor who conducted the postmortem, the deceased had marks on his neck. He also exhibited signs of lacking oxygen ...

Kenya has reached an agreement with Saudi Arabia to send workers to the Arab nation, the country’s President William Ruto has said. Under the deal reached on Thursday, nurses and other skilled workers will go to the Middle Eastern country from Kenya. The first deployment will see 2,500 workers travel to the middle eastern contry. “Previously, we only sent domestic ...

A report by a human rights group has revealed that Burundi soldiers deployed to help quell violence in strife-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo raped, abducted and mistreated civilians. The report, by the Burundi Human Rights Initiative (BHRI), called for the perpetrators to be held accountable. The campaign of violence against the locals in South Kivu started in late 2021 ...

Kenyan President William Ruto has declared that Kenya will be visa-free for all foreign visitors starting January 2024. This makes the end of visa requirements for foreigners. Ruto said that his government had abolished visa requirements on Tuesday, December 12, 2023. This was during his national address at the 60th Jamhuri Day National Celebrations held at Uhuru Gardens in the ...