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20+ min ago  (348+ words) HARARE - An attack on the leader of Zimbabwe's opposition party leader has sparked conversation about the country and imminent constitutional crisis. He says the military and police are now beholden to the President as they were under Robert Mugabe. Madhuku…...

31+ min ago  (241+ words) Washington Reaffirms Ghana Partnership as US Marks Country's 69th Independence'News Ghana The United States has congratulated Ghana on its 69th anniversary of independence, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio issuing a formal statement directly from the State Department reaffirming the two nations…...

39+ min ago  (689+ words) Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than half of the students who enroll in postgraduate programs at Makerere University, the "Journey to Freedom Square" ends not in the triumph of a graduation gown, but in a long, grueling stalemate. Despite the…...

40+ min ago  (315+ words) South Africa has launched two specialised police units in Gauteng province to combat rising organised crime, including political assassinations, kidnappings and extortion, the Ministry of Police announced on Friday. The first unit is a Political Killings Task Team, modelled on…...

46+ min ago  (656+ words) Nairobi Police Commander George Seda said eight of the victims were swept away by fast-rising floodwaters, with some dying while inside vehicles that were carried away by the raging currents. Seda added that two other victims died in separate electrocution…...

47+ min ago  (210+ words) It said the surcharge would be $30 per TEU "from the "Mediterranean and Black Sea to the Red Sea for dry containers, and $50 "per TEU for "refrigerated containers MSC will introduce emergency fuel surcharge from March 16 It said the surcharge would…...

49+ min ago  (255+ words) Dar es Salaam. Tanzanian diplomat Stephen Patrick Mbundi has been appointed the new Secretary General of the East African Community (EAC). His appointment was announced during the 25th Ordinary Summit of EAC Heads of State held in Arusha on March 7. The…...

49+ min ago  (348+ words) Flash floods in Nairobi kill 23, disrupt flights at major airport'Deccan Herald Aid workers pulled bodies from floodwaters across " Nairobi on Saturday after flash floods that began overnight "killed at least 23 people, "swept away dozens of cars and disrupted flights at…...

56+ min ago  (552+ words) Residents across Nairobi woke up to flooded neighbourhoods, stranded motorists and widespread disruption on Saturday morning after the heavy downpour left several parts of the city submerged and major roads impassable. According to the Secretary General of the Kenya Red…...

1+ hour, 3+ min ago  (324+ words) Fresh controversy has erupted in Cross River State after reports revealed that the state government plans to spend "2 billion to renovate the governor's lodge, barely nine months after "994 million was reportedly used for similar renovation works on the same facility....