News From Africa

12/05/2024

's IEBC has refuted claims that there were ghost polling stations that gave votes towards President William Ruto's win in the elections.

01/05/2024

I made a very stupid mistake at the end of my first year that led to my discontinuation from the top university in KENYA.

I decided to appeal against my discontinuation. One would say I was emotionally attached to this university and couldn't move on. The financial situation at home also contributed.

I appeared before the Appeals Committee but it upheld my discontinuation.

Now I could see my dreams get shattered before my eyes...

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29/04/2024

Police and the Kenya Defense Forces (Army) engage in a scuffle, beat each other up!

And thi

27/04/2024

's renowned journalist Victoria Rubadiri has left local CitizenTV to join international CNN after a 6 year stay!

Rubadiri is set to join CNN for a corresponding role.

22/04/2024

's popular browsing app Opera will stop offering free data to Kenyans for browsing on its Opera Mini app, the company has said.

But Nigerians are not affected!

https://bizenta.com/opera-has-stopped-offering-free-data-to-13-5-million-kenyans-company-says/

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Kenya's popular browsing app Opera will stop offering free data to Kenyans for browsing on its Opera Mini app, the company has said.

21/04/2024

In Africa, Somalia and Senegal have already banned the TikTok app from their countries whereas Egypt, Uganda and other countries are still working on the crackdown.

Canada, Denmark, Belgium, India, Taiwan, USA and several others have also taken similar moves to ban TikTok or restrict its usage in their territories.

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A petition filed in parliament to have TikTok banned in Kenya is gaining a lot of heat across the country.

19/04/2024

Sierra Leone’s capital has been plunged into darkness for weeks, severely disrupting daily life.

Most of Freetown’s power comes from a Turkish ship, Karpowership, which switched off the lights over an unpaid $48m (£38m) bill.

17/04/2024

Russian military trainers have arrived to reinforce Niger’s air defenses as the west African country pulls away from close cooperation with the US in counterterrorism efforts, turning instead to Moscow for help as it fights Islamist insurgents.

State television in the country broadcast footage of Russian military trainers arriving in the country aboard a plane equipped with military supplies late on Thursday. Two Russian trainers were filmed in front of the plane wearing military uniforms, caps and face coverings.