Kenya: Business Obia Jailed in Fake Gold Scam

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Kenya: Business Obia Jailed in Fake Gold Scam

[Nairobi News] Businessman Kevin Obia, alias Kevin Kleigh, alias The Don has been sentenced to one year in jail for defrauding an Australian national of Sh13.7 million in a fake gold scam.

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East Africa: More Than 40,000 People Forcefully Evicted in East Africa During Coronavirus Crisis

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Nairobi -Poor communities in Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia have been left homeless and exposed in the midst of the pandemic, charity says

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Rwanda: New Study Sheds Light On Factors Pushing Children Into the Streets

[New Times] The National Rehabilitation Service (NRS) is finalising comprehensive research on the magnitude of delinquency, the role of the community and the impact of rehabilitation centres.

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Somalia: Qatar Rolls Out Education and Development Projects in Jubaland

[Dalsan Radio] Jubaland has benefited from educational and development projects by the Qatar Charity which were inaugurated on Saturday.

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Somalia: Civilian Killed in Attack on Turkey Military Training Center

[VOA] One person was killed, and two others were injured after a suicide bomber blew himself up near the Turkey-Somalia military training academy in Mogadishu on Tuesday, witnesses and officials say.

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Kenya: House to Vet Auditor-General Nominee Today

[Nation] President Kenyatta's nominee for the position of Auditor-General will appear before Parliament for vetting this morning.

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Rwanda: Basketball - IPRC-Kigali Keen About Playoffs Spot

[New Times] IPRC-Kigali basketball club have said that they will be targeting a spot into the playoff games when the 2019-20 BK Basketball National League resumes in September.

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Zimbabwe: COVID-19 Cases Shoot to 716

[New Zimbabwe] Confirmed Covid-19 Sunday rose to 716 after 18 more people tested positive for the pandemic.

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Africa: COVID-19 Death Toll Surpasses 9,000 as Total Cases Exceed 347,800

[allAfrica] As of June 26, confirmed the COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 347,836.

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Somalia: Qatari Ambassador Lands in Kismayo to Launch Development Projects

[Dalsan Radio] A delegation led by Qatari ambassador to Somalia Hassan Hamza Asad is set to inaugurate projects in Kismayo and meet with Jubbaland president Ahmed Madobe.

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Nigeria: Why We Can't Reopen Schools Now - Govt

[Daily Trust] The Federal Government says it cannot reopen schools now as it is not yet safe to do so.

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Tanzania Miner Strikes Rich With Huge Tanzanite Gemstones

[DW] The government of Tanzania paid Saniniu Laizer nearly 2.9 million euros for the precious tanzanite gemstones, which will be kept in the country's national museum.

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Rwanda: Who Are the Four Corona Action Rwanda Winners?

[New Times] Four local projects have won grants worth more than Rwf100 million in Corona Action Rwanda, an initiative designed to prop up solutions for cushioning Covid-19 impact on the Rwandan population.

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Rwanda: 'I Am Open to New Offers' - Free Agent Usengimana

[New Times] Faustin Usengimana has said that he is open to offers - from local teams or elsewhere - after finishing his one-year spell with Zambian side Buildon FC in February.

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Malawi: Chakwera to Be Sworn in As New Malawi President - Chilima to Take Fresh Oath As VP

[Nyasa Times] Malawi 's newly elected president, Dr Lazarus Chakwera, is expected to be sworn in at Parliament in the administrative capital of Lilongwe by Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda as the court-sanctioned presidential elections.

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Angola: COVID-19 - 14 More Patients Recovered

[ANGOP] Luanda -Fourteen more covid-19 patients have recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours in Angola, bringing the total number to 38, the Health minister said Monday in Luanda.

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Uganda: UPDF Officer, Ldus Charged With Murder of 65-Year-Old Man in Oyam

[Monitor] The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) 5th Division Court-Martial on Friday pressed charges of murder against two Local Defence Unit personnel and a UPDF officer accused of killing a 65-year-old man.

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Angola: COVID-19 - Another Angolan Infected in Portugal

[ANGOP] Lisbon -One more Angolan was diagnosed last Monday, in Lisbon, with the covid-19 disease, according to the Portuguese health authorities, who did not provide further information.

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Kenya: Coffee Earnings Fall Sh2.5 Billion in Eight Months to May

[Nation] Coffee earnings dropped by Sh2.5 billion in eight months to May on account of low volumes as the quantities offered at the trading floor were impacted by the closure of auction floor by the Health ministry as a mitigation measure to curb Covid-19.

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Malawi: MEC Clarifies On Absence of International Observers

[Malawi News Agency] Blantyre -Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Chairperson, Chifundo Kachale has attributed the absence of international observers in the Fresh Presidential Election to travel ban restrictions across the world due to coronavirus (COVID-19).

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Rwanda Cycling Cup to Tip Off in September

[New Times] The sixth edition of the annual Rwanda Cycling Cup will get underway in September, the local cycling federation (Ferwacy) has confirmed.

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Somalia: South West President Fires Minister in Mini Cabinet Reshuffle

[Dalsan Radio] The president of Southwest of Somalia Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed (Laftagaren) has on Wednesday fired two ministers from his cabinet in new changes.

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Zimbabwe: Justice Bere Hearing to Go Ahead

[The Herald] The disciplinary tribunal hearing of misconduct allegations against suspended Supreme Court judge Justice Francis Bere will now go ahead, after it decided not to stop proceedings until the High Court rules on whether or not it was proper to convoke a tribunal.

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Kenya: Man Hacked to Death for Allegedly Stealing Sugarcane in Trans Nzoia

[Nation] A 75-year-old man was on Monday evening hacked to death by known assailants after he was allegedly caught stealing sugarcane from a farm in Buyanji village, Trans Nzoia County.

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Zimbabwe: Namibian Govt Says Moyo Lied About COVID-19 Test Kits Donation to Zim

[New Zimbabwe] Embattled Health Minister Obadiah Moyo is back in the limelight for all the wrong reasons after Namibian authorities have dismissed recent claims by the government official the neighbouring country donated 4 449 rapid result test kits to Zimbabwe.

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Rwanda: Regional Govts Urged to Invest in Internet Infrastructure

[New Times] Researchers at the Lusaka-based COMESA Secretariat have recommended that governments in the regional bloc consider improving digital infrastructural foundations to improve internet so as to boost service delivery to citizens during the Covid-19 crisis.

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Kenya: Wetangula Formally Ousted as Ford Kenya Leader

[Capital FM] Nairobi -It is now official. Bungoma Senator Moses Wetangula is not the Party Leader of Ford Kenya.

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Rwanda: Musanze Court Postpones Trial for Local Officials Charged With Assault

[New Times] Musanze Intermediate Court on Wednesday postponed the substantive trial of an assault case involving four grassroots leaders and security personnel attached to District Administrative Security Support Organ (DASSO), all operating in Musanze District.

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Africa: Continent Nears 400,000 Confirmed Cases of COVID-19

[allAfrica] As of June 30, confirmed the COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 393,231.

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