Ugandans choose between Bobi Wine and longtime leader Museveni in tense election

By Reuters,

Ugandans began voting on Thursday in a presidential election pitting long-time leader Yoweri Museveni against an opposition galvanized by a popular si...

Bobi Wine , uganda , yoweri museveni

Eswatini Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini, who tested positive for COVID-19, dies

By Reuters,

Eswatini Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini, who tested positive for COVID-19 four weeks ago, has died at age 52 after being hospitalised in neighbouring ...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , eSwatini , Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini

MP Moses Kuria admitted in hospital, says COVID-19 is real

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Gatundu South Member of Parliament Moses Kuria is admitted at the Karen Hospital in Nairobi undergoing treatment for COVID-19. Kuria disclosed on W...

Moses Kuria

China Mobile, Facebook in joint project to build 2Africa submarine cable

By Agencies,

China Mobile International, Facebook, MTN GlobalConnect, Orange, stc, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone and WIOCC have announced they will partner to build 2Afr...

2Africa

South Africa shuts down Nigeria embassy as xenophobic attacks persist

By Agencies,

The South African Government has shut down its embassy in Lagos, Nigeria as xenophobic attacks continued to have ripple effects on the continent. A...

Nigerians , south africa , xenophobic attacks

Uganda deports MTN executives, cites national security: police

By Reuters,

Uganda has deported a French and a Rwandan executive from telecoms group MTN, accusing them of planning to compromise national security, while other e...

Annie Bilenge Tabura , Entebbe airport , MTN Group , Ugandan authorities

New documents link Huawei to suspected front companies in Iran, Syria

By Reuters,

The U.S. case against the chief financial officer of China’s Huawei Technologies, who was arrested in Canada last month, centers on the company’s ...

Huawei Technologies , Meng Wanzhou , Ren Zhengfei

Sudan restricts social media access to counter protest movement

By Reuters,

Sudan authorities are blocking access to popular social media platforms used to organise and broadcast nationwide anti-government protests triggered b...

social media , Sudan

Govt security personnel raided data center,MTN Uganda says

By Reuters,

MTN Uganda, a unit of the South African telecoms firm, said government security personnel had raided its data center and disconnected four of its serv...

mobile money , MTN Uganda , South African telecoms firm MTN , Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) , Uganda's president Yoweri Museveni

Bond for Ksh.50 million KCB bank robbers reduced

By Ann Ngige Nyamu,

A Thika court has reduced bond for the four suspects charged with stealing Ksh.52 million from KCB’s Thika branch. Chief Magistrate Theresa Murig...

Bond for Kshs 50 million bank robbers reduced , Chief Magistrate Theresa Murigi , KCB robbery suspects , KCB Thika branch , state counsel Stella Oyagi , Thika probation officer Esther Munene

Africa set to hit 1 billion mobile internet connections in 5 years

By VOA,

Africa's mobile internet connections are set to double in the next five years, a study showed on Monday, thanks to affordable smartphones and the roll...

africa , African Mobile Operator of the Year , MALAYSIAN MOBILE USERS , MOBILE USERS

Citizen TV wins prestigious global award in London

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Kenya's leading television station, Citizen TV, was on Wednesday night feted at the fourth edition of the World Branding Awards held at Kensington Pa...

Citizen TV , Citizen TV awarded , Citizen TV wins award in London , Richard Rowles , Royal Media Services award , Wachira Waruru. , World Branding Awards

Nigeria says South Africa deported 97 of its citizens after raids

By Reuters,

South Africa has deported 97 Nigerians for various offences following a series of raids, Nigerian officials said on Wednesday, amid heightened bilater...

South Africa’s Zuma condemns violence against foreigners

By Reuters,

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has condemned acts of violence between citizens and non-nationals, his office said on Friday. Anti-immigrant vi...

jacob zuma , south africa , xenophobic attacks

South African police break up anti-immigrant protests

By Reuters,

South African police fired tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets to disperse rival marches by hundreds of protesters in Pretoria on Friday, after ...

anti-immigrants protests , south africa , South africa xenophobic attacks

Nigerian student protesters demand South Africans leave the country

By Reuters,

Nigerian protesters on Thursday demanded that South African citizens and businesses leave the country and vandalised the head office of mobile phone g...

Nigeria , south africa , South africa xenophobic attacks

Matatu Sacco halts services to retrain drivers on safety

By Dennis Nduhiu,

Following the rising cases of road carnage, one of the largest Public Service Vehicles (PSV) Saccos in Murang’a County is carrying out a refresher c...

Ivory Coast to grant telecoms license to Libyan firm

By Reuters,

Ivory Coast will offer a telecoms license to the Libyan Post, Telecommunications and Information Technology Company (LPTIC), making the company the We...

Ivory Coast , libya , mtn

Congo presidential election opens under communications blackout

By Reuters,

Voting in a presidential election in Congo Republic opened on Sunday under a government-imposed communications blackout as long-time leader Denis Sass...

africa , Congo , Denis Sassou Nguesso , presidential election

Tensions rise in Congo ahead of presidential poll

By Reuters,

Tension rose in Congo Republic ahead of a presidential election on Sunday after the government ordered phone companies to suspend services for securit...

Congo , Congo elections , Congo presidential elections , Denis Sassou Nguesso , elections , President Denis Sassou Nguesso