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South Sudan vice president, wife test positive for coronavirus
By Reuters,
1139, May 19, 2020 (EAT)
South Sudan’s Vice President Riek Machar and his wife Angelina Teny, who serves as defence minister, have tested positive for the coronavirus, his o...
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DIAZ: EAC partnership the cornerstone of post Covid-19 recovery
By Guest Writer,
2100, May 15, 2020 (EAT)
Images from around the world showing flowers being dumped told of a worsening situation as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic dealt a blow to the indust...
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Inside details of Uhuru,Kiir, Museveni and Kagame virtual meeting and what it means for EAC
By PSCU,
1713, May 12, 2020 (EAT)
Continued free movement of goods and the management of cross-border spread of Covid-19 were top agenda in today's meeting of the East African Communit...
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Ethiopia steps up aerial spraying to stop new desert locust invasion
By VOA,
1154, May 12, 2020 (EAT)
Ethiopian officials have deployed helicopters to spray new swarms of desert locusts that are eating crops and threatening the country’s food securit...
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UAP records Ksh.3.4 billion loss from lower property valuations
By Kepha Muiruri,
1341, May 6, 2020 (EAT)
UAP Holdings PLC has announced an extended Ksh.3.4 billion loss for the year ending December 31 from a Ksh.518 million loss in 2018. The loss is la...
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South Africa records 6,336 coronavirus cases, highest on the continent
By Citizen Reporter,
314, May 3, 2020 (EAT)
Coronavirus infections in South Africa have risen to 6,336 the highest in the continent. A statement from Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Saturday ...
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Africa’s dollar flows from migrant workers set to fall by Ksh.1.2T, study reveals
By Kepha Muiruri,
1218, April 24, 2020 (EAT)
Dollar flows to Sub-Saharan Africa from its migrant population abroad is expected to decline in 2020 by Ksh.1.2 trillion ($11 billion) in 2020 or an e...
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Coronavirus pandemic will cause global famines of ‘biblical proportions,’ UN warns
By CNN,
1704, April 22, 2020 (EAT)
The world is facing multiple famines of "biblical proportions" in just a matter of months, the UN has said, warning that the coronavirus pandemic will...
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How football legend Drogba, helped to halt civil war in his home nation
By Agencies,
1455, April 19, 2020 (EAT)
Al-Merrikh Stadium, in Sudan's second largest city of Omdurman, is not one of the world's great gladiatorial arenas. Yet this small ground - known as ...
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South Sudan, a country of 12 million people, has only 4 ventilators
By CNN,
1043, April 19, 2020 (EAT)
Covid-19 cases have topped 2.2 million globally and countries around the world are scrambling to buy life-saving equipment as the pandemic places ...
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In Africa, COVID-19 crisis puts squeeze on millions who rely on remittances
By VOA,
1559, April 11, 2020 (EAT)
When the coronavirus began hitting Western economies, it hurt the economies of African countries, too – not only because of a loss in trade and tour...
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Kenyan physicians cope with ICU shortages during coronavirus pandemic
By VOA,
1646, April 10, 2020 (EAT)
Countries struggling to contain the COVID-19 pandemic are scrambling to buy intensive care equipment, especially ventilators, which are needed in the ...
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WAIHIGA: Why Kenya should monitor East Africa’s response to coronavirus
By Waihiga Mwaura,
1642, April 2, 2020 (EAT)
One of the earliest known Greek poets, identified by the single name Hesiod once said: “A bad neighbour is a misfortune, as much as a good one is a ...
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Uganda on total lockdown as Museveni orders shops closed, bans movement
By Citizen Reporter,
1255, March 31, 2020 (EAT)
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has announced a total lockdown to combat the spread of coronavirus. Also Read: Kenya, Uganda and other IGAD count...
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Kenya, Uganda & other IGAD countries to set up regional response plan for coronavirus
By PSCU,
833, March 31, 2020 (EAT)
Member states of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have agreed to forge a joint approach to curb the spread of the novel coronavir...
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Coronavirus in Africa: March 30, 2020
By Agencies,
1346, March 30, 2020 (EAT)
Nine days ago, Kenya had reported seven cases of the novel coronavirus but on Sunday, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe announced that the number that has been r...
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EAC to deploy mobile laboratories, coronavirus test kits to partner states
By Kimeli Arap Kemei,
907, March 25, 2020 (EAT)
The East African Community Secretariat is in the process of deploying mobile laboratories and coronavirus test kits to all Partner States. Each Par...
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Coronavirus cases in Africa: March 21, 2020
By Agencies,
1445, March 21, 2020 (EAT)
African countries that have reported coronavirus cases as of March 21, 2020: Egypt 285 South Africa 240 Algeria 94 Morocco 86 Tunisia...
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Coronavirus cases in South Africa rise to 202
By Agencies,
1839, March 20, 2020 (EAT)
South Africa’s Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Friday that the number of confirmed coronavirus cases had risen by 52 to 202, with the first cas...
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Equity Group posts Ksh.22.6 billion full year profit
By Kepha Muiruri,
1841, March 19, 2020 (EAT)
Equity Group has posted a 14 per cent growth in profit after tax for the year ending December 2019 to Ksh.22.6 billion. The notable double digit gr...
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