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Zimbabwe Elections Watch – An IFEX Diary

On 30 July, Zimbabweans are going to the polls to elect the first post-Mugabe government. (...)

IFEX 19/07/2018

Ethiopia names ambassador to Eritrea as ties thaw

Ethiopia has appointed an ambassador to Eritrea for the first time in 20 years, (...)

News24 19/07/2018

DRC leader still coy on role in long-delayed election

Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila in a national address says the (...)

News24 19/07/2018

Day in the life: Camp Crusader - Joseph Munyambanza

At 14, Joseph Munyambanza co-founded an organisation (CIYOTA) that provides education and (...)

The Africa Report 19/07/2018

Kenyan court temporarily suspends "Robin Hood" tax on bank transfers

Kenya's High Court has temporarily suspended a Robin Hood tax on bank transfers of over 500,000 (...)

The Africa Report 19/07/2018

Ethiopian Airlines says it is in talks for stake in Eritrean Airlines

Ethiopian Airlines is in talks to take a stake in Eritrean Airlines and a study will be (...)

The Africa Report 19/07/2018

South Africa auto industry in bid to fight off U.S tariffs

An alliance of auto manufacturers and dealers in the United States is undertaking a major (...)

Africanews 19/07/2018

Cameroon arrests four soldiers in connection with execution of women and children

Cameroon has arrested four soldiers suspected of shooting dead two women and two children in (...)

Africanews 19/07/2018

Kabila mute on political future in address to DRC lawmakers

President Joseph Kabila has refused to make clear pronouncements on his political future as (...)

Africanews 19/07/2018

Gambian govt condemns ex-president's 'shocking' return pledge

Banjul has condemned former president Yahya Jammeh's pledge to come back to the West African country in a leaked phone call that went viral on (...)

News24 19/07/2018

Independent Research Firm Cites ESET as a Strong Performer in Endpoint

A global leader in information security software – has been named a “Strong Performer” in The Forrester Wave™: Endpoint Detection And Response, Q3 (...)

IT News Africa 19/07/2018

French ambassador calls Trevor Noah's jokes on WC team 'white supremacist'

The French ambassador to the United States, Gerard Araud has called out South African comedian Trevor Noah for joking that the France team that (...)

Africanews 19/07/2018

More investment in research could improve Ethiopia’s teff crop

Teff, a hardy and relatively low-risk crop, contributes considerably to the income of many agricultural producers, particularly that of poor (...)

African Independent 19/07/2018

South Africa: Statement from the Presiding Officers of Parliament on Nelson Mandela International (...)

Parliament remains resolute in its pursuit of fearless oversight, transparency, openness and accountability PRETORIA, South Africa, July 19, (...)

African Media Agency (AMA) 19/07/2018

South Africa:Reflecting on Mandela's Centenary

[Atlantic Council] Washington, DC -In the predawn hours of July 18, 1918, not far from the medieval cathedral town of Soissons in northeastern (...)

AllAfrica 19/07/2018

Kenyan prison beauty queen gets death penalty for boyfriend's murder

Justice Jessie Lesiit said Ruth Wanjiku Kamande deliberately stabbed Farid Mohammed.

East Africa News Post 19/07/2018

Uganda still International Criminal Court member

Uganda still International Criminal Court member The Speaker of Uganda Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has reaffirmed government’s commitment to the (...)

East African Business Week 19/07/2018

A Reporter's Diary in the Middle Belt – Day 6

A few years ago, there were some skirmishes between Fulani settlers and their neighbours in a small community called Jengre in Bassa local (...)

The Africa Report 19/07/2018

PICS: Despite the risks, migration fixates many in Ivory Coast

They have a dream: to cross the water - the Mediterranean - and reach the Eldorado of Europe.

News24 19/07/2018

Zimbabwe defends electoral roll over 'ghost voters'

Zimbabwean authorities have defended a new electoral roll after allegations that thousands of fake names, duplicates and dead people are (...)

News24 19/07/2018

One 20-year term, 14 acquittals in Senegal jihadists trial

The alleged leader of a jihadist cell has been handed a 20-year term with forced labour in Senegal's largest terror-related trial, which has also (...)

News24 19/07/2018

Egyptian president begins two-day Sudan visit

Sisi in Khartoum for talks with Bashir

East Africa News Post 19/07/2018

Alphabet to deploy balloon Internet in Kenya with Telkom in 2019

Kenya hopes the technology can help achieve full Internet coverage of its population.

East Africa News Post 19/07/2018