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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

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

Justice Jessie Lesiit said Ruth Wanjiku Kamande deliberately stabbed Farid (...)

East Africa News Post 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

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 (...)

Africanews 19/07/2018

Destination Europe: Misery and Misunderstandings, part 1

Migrant realities in Libya, and the problems with the programmes set up to help them

IRIN 19/07/2018

Kenyan court suspends new tax on bank transfers

Bankers in Kenya have expressed their delight at the High Court’s decision to temporarily suspend a “Robin Hood” tax on bank transfers of over (...)

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

At least 15 dead in armed clashes in DRC

Fifteen people were killed during five days of clashes between armed militia in the Democratic Republic of Congo's restive east, before the army (...)

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

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

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

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