Malawi VP Klaus Chilima arrested over bribery allegations
The vice president is facing six charges relating to corruption after he allegedly received $280,000 and “other items” from a British businessman identified as Zuneth Sattar, Malawi’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) said.
Dodoma disowns leaked Bukoba crash report, says findings premature
The report, by the state agency Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB), gave weight to widespread criticism of the official emergency response to the crash that happened in Lake Victoria.
Region abandons pro-GMO arena as Kenya awaits first seed import
Tanzania, Uganda and Burundi have all said they are not open to GMOs, and the wider East African Community concurs.
Malawi vice president arrested over $280,000 kickback
Malawi’s vice president Saulos Chilima Malawi’s vice president Saulos Chilima is out on bail after his arrest in connection with alleged kickbacks. It is the latest in a series of arrests of officials suspected of corruption. Malawi’s Anti-Corruption Bureau says Chilima received payments amounting to...
Climate hypocrisy as Western firms fund new fossil fuel projects in Africa
On the side-lines of the conference, 37 African climate-focused NGOs – including Urgewald, Stop EACOP, Oilwatch Africa and Africa Coal Network – released a report exposing the hypocrisy of the West in the climate change debate.
Tanzania starts rationing power, water due to drought
FILE – Maasai men converse at the Msomera village in Handeni, Tanzania Tanzanian authorities have started rationing electricity and water supply because of a drop in hydropower generation brought on by drought, the national provider said Wednesday, with some areas set to suffer nine-hour outages....
Boycotts, bitter exchanges as IEBC 4 petition hearing begins
Four petitions are before the Parliamentary Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs accusing the four officials, including the vice-chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Juliana Cherera, of gross misconduct, incompetence, putting their offices into disrepute and violating the Constitution.
Hurdles on EA states’ path to universal health coverage
In Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, governments are grappling with not just the needed laws but also indifference – sometimes outright opposition – from key stakeholders.
Looming global recession sparks fear in East Africa region
The recent growth projections by the international financier puts East African countries’ prospects for this and next year better than the global average, but analysts say the region will not be spared from the coming recession.
Kenya Airways targets corporate travel in new Ghana-Senegal flights
The twice weekly service that complements the airlines' existing schedule to the two destinations will increase options between Nairobi and Accra to nine flights a week and four to Dakar.
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