07-Mar-2019 to 00:45
Passengers in Rwanda affected by Kenya airport strike
APA-Kigali (Rwanda) — All flights by Rwanda national carrier RwandaAir to Nairobi (Kenya) were affected in the early hours of Wednesday following a strike by workers at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Kenya.
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New South African tech firm sets up shop in Kenya
APA-Nairobi(Kenya) — Technology firm, MACmobile a provider of purpose-built and adaptable end-to-end cloud-based Fast-Moving Consumer Goods(FMCG) value chain solutions and platforms has opened an office in Kenya to support its existing customers and to grow its base in East Africa.
Read more06-Mar-2019 to 16:34
South Sudanese leader resumes ‘peace tour’
APA-Juba (South Sudan) — South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has resumed his so-called peace tour of the greater Bahr al Ghzal region in the west of the country.
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Kenya’s super-rich buy new homes as market softens
APA-Nairobi(Kenya) — Kenya’s super-rich are buying more luxury homes in the country, signaling bargain-hunting as prices for trophy houses soften, according to data compiled for The Wealth Report 2019.
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Uganda to host regional Ebola co-ordination center
APA-Kampala (Uganda) — The Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock, Wednesday released $500,000 from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support the creation of a regional common logistics services staging area in Entebbe, Uganda, to strengthen Ebola readiness and response in the region.
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South Sudan: New textbooks for landmark school curriculum
APA-Juba (South Sudan) — South Sudan is poised for Thursday’s launch of new textbooks for its freshly minted school curriculum, a statement from the Education ministry said on Tuesday.
Read more06-Mar-2019 to 15:55
Rwanda: Three suspected smugglers shot dead
APA-Kigali (Rwanda) — At least three suspected smugglers of used clothes have been shot dead in the Rwandan district of Rubavu, close to the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a senior local administrative official in the region confirmed to APA on Wednesday.
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