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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has announced a raft of emergency measures aimed at shielding Kenyans from rising living costs triggered by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, including a temporary reduction of Value Added Tax (VAT) on fuel.
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How do you guarantee a good turn out at a funeral? In Kenya, some families are hiring professional mourners to give their loved ones the ultimate send-off.
[Liberian Observer] The Supreme Court of Liberia has ordered an immediate suspension of all investigative hearings and decisions by the House of Representatives involving Montserrado County District #10 Representative Yekeh Kolubah, following allegations of due process violations and mounting legal challenges tied to a controversial legislative hearing held a day earlier.
Germany is hosting the Affordable Art Fair Berlin from 16 to 19 April 2026. The event brings together dozens of galleries and focuses on artworks priced under €500, aiming to broaden access to contemporary art.
Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze is under investigation over allegations of fraud and breach of trust linked to a 2008 cultural festival for which he was one of the organisers.
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Business development is often misunderstood as sales by another name. But in Africa’s fast-evolving commercial and development ecosystems, it has become
Kenya has formally requested rapid emergency financial support from the World Bank to shield its economy from the severe fallout of the ongoing war in Iran,
In Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp, hosting nearly half a million Somalis who fled war and drought, rising suicide deaths are a cause for concern. The situation
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Some 80 per cent of the country's inhabitants are Catholic, but Leo is the first church leader to visit since Pope Jean-Paul II almost half a century ago.
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Immigrants in Spain hoping to apply for the government’s amnesty are facing long lines as they race to gather their paperwork.
Netherlands opened its Keukenhof garden in Lisse for the 2026 spring season, welcoming visitors to an eight-week display featuring around seven million flowers.
Celeste Rivas Hernandez's decomposed remains were found last September in an abandoned vehicle registered to him.
Cameroon saw thousands of faithful gather on Wednesday 16 April at Bamenda’s airfield, where Pope Leo XIV celebrated an open‑air Mass and called for a “decisive change of course” towards peace.
Lebanon and Israel entered a 10-day truce early Friday, as the army reopened a single lane on the damaged Qasmiyeh Bridge in the south after Israeli strikes hit the key crossing linking Tyre to the wider region.
Denis Sassou-N’Guesso was sworn in on Thursday to a fifth term as president of the Republic of the Congo.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has signed the VAT (Amendment) Act 2026 into law, temporarily reducing Value Added Tax on fuel from 16 percent to 8 percent for a period of 90 days in a move aimed at easing pressure on consumers and stabilising fuel prices.
[Premium Times] The former minister told the UK court on Wednesday that decisions on contracts were processed through multiple agencies before reaching her desk.
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After years of criticism and lawsuits, Meta is ending a major contract with the Kenyan outsourcing company Sama. The move will see more than 1,100 people lose their jobs, Sama said in a statement.
