Kenya to resume international flights
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday announced a “phased reopening” of the country, with the resumption of international flights from August 1 as well as...
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Surge in nomination fees for Zambia’s 2021 general elections receive mixed reactions
The decision by Zambia‘s electoral body to increase nomination fees for next year’s general elections has received mixed reactions from stakeholders. And the bone of...
SriLankan Airlines plans to resume flights to some destinations including China
Sri Lanka’s national air carrier, SriLankan Airlines, is planning to resume flights to South Korea, China and Australia from August once the country’s international airports...
Burundi president becomes first head of state to ‘die of coronavirus’
Burundi president has become the first head of state to die of COVID-19, according to medics at the hospital where he was flown to following...
Oil prices slump as wary traders eye upcoming OPEC+ meeting
Oil prices edged down on Monday as traders took profits, with the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) considering meeting as soon as this...
Sudan says three jailed Bashir aides have coronavirus
Sudanese authorities said Wednesday that three former senior aides to ousted president Omar Hassan al-Bashir have caught the novel coronavirus in prison. Former officials Ali...
Burundi opposition to contest ruling party’s election win
Burundi’s leading opposition party will start filing challenges to election results as early as Wednesday, a lawmaker as calm reigned in the commercial capital a...
Donald Trump extends Huawei ban through May 2021
President Donald Trump has extended his executive order banning US companies from working with or buying telecommunications equipment from companies deemed a national security risk...
PenCom hands over First Guarantee Pension Ltd to reconstituted board
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has handed over First Guarantee Pension Limited, a Pension Fund Administrator (PFA), to a reconstituted board. PenCom’s Head of Corporate...
Mauritius extends lockdown to June 1
Mauritius on Friday announced the extension of its lockdown until June 1, even as coronavirus cases appeared to plateau in the island nation where the...