East Africa

[New Times] Last week, Rwanda approved the revised African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) constitution, becoming the 13th African state to ratify this establishment.Read More

[New Times] “When my father was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1996, I started an orphan life,” Kaneza (not real name) recalls what he calls “a trigger event” of a life that attracted a tide of stigma.Read More

[New Times] E-waste collection and recycling has created over 400 green jobs which is expected to increase once the recycling facility and nationwide collection points are fully operational.Read More

[Daily News] PRESIDENTIAL candidate for the ruling party, CCM, Dr John Magufuli yesterday promised to increase salaries, improve workers welfare and benefits, if re-elected in the October 28th polls.Read More

[Daily News] BURUNDI’s former President Mr Sylvestre Ntibantunganya, who will lead the East African Community (EAC) Election Observer Mission in the Tanzania General Election, has jetted in Arusha ready for the duty.Read More

[Nation] Anyone who engages in illegal trade of blood faces up to 10 years in jail, Sh20m fine or both, if the proposed Kenya National Blood Transfusion Bill 2020 becomes law.Read More

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba — In Ethiopia, the situation of unemployed physicians has become a major topic of public conversation lately. Physicians have been expressing their frustration and the hardship they are experiencing trying to find a job. The unemployment of freshly graduated physicians was unheard of in Ethiopia.Read More

[Citizen] Bagamoyo — Tanzania’s retired President Jakaya Kikwete on Monday poured praise on the progress made in the past five years under the leadership of President John Magufuli .Read More

[Citizen] Dar es Salaam — The start of the modern train services in Tanzania is moving closer after the government signed $60 million (about Sh138 billion) contracts with a South Korean firm to supply trains for the standard gauge railway (SGR).Read More

[Citizen] Dar es Salaam — ACT-Wazalendo presidential candidate Bernard Membe has on Monday, October 19, reiterated that he is still in the run for the presidency with nine days left for the vote to be cast.Read More