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Sudan risks counter coup without deal on transition

Opposition leader Sadiq al-Mahdi says army would relinquish power if current stalemate were broken.

Sadiq al-Mahdi

Igad calls meeting on South Sudan stalemate

salva kiir, riek machar

Meeting key to ironing out differences on formation of a unity govt agreed last year.

Ugandan mum struggles to provide for 38 kids

Mariam Nabatanzi's children serve a meal at

Desperate for cash, Mariam Nabatanzi turns a hand to everything.

US election 2020: Joe Biden launches presidential bid

Former US Vice President Joe Biden speaks

The 76-year-old enters a crowded race for the 2020 Democratic nomination.

Tanzanians flee Mtwara as Cyclone Kenneth nears

Cyclone Kenneth

Schools and businesses ordered closed in region as the country braces for storm.

Rest of Africa
325 migrants moved to safer areas in Libya

East Africa
Kenyan MPs vote to block French firm Idemia

Rest of Africa
Sudan military chiefs resign

Business
Gold worth billions smuggled out of Africa

East Africa
Tanzania denies blocking release of IMF report

Rest of Africa
Sudan protesters pledge 'million march' for civil rule

News

African migrants left in limbo at Yemen football stadium

African migrants left in limbo at Yemen football stadium

Majority of the 1800 migrants are from Ethiopia and were hoping to start a new life in Saudi

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crime scene

Uganda rights activist raise red flag as mob kills rise

Activists say 11 people lynched by mob in two weeks.

Nigeria's Buhari on 'private visit' to Britain

325 migrants moved to safer areas in Libya

Anti-abortion billboards fuel stigma in Kenya

Africa at a glance

Ebola responders threaten strike if security not improved

It's a crime to insult Rwanda President, Supreme court rules

51 killed in flooding in South Africa

Business

Kenya's GDP growth rebounds to 6.3pc in 2018

Kenya's GDP growth rebounds to 6.3pc in 2018

Agriculture sector grew by 6.6 percent, the highest in five years.

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Chinese Finance Minister Liu Kun.

China to adopt framework to prevent debt risks

Beijing seeks to diffuse ‘debt trap’ concern from member countries.

Kenyan avocados cleared for China market

Kenyan SMEs stifled by lack of financing

Kenya, Uganda in alert mode as people and livestock starve

Can disruptive technologies end perennial famine in East Africa?

NIC invests $3.5m more in Tanzania banking subsidiary

Acacia reports 13pc drop in gold output

EALA calls for the formation of a food security and nutrition body

Opinion

Innovation could help end spread of malaria through blood

Innovation could help end spread of malaria through blood

Malaria is the fourth most burdensome infectious disease globally.

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An aerial view of Tanga, Tanzania. The once

The little house that Shabaan Roberts built

There are still a few artefacts left in regional cities that are worth the admiration.

From Africa rising to, How did we get here?

Is Africa finally seeing the rise of Afrocrats and Afrocracy?

Nobody goes to prison in Uganda any more

How to recover lost revenue from big global firms that legally avoid taxes

Blankets n’ Wine: Youth have left Bashir behind

Austerity’s out of the stained glass window for Notre Dame

EA must fear rallying of world powers, militaries in Red Sea arena

The Magazine

Discover Lamu at the Majlis

Discover Lamu at the Majlis

Majlis inspires relaxation and romance.

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The launch of East Africa Got Talent show.

COMING SOON: East Africa's Got Talent show

It is open to people with any kind of talent and will be hosted by Anne Kansiime.

Artistic, restyled interiors at Sankara Nairobi

Kenya launches Women Birders Association

DR IDRO: Passionate about children’s health

Displacement and discovery in ‘The Dragonfly Sea’

Remembering Tingatinga, the legendary artist

Sacrebleu! Time to re-boot batteries

Speak softly but wield a big stick

Science & Health

Aspirin abuse likely to cause brain damage

Aspirin abuse likely to cause brain damage

Aspirin is not for every patient; a doctor is best placed to make the decision.

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A woman packs a box of vaccines to be delivered

Ghana eyes world record in medical drone service

US based Zipline is expanding to west Africa after its success in Rwanda

Malawi to pilot groundbreaking malaria vaccine

Morphine is coming around again to Tanzania

Kenya issues cholera alert

Astronomers deliver first photo of black hole

The ‘family doctors’ who stay on call for no pay

Cancer causing pathogens found in slum groundwater

Ebola toll tops 700 in DR Congo

Sports

Kenyan footballer handed 10-year ban over match fixing

Kenyan footballer handed 10-year ban over match fixing

Fifa says he conspired to influence international matches involving Kenya.

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Britain's Mo Farah

Mo Farah, Gebrselassie in dispute over alleged theft

Farah made the claims at the media preview event of Sunday's London Marathon.

Kenyan Asbel Kiprop handed four-year doping ban

Bayern open first African football school in Addis Ababa

Kenya draw Tanzania, Senegal in Cup of Nations

Kenya's Lonyangata eyes Paris Marathon record

Afcon: Here come East Africans

Man United give Solskjaer full-time job

FIFA backs 48-team World Cup in 2022