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EA banks rank among world’s top performers

KCB, Equity, Diamond Trust, Co-Op bank take pole position with positive indices.

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Rwanda bans all single-use plastics

single-use plastic items

The ban affects all plastic carry bags and other single-use plastic items

Dar gives Chinese firm conditions for Bagamoyo port

Bagamoyo Tanzania. NMG

Tanzania say conditions set by the investor were tantamount to selling Tanzania to China.

Why KQ pilots want mediator

A pilot.

Association says airline breached the collective bargaining agreement.

Ian Khama: Kingmaker? Settling political score?

Botswana’s former president Ian Khama

The former leader's new party has teamed up with opposition to wrestle power from incumbent.

East Africa
What Putin is eyeing in new dalliance with Africa

East Africa
Lobbies accuse regulator of suppressing Uganda media

East Africa
Weathermen warn of heavy, destructive rains

Rest of Africa
Young voters help don win Tunisia presidency

East Africa
Second Rwanda, Uganda meeting fails to take off

Business
Kenya ‘will no longer comply’ with EAC pact on debt limit

News

Incumbent in early lead as Mozambique picks leader

Incumbent in early lead as Mozambique picks leader

Filipe Nyusi leading in the presidential vote with 72pc after polls on Tuesday.

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Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi.

Masisi upbeat ruling party will win elections

The Batswana leader accuses his predecessor Ian Khama of intimidation.

Egypt-Ethiopia Nile row: Russia's trickiest diplomatic foray

Al-Shabaab use mortar bombs to strike fear

Somalia now seeking Turkey, Eritrea support

Stony silence from Eritrea as Ethiopia basks in Nobel glow

South Sudan pays $3m arrears owed to EAC bloc

Sudan peace talks resume after deadlock

Mexican president hails decision to release Guzman son

Business

NEGATU: Reforms could propel EA to middle income economy

NEGATU: Reforms could propel EA to middle income economy

East Africa is the most integrated region in the whole of Africa.

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A worker walks past an electronic board displaying market data during a trading session at the NSE

Kenya welcomes speculators to boost activity on dormant mart

Cutting stock settlement cycle to 24 hours has improved liquidity, pricing and transparency.

Rwanda approves nuclear power deal with Russia

Importers, URA clash over point of payment on duty

Slow clearing costing Dar Port heavily

Burundi arrests dozens in currency market crackdown

Kenyatta rejects rate cap in memo to parliament

DStv cuts three popular channels from its packages

Cheers to Tanzania half-year profits up 28pc

Opinion

NGUGI: Dear Kenyans, choose those who lead you to thrive

NGUGI: Dear Kenyans, choose those who lead you to thrive

Kipchoge lifts high the Kenyan flag, the politicians soil it with their moral decadence.

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Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge (right)

AKINYEMI: Humility and confidence lead to success

It takes confidence to accept to publicly attempt to do better than your best.

EDITORIAL: Sochi's Africa's chance to play smart partner

NERIMA: The ticking time bomb is on the streets and in our homes

EYAKUZE: Public firing is a dark act, let there be light...for some to

NDERITU: Oral stories an art of keeping indigenous knowledge

NGUGI: Lessons from xenophobic killings

ULIMWENGU: We all have been socialised to devalue and denigrate women

AKINYEMI: Hidden inside ‘big’ success are many blind spots

The Magazine

Display of EA’s grand artworks on the way

Display of EA’s grand artworks on the way

In 2018 over 300 pieces were submitted from more than 200 East African artists.

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Jackee Ombajo, the chief executive of Trueblaq Ltd.

Taking a shared vision to the top

Trueblaq plans to open offices in the region and expand to the rest of Africa.

Stained glass from Africa

The water is high in Lake Nakuru as animals thrive

Uganda targets birding to boost tourism revenue

GALLERIES: Celebrating rich variety of print

ART: Animal portraits come alive in monochrome

Authentic Ugandan Afro soul unpacked

SHORT STORY: I am dying to see the light

Science & Health

Ebola survivors battle grief and stigma in DR Congo

Ebola survivors battle grief and stigma in DR Congo

As of this month, more than 1,000 people have survived the outbreak in DRC.

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Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta at the launch of the HPV vaccine on October 18.

Kenya rolls out free cervical cancer vaccine

WHO recommends vaccination of all girls and screening at least once every year.

Kenya to roll out free cervical cancer vaccine

MSF campaigns for cheaper TB drug from manufacturer

In Nairobi, recycling poo is cleaning up the slums

As climate shifts, Addis Ababa shores up its water supply

Ebola virus now in a 'corner' of DR Congo: WHO

Trio win Nobel Chemistry Prize for lithium-ion battery

Nobel Physics Prize honours outer planet discoveries

Sports

Eliud Kipchoge breaks two-hour marathon barrier

Eliud Kipchoge breaks two-hour marathon barrier

It was his second attempt after falling short by 26 seconds during the "Breaking2" in Monza.

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Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge

Eliud Kipchoge the monastic marathon history-maker

The Kenyan superstar is the first man to run the 42 kilometres in under two hours.

Kipchoge's INEOS 1:59 Challenge time confirmed

Eliud Kipchoge ready to bust 2-hour marathon barrier

World holds its breath as Kipchoge goes for record - PHOTOS

Conseslus Kipruto: How I won gold in Doha

Five Eritrean footballers missing in Uganda

Another Kenyan runner suspended for doping

Ethiopian Bekele wins Berlin Marathon