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Ethiopian Airlines profit skyrockets by 90pc

Ethiopian Airlines reported a profit surge in sharp contrast to the ailing fortunes of other airlines in the region.

EACJ orders Rwanda to pay $1m to exiled Rujugiro

Rwanda took over Rujugiro's Union Trade Centre mall in Kigali, declared it abandoned and auctioned it.

'Three bombs' hit Tigray capital

Renewed clashes cast a pall over efforts to try to end the nearly two-year conflict.

88 top lawyers battle it out in Kenya poll petition

lawyers in presidential election petition

The main protagonists in the presidential petition are Raila Odinga, William Ruto and the IEBC.

South Sudan begins unifying ex-rebels and army

The unification of the rebels and army is part of the 2018 peace deal.

News

Angolan opposition to contest election results

Elections held on August 24 were the most hotly contested since Angola's first multi-party vote in 1992.

Kenya sets up diplomatic service hub for UN agencies

The centre will be a one-stop centre for UN staff to access government services....

Somali President, Prime Minister tour federal states

Angola ex-president Dos Santos burial set for August 28

Salute to Gen Tumwine, the man who fired the first shot in bush war

Pakistan declares emergency as 900 die in monsoon floods

Kagame reads riot act to local leaders over poor services

Inside petitions seeking to invalidate Kenya’s presidential election results

Business

Zanzibar president scolds anti-graft agency for inaction

President Mwinyi says he has never seen the anti-corruption agency take a case to court in the two years of his administration.

Safaricom goes live in Ethiopia second largest city

Safaricom Ethiopia has begun a large-scale customer pilot of its network in Dire Dawa....

Tanzania firms get nod to import raw material for wire products tax free

UK protests proposed Kenya ban on second-hand imports of buses, trucks

Ethiopia to sell eight sugar factories

Three EA national carriers sink into deep financial troubles

Tanzania, Kenya to miss out on China debt relief plan

DRC to ration jet fuel as shortage bites

Videos

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Kenya poll petition: Supreme Court settles on IEBC lawyer

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Kenya poll petition: Just who is the IEBC's lawyer?

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IEBC status report - Wednesday

Opinion

BUWEMBO: Two dons’ brainy bout conjures up the noisy years at Makerere

Useful noise manufactured in Makerere has been made by luminaries like Prof Ali Mazrui, Prof Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Prof Mahmood Mamdani and Prof Lwanga Lunyiigo.

EDITORIAL: It takes bad men and women to kill public firms

Contrary to dominant economic thinking, state-owned enterprises need not be failures by default....

EYAKUZE: We’re sabotaging the census in a gentle Tanzanian way

NGUGI: Kenya polls have become a risky job for IEBC officials

OWINO: The optimism around democracy after August 9 election is misplaced

AKINYEMI: Jealously guard time to tap winning mindset

WAKIAGA: Africa must take a lead of Fourth Industrial Revolution

BUWEMBO: The end of noise pollution by preachers, brokers is nigh

Magazine

Kenya lesbian footballers fight for right to play

Around the world, lesbian and bisexual football players are at the forefront of top women's teams but in Kenya, they face stigma and threats.

SHORT STORY: Flames of love fuelled by obsession and infidelity

Sierra cringed. She wasn’t happy about lying to him, but she’d already tangled herself in the......

SHORT STORY: On the trail of a cheating lover...

Gen Z poses a problem for the world's luxury industry

Muramuzi’s rich tapestry of rural and urban life

Queen of Afro-zouk coming to Kampala

The 2022 breakout stars

Dogs back in Kigali as loved pets

Science & Health

DR Congo reports new Ebola case in Beni city

The sample from a 46-year-old woman who died on August 15 in Beni city, North Kivu province, "tested positive" for Ebola, DR Congo's health ministry says.