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Rwanda votes overwhelmingly to allow Kagame seek another two terms in office

Saturday, December 19, 2015. Kigali Rwanda Rwanda has held a referendum that seeks to allow President Paul Kagame to seek an extra term in office as the president of Rwanda. Kagame has already served the maximum 2, seven year...

10th WTO Ministerial Conference in Nairobi Kenya

Tuesday December 15, 2015 The 10th inter Ministerial Conference WTO is the first to be hosted in Africa since it stated 20 years ago in 1995. What are the main concerns of WTO Meeting in Nairobi. Over 100 trade ministers will be attending WTO...

Africa is admiring the leadership style of Tanzania President Magufuli

Monday, December 7, 2015.Africa curiously following up with new leadership by President Magufuli in reducing wastage Tanzania president John Pombe Magufuli is becoming a darling of many African nations from South Africa to East...

The pope Francis Kenya visit

Wednesday, November 25, 2015 Pope Francis lands in Kenya   Pope Francis lands in Kenya at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport at exactly 16:51 local time (13:51 GMT). The pope is received by President...

Pope Francis Makes Maiden Visit to Kenya

Wednesday, November 25, 2015Pope Francis, 78 and of Argentina origin is on a mission to Africa. He is expected to visit countries including Kenya, Uganda and Central African republic respectively. It has been 4 months since USA...

Pope Francis is making his Kenya Visit Today

Wednesday, November 25, 2015Pope Francis has left Vatican City, the administrative headquarter of the Roman Catholic Church for his African tour begining in Kenya. There has been weeks long preparations to receive the pope in Kenya which make...

Tanzania President Dr John Pombe Magufuli is officially sworn in

Thursday, November 5, 2015 Magufuli is now the Head of State for Republic of Tanzania The twitter Account of Dr John Magufuli Read "Tumushukuru Mungu, tumepata ugeni wa Nabii TB Joshua, atashiriki nasi ktk...

Tanzania prepares for swearing in ceremony of new President Dr John Pombe Magufuli

Thursday, November 5, 2015 Swearing in Ceremony Culminates in Transfer of Power from Outgoing President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete to new President Dr. John Pombe Magufuli Swearing in Ceremony to take place in Tanzania Capital...

Onother Lion Killer has been named by Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe has named a second man behind the killing of the loved Zimbabwean lion called "Cecil". The lion was allegedly killed by an American tourist using a bow and arrow and took about 40 hours to die. The lion was a popular...

Kenya National carrier Kenya airways sink into a Ksh 25.7 billion loss

Kenya airways posts a record Ksh 25.7 billion Loss The Kenya National carrier Kenya airways has recorded a record 25.7 billion loss. The national carrier proceeds to attribute the loss to competition from middle east carriers,...

Villa Rosa Kempinski Nairobi - the hotel where Us president held private dinner with extended family.

Villa Rosa Kempinski Nairobi host US president. Villa Rosa Kempinski was not just a hotel where Obama was hosted for dinner with family members, but it is positioned to gain bigger role in the tourism market in Kenya and...

President Obama leave Nairobi to Addis Ababa

President Barak Obama Leaves Nairobi, Kenyans happy about his visit Obama was never Disappointing during his tireless weekend trip. President Obama seam to have a very well calculated weekend tour of Kenya meeting with...

USA government to continue with evaluating partneship with women and youth in Africa

Series of meeting to formulate state of entrepreneurship in Africa. Young Entrepreneurs happy about U.S plan to continue evaluating the state of partnership with women and young entrepreneurs in Kenya and in Africa. The...

Obama in Nairobi - 20.03 Local Time - 17.03 GMT

Obama Land in Nairobi Kenya: 17.03 GMT. President Barak Obama finally lands in JKIA Nairobi. The plane carrying the 44th U.S. President Barak Obama lands at exactly 20.03 Local time Nairobi The plane takes a tour of the airport...

Kenya awaits Obama the U.S.A. President to visit his Fatherland

Friday mood in Nairobi Kenya Nairobi is very silent following todays visit by President Obama who makes his first trip home as the United States of America President. Most businesses including banks have announced to be working...

Nairobi receiving more international visitors this year

Upcoming Global Entrepreneurship Summit With the upcoming preparation for Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Nairobi, the first of its kind in Sub Saharan Africa, Nairobi continues to enjoy more international visitors this...

Top Kenya TV Vitimbi Actor Mzee Ojwang Hatari dies in hospital

The long time commedian and Vitimbi TV actor Mzee Ojwang Hatari has passed on after a long illness

Beatification of Italian nun Irene Stefani in Kenya as per Catholics Norms

The Diary: Catholics around the world flock to follow the proceedings of the beatification of Italian nun Irene Stefani, a nun who in 1915 went to work as a nurse at British military...

Nelson Mandela given farewell as he is buried

The departed anti apartheid hero Nelson Mandela is finally Buried in home land South Africa in Qunu ancestral home.The late former president was accorded a state funeral where there was a 21 gun salute by South Africa's Military...

Kenya Celebrates 50 Years of indipendence

1.00GMTThe republic of Kenya located in East Africa has today celebrated 50 years of her independence in style, with attendance by many Head of States from Africa continent. Lead by Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta, the son of the...

The world mourns respected Former South Africa's freedom fighter hero, former Nobel Peace Laureate and Former South Africa's President Nelson Rolihlahla "Madiba" Mandela who Died at Age 95 years in South Africa.

Childhood: 1918–1936 Mandela was born on 18 July 1918 in the village of Mvezo in Umtatu, then a part of South Africa's Cape Province. Given the forename Rolihlahla, a Xhosa term colloquially meaning "troublemaker", in later...