Year: 2019
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Business
Seven pupils dead after a classroom at Precious Talent School in Nairobi collapsed
Several pupils have been confirmed dead and other injured after a classroom collapsed on them at Precious Talent School in…
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Business
Thomas Cook files for bankruptcy, puts 22,000 jobs at risk
BBC…Thomas Cook has collapsed after last-minute negotiations aimed at saving the 178-year-old holiday firm failed. The UK Civil Aviation Authority…
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Business
EAPC fires its managers in cost cutting restructuring plan
East Africa Portland Cement Company (EAPC) issued 136 supervisors and managers dismissal notices last week in a cost-cutting restructuring plan. …
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Business
KCB appoints Paul Russo to lead NBK in full capacity
Kenya Commercial Bank ()KCB has appointed Mr Paul Russo as the new Managing Director of National Bank of Kenya (NBK),…
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Business
Zuckerberg-backed firm Andela explains move to lay off 170 Kenyan developers
Michael Zuckerberg-backed technology firm, Andela has attributed its decision to lay off of an approximated 420 junior engineers across Africa…
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Economy
Bank of Japan leaves policy unchanged after FED rate cut
The Bank of Japan on Thursday warned of increasing downside risks for the global economy but held off on further…
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Markets
Asian markets mixed as FED leaves traders seeking more
Asian markets mostly rose Thursday after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates, but, investors were left unsure about its next…
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Politics
Rebel-controlled town in Mali concerns African leaders
As West African leaders try to find ways to stop jihadist violence in the Sahel region, attention is turning to…
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Politics
14 killed in militia attack in Northeastern DR Congo
Fourteen civilians were killed and four were wounded on Wednesday in a militia attack on a village in the northeastern…
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News
26 pupils, two teachers killed in Liberia school fire
A huge fire at a Liberian Koranic school killed at least 26 pupils and two teachers on Wednesday when flames…
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