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Oil prices rise on supply fears amid political tensions
Oil prices rose on Monday on worries about supply disruption amid rising tensions in Eastern Europe and the Middle East,…
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Six killed in Mogadishu explosion
Six people were killed and ten others wounded in an explosion on Monday in a local restaurant in the southern…
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Uganda reports record earnings from export processing zones
Earnings from Uganda’s Export Processing Zone (EPZ) soared to a record high of Ksh.136.3 billion (US$1.2 billion) for the Financial…
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Uganda Central Bank Governor Mutebile dies at a Nairobi hospital
Long-serving Uganda Central Bank governor Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile has died, The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) said in a statement.…
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Over 600,000 teenage girls gave birth during COVID lockdown in Uganda
More than 650,000 Ugandan girls gave birth during the time schools were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to…
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UAE intercepts two ballistic missiles fired by Yemen rebels: defence ministry
Two ballistic missiles fired by Yemen’s Huthi rebels have been intercepted and destroyed over the United Arab Emirates, the defence…
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Alibaba drops two places as China’s most valuable company
Tencent topped China’s most valuable private company list in 2021, while Alibaba dropped to third place, according to a Hurun…
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Floods kill 10 in Madagascar
Madagascar’s risk and disaster management office says 10 people died in flash floods in and around Madagascar’s capital, Antananarivo. About…
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China’s central bank cuts rates on medium-term loans
China’s central bank on Monday cut the interest rates of its medium-term lending facility (MLF) loans and reverse repos by…
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Unilever losses Ksh.7.7 trillion GSK deal, to pursue GSK-Pfizer unit
British multinational consumer goods company Unilever has disclosed a deal to pursue GlaxoSmithKline’s consumer healthcare business owned by pharmaceutical groups…
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