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The flashy governor of Nairobi was arrested Friday shortly after Kenya's chief prosecutor ordered he be detained to face charges of economic crimes.

Over the past four months, Malawians have eagerly followed live broadcasts of witnesses presenting evidence to judges of alleged rigging in an election narrowly won by President Peter Mutharika.

A man has been burnt to death after a pastor mistook petrol for water during a healing service in Lagos, the emergency services says.

The United Nations has called for some $200m in extra funding to help four million Zimbabweans unable to buy food due to drought and triple-digit inflation.

At least 38 people died in Burundi after heavy rains triggered landslides that swept through hillside communities in the northwest of the country, according to a provisional police toll.

Sudan's army says it has caught six Chadians accused of belonging to Boko Haram, in the country's first such arrests of suspected members of the jihadist group which originated in Nigeria.

Pirates have kidnapped at least 19 crew members from a fully loaded supertanker off Nigeria, reports say.

Leader of Botswana opposition coalition, Umbrella for Democratic Change, Duma Boko, claims there was massive vote rigging and fraud in the past Botswana elections by the leading party, the BDP, to favour the current President, Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi.

At least 58 migrants drowned as their boat sank near the Mauritanian coast after a week at sea, the International Organization for Migration said Thursday.

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has led thousands of civil servants, supporters and police officers on an anti-corruption walk through the capital in move derided by critics as a meaningless stunt.

[Monitor] President Museveni Thursday evening gave celebrated Ebonies dramatists led by Mr Sam Bagenda popularly known as Dr Bbosa Shs100 million.

[Daily News] THE East African regional economic and social integration agenda received a major boost on Thursday following the German's Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ ) 29.8bn/- ($ 13m) commitment to the East African Community (EAC).

[Daily News] THE East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) has adopted a report of the Committee on General Purpose on the oversight activity assessing levels of preparedness of partner states in management of epidemics, particularly Ebola and Dengue.

[Daily News] FIVE girls who were sheltered at Hope for Girls and Women Tanz ania (HGWT) centre in Serengeti District for two years, after escaping from the Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) ritual have finally rejoined their families.

[Daily News] TREATMENT to HIV patients has recorded a tremendous milestone, with the new Anti-Retroviral (ARV) drug proving to be able to suppress viral load within six months, with fewer or no side effects at all.

[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -Tanzania's weather watchdog has renewed its alert over heavy rains which may have disastrous impact.

[Seychelles News Agency] President Danny Faure of Seychelles said Thursday in his final presidential press conference of 2019 that he will not sign the public salary bill.

[Daily News] THE quality and safety of medicines in the country have improved by more than 96 per cent over the past four years, according to Medicine and Medical Devices Authority (TMDA) Acting Director-General Mr Adam Fimbo.

[Daily News] THE government has established a special zone for land issues in Morogoro, a move expected to end land disputes in the region.

[Nairobi News] The latest weather forecast has put 33 counties on high alert of possible heavy rains starting Thursday (yesterday) through the weekend.