East Africa
Sudan PM to announce new cabinet 'within 48 hours'
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- Published on Wednesday, 04 September 2019 11:17
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Sudan's new premier will unveil the first cabinet since veteran leader Omar al-Bashir's overthrow within 48 hours, the country's ruling body said on Tuesday, after the transition process was hit by delays.
Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, a seasoned UN economist who took up the job last month, was supposed to announce a cabinet on Wednesday of last…
Sudan's ex-president Bashir's corruption trial to seek bail
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- Published on Monday, 26 August 2019 10:20
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The lawyer for Sudan’s ex-president Omar Hassan al-Bashir said on Saturday that he will request that Bashir be released on bail as his trial on corruption charges continues.
Bashir is charged with illicit…
Flash floods kill six, one missing in Kenya's Hell's Gate park -authorities
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- Published on Monday, 02 September 2019 10:39
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Flash floods killed six people at Kenya’s Hell’s Gate National Park and left one person missing after their tour group was swept away, the state-run wildlife authority said on Monday.
The incident occurred on Sunday in the Rift Valley, some 69 km north west of the capital, Nairobi, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said on its Twitter account.
“Six…
Sudanese army and civilians seal interim power-sharing deal
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- Published on Monday, 19 August 2019 10:01
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Sudan’s main opposition coalition and the ruling military council on Saturday signed a final power-sharing deal that paves the way for a transitional government, and eventually elections, following the overthrow of long-time leader Omar al-Bashir.