King Mswati III grants Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo a diplomatic passport, enhancing regional ties and raising concerns over potential corruption.
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Marijuana and snakes: the maverick shaking up Kenya's election
Once a street child in Nairobi and a grave digger in Britain, George Luchiri Wajackoyah barged onto the political scene with a "bhang": vowing to legalise marijuana, breed snakes and sell hyena testicles to China to offset Kenya's mammoth debt.
A wary Kenya gears up for tense election
Millions of Kenyans head to the polls next Tuesday, with two political veterans locked in a fierce battle for the presidency. - 'Driving the apathy' - The political gamesmanship has fuelled frustration, especially among young Kenyans.
Burkina army says civilians killed in air raid
Burkina Faso's army said on Wednesday that civilians had been killed in an air strike against jihadists, as local inhabitants reported around 30 people had died. Local residents said around 30 people had died, most of whom were women.
Toilets, funerals, rap: Kenya's no-stone-unturned campaign
At funerals, in rap videos or even inside public toilets: Kenya's election candidates are leaving no stone unturned in their fight for votes. Since then, he has made a no-holds-barred bid to win the governorship, doing everything from cleaning public toilets and washing cars to selling chapatis (an Indian flatbread) in the street.
'Why are we being ignored' plead the hungry in Ethiopia's Afar
From a makeshift camp in Ethiopia's Afar region for people displaced by war, herder Abdu Robso stares in bewilderment at the food aid trucks rolling up the nearby hill towards Tigray. After days of walking and an hours-long truck journey, Abdu along with his wife and several of their 22 children reached a camp for displaced people in Afdera, hundreds of kilometres from Erebti.
Wounded All Blacks desperate to hit back against Springboks
The All Blacks will be desperate to bounce back and prove their critics wrong when they go behind enemy lines to face world champions South Africa on Saturday. But Smith said the All Blacks have a great chance in South Africa to prove their critics wrong.
Perennial insecurity fuels DR Congo's anti-UN protests
Violent anti-UN protests that rocked eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week, claiming 36 lives, reflect local anger at persistent insecurity in the turbulent region. Local anger boiled over on July 25, when anti-UN protesters ransacked MONUSCO bases in North Kivu's capital Goma.
US, EU envoys urge Ethiopia to restore key services in Tigray
The US and EU envoys for the Horn of Africa on Tuesday urged Ethiopia's government to resume essential services in Tigray after a rare visit to the war-torn region facing dire conditions. "A swift restoration of electricity, telecom, banking, and other basic services in Tigray is essential for the people of Tigray," the two envoys said in a joint statement.
Somalia appoints former Al-Shabaab leader as religion minister
Somalia has appointed the former deputy leader and spokesman for the Al-Shabaab Islamist group as religion minister, Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre said Tuesday. Tuesday's appointments include a deputy prime minister, 25 ministers, 24 state ministers and deputy ministers in a 75-member team, with parliament due to vote on the nominees.
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