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Topic: Africa

East Africans find fragile refuge in Kenya as repression soars

By AFP   2026-07-20 09:39:27

Tanzanian opposition official David Djumbe fled to Kenya after a crackdown on dissidents in his country, but now lives in constant fear of a cross-border abduction.

Lamu refinery eyes Africa's 86 million tonnes fuel import gap

By Graham Kajilwa   2026-07-20 06:34:51

A planned Sh2.2 trillion refinery in Lamu is expected to strengthen Africa's fuel security by reducing the continent's growing dependence on imported petroleum products.

Africa didn't reach today's final but its bloodlines did

By Kazungu Koome   2026-07-18 18:46:36

European football has been built, for three generations, on the talent of the formerly colonised.

Shimza celebrates South African roots with new 'Sunset in Pretoria' EP

By Boniface Mithika   2026-07-17 15:56:46

Afro House star Shimza has released Sunset in Pretoria, a three-track EP celebrating South African culture, identity and home while reinforcing the genre’s growing global influence.

20 African nations approve formation of a regional maritime university

By Graham Kajilwa   2026-07-16 19:11:49

More than 20 countries from Eastern, Southern and Northern Africa have supported plans to establish the region's first maritime university aimed at pooling scarce resources.

Super pollutant reduction will be Africa's next climate frontier

By Patricia Kombo   2026-07-16 15:50:40

Pollutants including methane, black carbon, hydrofluorocarbons, nitrous oxide, and tropospheric ozone contribute up to 45 per cent of current global warming.