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Aug 31, 2022
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Nairobi Expressway. East Africa’s First Urban Motorway

Africa | Infrastructure | Kenya August 31, 2022 Kenya’s Nairobi Expressway in Nairobi that has been under construction since October 2019 has been completed and is now in operation. The impressive state-of-the-of-art expressway was inaugurated by the country’s President Uhuru Kenyatta on July 31, 2022. Nairobi Expressway, also known as JKIA - Westlands Highway, is a 27 km toll road. It is one of Kenya’s landmark infrastructure projects in recent time, and the first urban m

Aug 29, 2022
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Nicki Minaj Honored With Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award At MTV VMAs 2022

Africa's Diaspora Communities | Entertainment & Lifestyle | Trinidad & Tobago August 29, 2022 Nicki Minaj was honored with the prestigious Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the MTV Video Music Awards 2022 alias MTV VMAs 2022 ceremony that took place at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, USA, on August 28, 2022 (local time). _________________________ © 2015 - 2022 Africauptodate. All Rights Reserved

Aug 29, 2022
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MPLA Wins Angola General Elections 2022

Africa | Angola August 29, 2022 Angola electoral commission on August 29, 2022, declared the country’s ruling party MPLA winner of the general elections that were held on August 24, 2022. MPLA is said to have won the election with 51.2% of the votes while its arch-rival UNITA received 44% of the votes. The election results imply that the incumbent President João Lourenco who was the presidential nominee for MPLA has secured a second and last 5-year term in office. Notwithst

Aug 27, 2022
1 min

Japan Announces $30 Billion Development Grant To Africa

Africa | Rest Of The World August 27, 2022 Japan has announced a $30 billion grant for development in Africa over a 3-year period, reported some media. The announcement was reportedly made by Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on August 27, 2022, via video link to an ongoing 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development alias TICAD8 that began in Tunis, Tunisia, on August 27, 2022 and scheduled to end on August 28, 2022. _________________________ © 2015 - 20

Aug 24, 2022
2 min

Angola General Elections 2022 Commence

Africa | Angola August 24, 2022 Photo: Downtown Luanda, Angola Polling stations in Angola opened on August 24, 2022, for about 14 million voters to cast their votes in the country’s general elections. The voters are choosing their next-president and members of National Assembly/Parliament. The incumbent President João Lourenco is seeking his second and last term in office. There is no direct presidential election in Angola. According to country’s 2010 Constitution, the pres

Aug 23, 2022
1 min

China To Cancel 23 Loans Owed By 17 African Countries

Africa | Rest Of The World August 23, 2022 China will cancel 23 interest free loans owed to it by some 17 African countries. Furthermore, the world’s second biggest economy will redirect $10 billion of its International Monetary Fund reserves to African countries. That was announced by the country’s foreign affairs minister during a recent China-Africa Forum, according to a post on the foreign affairs ministry’s website. No further details were given. ____________________

Aug 22, 2022
2 min

Raila Odinga Files Petition In Kenya’s Supreme Court Against Presidential Election 2022 Results

Africa | Kenya August 22, 2022 Leader of Kenya’s Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Alliance, Raila Odinga, on August 22, 2022, filed a petition in the country’s Supreme Court, against the results of the recently held presidential election. That was reported by some East African media. The presidential election was part of Kenya general elections that were held on August 9, 2022. The results of the election were announced on August 15, 2022, by the country’s electoral body Independe

Aug 20, 2022
1 min

New Zulu Monarch Crowned

Africa | South Africa August 20, 2022 South Africa’s Zulu Kingdom on August 20, 2022, crowned a new monarch, namely King Misuzulu kaZwelithini (47). The coronation event that entailed a traditional Zulu ceremony took place at the KwaKhangelamankengane Royal Place in Nongoma town, KwaZulu-Natal. King Misuzulu kaZwelithini succeeds his father King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu who died in March 2021. _________________________ © 2015 - 2022 Africauptodate. All Rights Reserv

Aug 19, 2022
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Rwandese Woman Remanded For Having On Sexy Outfit

Africa | Fashion & Beauty | Rwanda August 19, 2022 A Rwandese woman, namely Liliane Mugabekazi (24) has been remanded for 30 days for having on a sexy outfit that entailed a sheer dress. That was reported by some media on August 19, 2022. According to the reports, prosecutors in Rwanda said on August 18, 2022, that Liliane Mugabekazi could be slapped with up to 2-year jail term if found guilty of what they termed “shameful clothing” or in more legal terms what they called “

Aug 15, 2022
1 min

William Ruto Wins Kenya’s Presidential Election

Africa | Kenya August 15, 2022 William Ruto has won Kenya’s presidential election that was held on August 9, 2022. That was reported by various East African media on August 15, 2022. According to the reports, William Ruto who is the vice president in the outgoing government there, defeated his main rival ex-Prime Minister Raila Odinga with a tiny margin of 1.64% of the vote. More precisely, William Ruto won 50.49% of the vote while Raila Odinga took 48.85%. At the same time

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