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Ethiopia: Deputy Customs Commission Among 91 Economic Crime Suspects
[Reporter] Ethiopian Customs Commission deputy commissioner Azezew Chane is among 91 detainees suspected of organized economic crimes. Investigations uncovered alleged networks within the revenues and customs administration that manipulated tax assessments, processed forged payment receipts and deleted electronic records, resulting in losses of government revenue.
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Ethiopia: Addis Standard Editor Secures Release, Publisher’s Office Raided By Security Forces
[Reporter] Yonas Kedir, the editor-in-chief of the widely read Addis Standard, has secured his release from custody of security forces.
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Kenya: Nairobi’s Mounting Pending Bills Signal Fiscal Crisis, Senate Index Warns
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Nairobi City County has been ranked the country’s worst-performing county in managing pending bills, with the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) warning that its growing debt burden points to weaknesses in budget execution and financial management.
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Kenya: Nairobi, Taita Taveta Among Worst Performers As Only Six Counties Meet Development Spending Target
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Only six counties met the legal threshold for development spending in the 2024/25 financial year, exposing widespread failures by devolved units to channel public funds into projects that directly improve the lives of residents, a new Senate report has revealed.
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Africa: All of Africa Today – August 7, 2026
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Kenya: Court Dismisses Sh185.5mn Grand Regency Refund Claim Against CBK
[Capital FM] Nairobi — The Court of Appeal has dismissed a Sh185.5 million refund claim against the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) by a defunct Malaysian company over the aborted sale of the Grand Regency Hotel, ending a civil dispute that has lasted nearly three decades.
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Kenya: Alarm Over Surge in Human Trafficking Syndicates Targeting Kenyan Youth
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Banissa MP Ahmed Hassan has called on the Government to urgently dismantle human trafficking syndicates preying on vulnerable Kenyan youth through fake overseas job offers warning that the vice has evolved into a sophisticated transnational criminal enterprise exposing victims to exploitation, abuse and slavery-like conditions.
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Kenya: Tharaka Nithi Nurses Resume Duty From the National Strike
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Nurses in Tharaka Nithi County will resume work on Thursday morning after their union’s county leadership directed members to return to duty in compliance with an active court order obtained by the county government, even as the nationwide nurses’ strike remains in force.
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Uganda: NRM’s Sweeping Win in LC1 Elections Proved Ugandans’ Trust in President Museveni
[Nile Post] The recently concluded Women Council and Local Council I (LC1) elections have delivered a significant message about Uganda’s political landscape. Beyond the election of grassroots leaders, the results provide insight into the views and priorities of ordinary citizens at the village level.
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Uganda: MPs Fault Delays in World Bank-Funded Electricity Project, Demand Accountability
[Nile Post] KAMPALA — Members of Parliament have criticised the slow implementation of Uganda’s $608 million World Bank-funded Electricity Access Scale-up Project, citing delayed household connections, stalled infrastructure and unpaid compensation that they say are undermining the country’s electrification drive.