/news/africa/1066-1066-oo1nedz/index.html https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Kenyans-in-South-Africa-tell-of-everyday-worry/1066-5263668-13b10gj/index.html South Africans accuse foreigners of stealing their jobs and straining the economy. 2019-09-07T20:00:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Mugabe-betrayed-his-peoples-hopes-US/1066-5263750-2075d3z/index.html United States sharply criticises the 37-year rule of Robert Mugabe. 2019-09-07T13:27:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/project-close-to-Mugabe-ruined-zimbabwe/1066-5263680-ro8dri/index.html His supporters blame the West for crippling the economy through sanctions. 2019-09-07T06:00:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/1066-5263696-h0b99x/index.html At least a million Zimbabweans fled to neighbouring South Africa in search of jobs and sanctuary. 2019-09-07T06:00:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Four-notorious-chapters-of-Mugabe-s-37-year-rule/1066-5262890-f2bdcc/index.html Robert Mugabe ruled Zimbabwe from its independence in 1980 after British colonial rule until 2017. 2019-09-06T20:49:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/UK-brands-Mugabe-an-autocrat-as-allies-hail-him/1066-5262976-ieu6ty/index.html Britain said Zimbabweans had "suffered for too long" under Mugabe. 2019-09-06T18:57:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/ousted-African-leaders-since-2010/1066-5262918-7u3piiz/index.html Niger President Mamadou Tandja is overthrown in a military coup. 2019-09-06T11:20:57Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Robert-Mugabe-remembered-as-Africa-hero/1066-5262728-1r9989z/index.html Uhuru, Kibaki and Moi remember Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe as a hero. 2019-09-06T10:03:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Robert-Mugabe-Liberation-hero-turned-despot/1066-5262456-75a8gt/index.html He once said that he'd rule his country until he turned 100, and many expected him to die in office. 2019-09-06T07:40:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Robert-Mugabe-most-famous-quotes/1066-5262494-15dwd98/index.html Former Zimbabwean president had a long history of making colourful or controversial remarks. 2019-09-06T07:18:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Robert-Mugabe-dies-at-95/1066-5262432-a2cesmz/index.html Robert Mugabe ruled Zimbabwe for 37 years. 2019-09-06T05:59:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Sudan-PM-Abdalla-Hamdok-first-post-Bashir-cabinet/1066-5262422-yx1yshz/index.html New cabinet is expected to steer the daily affairs during a transition period of 39 months. 2019-09-06T04:29:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/South-African-consulate--shops-attacked-in-DRC/1066-5261788-i6kh29/index.html Protesters attack South African-owned stores in reprisal for attacks on foreigners in Johannesburg. 2019-09-05T20:09:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Tanzanian-arrested-with-tusks-from-117-elephants/1066-5262034-t95uyhz/index.html The suspect had in his possession 338 pieces of elephant tusk, and 75 whole tusks. 2019-09-05T15:45:45Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/South-African-musicians-cancel-Zimbabwe-shows-violence/1066-5261668-t39919z/index.html Mafikizolo and Mlindo have postponed their shows in Harare and Bulawayo.   2019-09-05T12:02:52Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/South-Africa-shuts-embassy-Nigeria-xenophobic-attacks/1066-5261298-smvtqt/index.html South African Foreign ministry spokesman says a group of people tried to force themselves in the Lagos embassy. 2019-09-05T10:33:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Pope-Francis-Mozambique-visit-peace-accord/1066-5261200-wa09ey/index.html Pope Francis is expected to address the devastation caused by two back-to-back cyclones earlier this year. 2019-09-05T08:08:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Two-charred-bodies-found-in-Johannesburg-store/1066-5260714-6nchg5/index.html Death toll from xenophobic attacks rises to seven. 2019-09-04T20:55:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Demonstrators-attack-SA-business-in-Nigeria/1066-5260382-10g1g27z/index.html Resentment simmers over xenophobia in South Africa. 2019-09-04T20:51:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Impounded-Air-Tanzania-plane-leave-South-Africa/1066-5260066-12yeywk/index.html South African court has set aside an earlier decision to impound the plane. 2019-09-04T10:38:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Lesotho-Africa-pioneer-medical-marijuana/1066-5260002-duro0fz/index.html Lesotho has licenced 10 companies to grow marijuana. 2019-09-04T08:59:21Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Pope-Francis-Africa-tour-Mozambique/1066-5259858-lv6ipi/index.html Pope John Paul II was the last pontiff to visit Mozambique in 1988. 2019-09-04T08:36:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/South-Africa-xenophobic-attacks-death-toll/1066-5259704-6qggb3z/index.html President Ramaphosa, the African Union, Nigeria and Zambia condemn the attacks. 2019-09-04T04:25:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/New-wave-of-anti-foreigner-violence-hits-South-Africa/1066-5259020-wys4rk/index.html Mobs plunder Alexandra township overnight, burning and looting the shops in their path. 2019-09-03T20:57:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Cyril-Ramaphosa-speaks-after-xenophobic-violence/1066-5259210-dflpl1z/index.html Attacks on businesses run by "foreign nationals is something totally unacceptable," SA President says. 2019-09-03T20:30:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Nigeria-summons-South-African-envoy-over-xenophobic-attacks/1066-5259330-bui0n0/index.html The Nigerian government says it will not tolerate further attacks on its citizens. 2019-09-03T20:23:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Gabon-president-Ali-Bongo-London-medical-care/1066-5258566-q9wfoi/index.html Presidency denies Ali Bongo's health is deteriorating nearly a year after he suffered a stroke. 2019-09-03T08:20:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/German-envoy-visits-Khartoum/1066-5258742-5ui147/index.html Heiko Maas arrives in Sudan after new prime minister was sworn in 2019-09-03T08:10:49Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Pope-Francis-visit-poor-Mozambique-Madagascar-Mauritius/1066-5257186-seiqja/index.html Pontiff to visit three Indian Ocean African countries hard hit by poverty. 2019-09-02T16:39:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/-Scores-arrested-in-S-Africa-looting--anti-foreigner-protests/1066-5258060-i1eejrz/index.html Police Minister Bheki Cele insists the violence was linked to "criminality" rather than "xenophobia". 2019-09-02T15:46:13Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/15-dead-in-Mali-building-collapse/1066-5257190-kuut4h/index.html 26 people were rescued alive from the three-storey building under construction. 2019-09-02T03:42:06Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Somalia-stand-on-war-against-Shabaab-/1066-5255816-acyysrz/index.html Mogadishu opposed Kenya's bid to impose extra sanctions against the group. 2019-09-01T06:00:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Air-of-freedom-in-post-Bashir-Sudan/1066-5256174-14gvqxa/index.html Youth take advantage of regime change to exercise personal freedoms. 2019-09-01T04:15:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Bashir-charged-with-illegal-use-foreign-funds/1066-5255644-ug5gmjz/index.html Offences could put the ousted leader behind bars for a decade. 2019-08-31T12:05:14Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Botswana-to-hold-elections-on-October-23/1066-5255608-jnivyo/index.html The last date for nominations is September 26. 2019-08-31T11:31:12Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Congolese-girl-dies-from-Ebola-in-Uganda/1066-5254710-llungk/index.html The girl is the fourth victim diagnosed with Ebola in Uganda to have died from the haemorrhagic fever. 2019-08-30T11:57:40Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/DR-Congo-Ebola-death-toll-passes-2-000/1066-5254532-127dmi2/index.html Officials say some 902 people were cured of the disease. 2019-08-30T10:24:43Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Uganda-confirms-another-Ebola-case-in-Kasese/1066-5254152-hcu9gd/index.html Nine-year-old girl from Congo tests positive for the deadly virus. 2019-08-30T08:17:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Shock-after-Rwanda-gospel-singer-reveals-he-is-gay/1066-5253310-g9rf1tz/index.html Albert Nabonibo, 35, said he was ready to face the challenges in a culture that was hostile towards homosexuality. 2019-08-29T20:53:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Sudan-awaits-new-cabinet--/1066-5253096-15kx5qiz/index.html The council is due to steer the country through a three-year transition to civilian rule. 2019-08-29T09:52:33Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/In-Ethiopia-a-rehab-centre-takes-on-khat-addiction/1066-5252018-ps0psgz/index.html Many Ethiopians see it as a cultural activity rather than a societal problem. 2019-08-28T20:51:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Sudan-to-name-cabinet/1066-5251468-4eukx3z/index.html Members of a new cabinet face a mountain of challenges after months of unrest. 2019-08-28T05:39:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Abdalla-Hamdok-Sudan-Prime-Minister-profile/1066-5251474-dfnkae/index.html The belief in new Sudan Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok comes from the many senior positions he has held. 2019-08-28T05:31:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Sudan-villagers-reel-from-Nile-water-floods/1066-5250822-10s0sygz/index.html Flash floods from the Nile inundated his home last week in Wad Ramli village on the eastern river bank. 2019-08-27T20:50:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Tanzania-to-send-back-Burundi-refugees-from-Oct-1/1066-5251300-r7se4dz/index.html Around 200,000 Burundians have fled to Tanzania. 2019-08-27T20:28:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Uganda-launches-national-airline-with-flight-to-Kenya/1066-5251092-11mqj05/index.html Uganda Airlines was founded by former dictator Idi Amin in 1976 but the carrier was liquidated in 2001. 2019-08-27T20:17:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Student-takes-Museveni-to-court-for-blocking-him-on-Twitter/1066-5250564-11qivahz/index.html He wants the court to order the President and two officials to unblock him on Twitter. 2019-08-27T09:00:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/African-forest-fires-in-spotlight-after-Amazon-outcry/1066-5250320-h4abh3/index.html In NASA satellite images, forest fires in central Africa appear to burn alarmingly. 2019-08-27T07:27:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Rwandan-businessman-gunned-down-in-Mozambique/1066-5250562-t5ttcy/index.html Louis Baziga had lived in Mozambique for decades following the Rwandan genocide. 2019-08-27T07:21:37Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/DR-Congo-unveils-new-government/1066-5249162-yuv3da/index.html Forty two of the 65 members of the cabinet come from the FCC. 2019-08-26T13:36:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/1066-5249686-gy7cdg/index.html It wants African Union to investigate attacks aimed at preventing militants from communicating. 2019-08-26T12:40:59Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Sudan-state-of-emergency-Red-Sea-Port-Sudan-tribal-clashes/1066-5249198-s89rtw/index.html Deadly tribal violence has rocked Port Sudan city in Red Sea State for days. 2019-08-26T07:01:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Sudan-persecuted-Christians-freedom/1066-5249142-m10kv0z/index.html 'A hardline interpretation of sharia has often been used as a hammer to hit Christians with.' 2019-08-26T06:16:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Madobe-calls-for-better-Jubbaland/1066-5248974-mi27me/index.html Madobe beat his challengers, winning by the requisite two-thirds majority in the first round. 2019-08-26T05:30:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/-S-Africa-seizes-Air-Tanzania-plane-over-unpaid-farm-claim/1066-5248848-nyjjoy/index.html The aircraft was impounded on Friday at Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport. 2019-08-25T14:46:41Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Buthelezi-steps-down-as-Inkatha-Freedom-Party-leader/1066-5248106-qgksvn/index.html He is the oldest-serving lawmaker in South Africa's parliament. 2019-08-24T18:32:49Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Tanzania-journalist-arrested-over--fake-news--released/1066-5248084-tvkd8pz/index.html Joseph Gandye was arrested in the financial capital Dar es Salaam on Thursday. 2019-08-24T18:16:13Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/South-Africa-impounds-Air-Tanzania-plane-/1066-5247512-jenliw/index.html Air Tanzania forced to cancel flight from Johannesburg to Dar es Salaam. 2019-08-24T16:26:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Twelve-dead-in-Niger-Boko-Haram-village-attack/1066-5247886-sqh7e1/index.html The attack took place on Friday night in the border district of Gueskerou. 2019-08-24T14:43:07Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Bashir-defence-asks-Sudan-court-for-release-on-bail/1066-5247876-6qblgoz/index.html The next hearing in Bashir's corruption trial was set for August 31. 2019-08-24T14:39:06Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Zimbabwe-opposition-official-arrested-over-protests/1066-5247216-3h5bp8z/index.html MDC organised several protests to highlight the collapsing economy in the country. 2019-08-24T12:57:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Flights-suspended-Libya-airport-after-rocket-fire/1066-5247560-ngnfijz/index.html The blast damaged a sidewalk outside the airport terminal and left cars riddled with shrapnel. 2019-08-24T11:31:27Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Tanzania-journalist-arrested-over-fake-news/1066-5246424-sgvbyoz/index.html Joseph Gandye is accused of publishing fake news about alleged police abuse of suspects in custody. 2019-08-23T20:03:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Kenya-endorses-Madobe-win-in-Jubbaland-poll/1066-5246528-14jfwjfz/index.html President Ahmed Mohammed Madobe garnered 56 votes out of the 74 cast by MPs.   2019-08-23T11:39:19Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Mozambique-Russia-sign-energy-security-deals/1066-5245714-7xgh2mz/index.html The southern African country is looking to develop natural gas reserves. 2019-08-22T20:51:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Jubbaland-President-Ahmed-Madobe-wins-reelection-bid/1066-5244830-lew7y1/index.html Jubbaland President Ahmed Madobe has been sworn in for a second term of four years. 2019-08-22T08:21:17Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/museveni-kagame-sign-pact-aimed-at-ending-tensions/1066-5244102-14l2al3/index.html Relations between the Rwanda and Uganda have turned deeply hostile in recent months. 2019-08-21T20:50:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Toll-from-Tanzania-truck-blast-reaches-100/1066-5243728-qem556/index.html At least 30 of the victims died in the days after the accident. 2019-08-21T20:10:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Sudan-sovereign-council-chairman-sworn-in/1066-5243510-jroq7sz/index.html General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan will be the head of state for 21 months before a civilian takes over. 2019-08-21T12:53:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Sudan-swears-in-civilian-majority-ruling-council/1066-5243902-evxl40/index.html The body replaces the military council that took charge after the ouster of Omar al-Bashir. 2019-08-21T12:46:20Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Somalia-Kismayu-in-lockdown-ahead-of-elections/1066-5243788-7u03qp/index.html Jubbaland authorities say move intended to lock out interference. 2019-08-21T12:19:28Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Kenya-criticises-UN-for-demands-on-Jubbaland-poll-agency/1066-5243390-100k3h2z/index.html Kenya accuses Unsom boss James Swan of making selective demands. 2019-08-21T09:00:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Kenya-UN-Security-Council-bid-African-Union-vote/1066-5243446-qr5i73z/index.html A win for Kenya or Djibouti at the African Union does not guarantee a seat at the UN Security Council. 2019-08-21T08:06:11Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Yoweri-museveni-angola-to-meet-paul-kagame-over-tensions/1066-5243904-vxtdnj/index.html Last month, the presidents of Rwanda and Uganda pledged to resolve tensions. 2019-08-21T08:02:31Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Rwandan-brewer-apologises-for-sexist-beer-jokes/1066-5243084-k5udxh/index.html Tweeters react in fury to the #livelaughlager campaign. 2019-08-20T20:07:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Tanzania-journalist-Erick-Kabendera-case/1066-5242320-mf5063/index.html Erick Kabendera has been charged with money laundering, tax evasion and leading organised crime. 2019-08-20T08:18:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Ugandan-don-stella-nyanzi-appeals-against-conviction-sentence/1066-5242318-htxb3pz/index.html Dr Stella Nyanzi was sentenced to 18 months in prison for cyber-harassment. 2019-08-20T08:04:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/University-of-Botswana-to-offer-Brexit-course/1066-5241774-8ysq1wz/index.html The course, called Modern Britain, will "study the crisis" as it happens. 2019-08-20T04:21:00Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Sudan-Bashir-money-from-Saudi-royals/1066-5241770-k91m0y/index.html Large amounts of cash were found at this residence after he was toppled. 2019-08-20T03:08:28Z https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/19-killed-in-Uganda-fuel-truck-blast/1066-5241192-8yelobz/index.html Tanker hit three vehicles before exploding and burning shops. 2019-08-19T12:04:16Z