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Kenya's public service agency started running interviews for their 8th round of government internships, and they're trying to fill 7,000 spots for graduates who'll start working in ministries and state departments next year. The selection process got over 35,000 applications, but only about...

Kenya just swore in Michael Thoya as a commissioner for the agency that decides what government workers get paid. His brother happens to be the Senate Speaker, and Chief Justice Martha Koome handled the ceremony while reminding everyone that the job involves keeping the wage bill under control...

A 74-year-old opposition politician in Cameroon just died while locked up by the government, and his family never got to see him before he was gone. Anicet Ekane got arrested after backing a candidate who claimed the recent presidential election was rigged against him, and lawyers say...

Kenya just made its first appearance on this big international competitiveness ranking and somehow landed at number 56 out of 69 countries while grabbing the top spot in Africa. The IMD World Competitiveness survey puts them ahead of places like South Africa and Nigeria, which is pretty wild...

Myanmar's military chief, Min Aung Hlaing, rolled through some training facilities in Mandalay Region and told everyone that government workers need to stay disciplined and politically neutral. He checked out a civil service academy, a cop training depot, and a firefighter school that all of...

Yangon brought back its inter-school marching band throwdown after the pandemic basically killed it off for a couple of years. The regional chief minister showed up to hand out some cash for the event and watch 24 schools duke it out over three days at the national indoor arena. The competition...

Myanmar's press council kicked off another batch of election reporting training, with 80 journalists signed up to learn the ropes. The three-day session is happening at some government media building in Yangon, and they're covering everything from basic election coverage to legal stuff and how...

Myanmar's top military guy, Min Aung Hlaing, gave a pep talk to civil service trainees and told them government workers stick around no matter which political crew is running things. He said the trainees need to step up their game instead of being mediocre bureaucrats, and they should study past...

Myanmar's electric power minister checked out a major substation built in Toungoo and got updates on damage from that Mandalay earthquake. The quake messed up some reactor equipment that needs fixing fast, and the minister told workers to stay safe while wrapping things up on schedule. The...

Myanmar's health ministry threw an event for World AIDS Day, and Deputy Minister Prof Dr Aye Tun said they're getting preventive meds out to high-risk groups while running community HIV tests to catch cases faster. He said the goal is making sure everyone can actually access treatment and...

Myanmar's deputy information minister swung by a high school in Chauk Township and told students they need to hit the books hard while they're young. He pushed them to develop five key skills and study their subjects properly so they can make it to university and become professionals who...

Myanmar's social welfare minister sat down with the UN population fund rep to hash out some aid stuff for earthquake zones and women dealing with violence. They talked about getting dignity kits distributed and making sure international staff can actually get into the country with proper visas...

Myanmar authorities busted a massive online scam operation in Shan State and grabbed 28 Chinese nationals who were running telecom fraud and gambling schemes. Security forces found a whole compound near Taunghteik village with multiple buildings set up as hostels, offices, and warehouses, plus...

Myanmar authorities just wrapped up a three-day crackdown on sketchy trade operations and pulled in contraband worth over 375 million kyat. The haul came from raids across multiple regions where joint task forces nabbed everything from unlicensed motorcycles and fishing boats to dodgy electrical...

Myanmar cops busted some major drug hauls worth around 474 million kyat total across a couple of townships. The biggest grab happened when anti-drug officers stopped a Honda Odyssey near a village in Tangyan and found over 13 kilos of ketamine, some Happy Water liquid, and thousands of Erimin-5...

Myanmar just sent its canoe and kayak squad to Thailand for the 33rd Southeast Asian Games. The crew flew out early to get some extra training time at the actual competition venue before things kick off. Coach U Thet Lwin Win says they shipped their boats ahead by container, and the team is...

Kenya's ICT Cabinet Secretary William Kabogo pitched the idea of dropping a Kenya Village cultural hub in major Chinese cities, where people could check out Kenyan food, crafts, music, and tourism spots. He floated this during the launch of the fifth volume of Xi Jinping's governance book in...

President Ruto showed up at the National Police College in Embakasi and watched 1,837 chiefs plus assistant chiefs grab their certificates after finishing courses on paralegal work and security management. This marks the third batch from a program that has pushed almost 6,000 grassroots...

Africa's Voices of Change Film Festival is hitting Silverbird Galleria in Victoria Island for two days and bringing movies focused on kids' rights, disability advocacy, health equity, and environmental stuff. The whole setup mixes screenings with panel talks from people who actually work on...

Malta Guinness launched a campaign asking people to shout out their real ones while cracking open their drink on camera. Participants need to film themselves thanking someone authentic in their life, drop a line about how the beverage matches that energy, and post it with tags pointing at the...