Facebook accounts for top Uganda officials shut down

By Agencies,

Facebook has shut down accounts of top Uganda officials who are said to have manipulated public debate ahead of elections on Thursday. Also Read: T...

bobi , facebook , Museveni , uganda

Ethiopian forces capture town, move toward Tigrayan capital

By Reuters,

The Ethiopian military has seized control of the town of Wikro, 50 km (30 miles) north of the Tigrayan capital, a senior official said on Friday. T...

Ethiopia , tigray

African envoys due to meet Ethiopia PM as war ultimatum expires

By Reuters,

African peace envoys were due to meet Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday, a day after he said the military was beginning the “final phase�...

Ethiopia , tigray

Ethiopia war destabilising east Africa, warns EU

By Reuters,

Fighting between Ethiopia’s military and regional forces from the northern Tigray region is seriously destabilising the East African and Horn region...

Ethiopia , tigray

Doctor’s self-funded test lab Medipark leads way in Somalia’s COVID fight

By Reuters,

Having scraped money together following medical studies abroad, Somali doctor Abdullahi Sheikdon Dini opened Mogadishu’s first advanced diagnostic l...

coronavirus , somalia

How football legend Drogba, helped to halt civil war in his home nation

By Agencies,

Al-Merrikh Stadium, in Sudan's second largest city of Omdurman, is not one of the world's great gladiatorial arenas. Yet this small ground - known as ...

african cup of nations , Bouake , chelsea , Didier Drogba , Ivory Coast , Laurent Gbagbo , World cup

Sudan’s government agrees to hand over ex-President Bashir to ICC

By Reuters,

Sudan's government and rebel groups in Darfur agreed on Tuesday that all those wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) should appear before t...

Musonye says more room for CECAFA progress

By Jacob Icia,

CECAFA Secretary General Nicholas Musonye is proud that teams from the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) have posted '...

CECAFA , Nicholas Musonye

DCI Kinoti puts on notice foreigners investing crime proceeds in Kenya

By Dennis Musau,

Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) George Kinoti on Tuesday fired a warning shot to foreigners who flee into Kenya after committing various cri...

DCI George Kinoti , foreigners , money laundering

South Sudan lawmakers quit budget presentation over unpaid public salaries

By Reuters,

South Sudanese lawmakers stormed out of a budget presentation by the finance minister on Thursday, with one citing frustrations over non-payment of sa...

budget presentation , Finance , south sudan

African refugees evacuated from Libya to Italy, more help needed: U.N.

By Reuters,

A total of 149 Africans in Libya were evacuated to Italy on Thursday, but more states must help people escape deteriorating conditions in Tripoli afte...

Commander Khalifa Haftar , libya , refugees , U.N

President Kenyatta tells leaders to ‘practice what you preach’

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged leaders to practice what they preach and to ensure that they act in the best interest of the people at all times. ...

Lord Michael Hastings , National Prayer Breakfast , President Salva Kiir , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Legacy of lunacy haunts old Kenya railway. Will China’s Ksh.364B line be different?

By CNN,

In 1903, British colonial administrator Sir Charles Norton Edgecumbe Eliot made a bold statement: "It is not uncommon for a country to create a rai...

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Bashir’s legacy in Sudan: Isolation, Iron Fist, Darfur deaths

By VOA,

 Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir did little to hide his contempt for the young men and women protesting to demand an end to his three-decade rule. ...

Sudan

Vatican holds spiritual retreat for peace in South Sudan

By VOA,

Pope Francis has told leaders of South Sudan that peace is possible and urged the country's leaders to seek what unites and overcome what divides. ...

south sudan

South Sudan frets over whether Sudan coup could derail fragile peace deal

By Reuters,

Thursday’s military coup in Sudan sparked anxiety in neighboring South Sudan that the toppling of longtime President Omar al-Bashir could scupper a ...

President Omar-Al-Bashir , President Salva Kiir , Riek Machar , south sudan

Battle rages for Libya’s capital, airport bombed

By Reuters,

A warplane attacked Tripoli’s only functioning airport on Monday as eastern forces advancing on the Libyan capital disregarded international appeals...

European union , Fayez al-Serraj , Libyan National Army , Mitiga airport , Muammar Gaddafi , President Emmanuel Macron

South Sudan spends millions on cars, homes instead of peace

By VOA,

 South Sudan's committee overseeing the fragile transition from civil war has approved almost $185 million in spending on vehicles, food and home ren...

south sudan

South Sudan peace deal doomed if disputes not settled: think-tank

By Reuters,

South Sudan’s six-month-old peace deal is doomed to collapse unless the sides can settle a string of disputes and bring former rebels into the army ...

Riek Machar , Salva Kiir , south sudan

Terror attacks on Ebola centers raise fears of contagion in DRC

By VOA,

The charity Doctors Without Borders has suspended its Ebola virus-fighting operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo after attacks on two of its ...

DRC , ebola