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Poor nations hosting most refugees worldwide, need more Western help: U.N.
By Reuters,
2036, June 19, 2019 (EAT)
Developing countries, not rich Western nations, are bearing the brunt of the world’s refugee crisis and are hosting most of the record 70.8 million ...
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They tried to use rape to silence women protesters. It didn’t work
By CNN,
1251, June 19, 2019 (EAT)
Weeks into the protests that would eventually topple Sudan's dictator, the government realized it had an unprecedented problem on its hands: the numbe...
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Fake Instagram accounts are hijacking Sudan solidarity campaign
By CNN,
1229, June 19, 2019 (EAT)
Some Instagram accounts have been accused of using a social media campaign that aims to promote solidarity with victims of unrest in Sudan merely to g...
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Swila: AFCON an opportunity for the Stars and the continent to shine
By Isaac Swila,
1332, June 18, 2019 (EAT)
Isaac Swila Beginning Friday, the world’s attention will shift to Cairo, Egypt where the 32nd edition of the African Cup of Nations is penciled...
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Chad opposition leader arrested in France on crime against humanity charges
By Reuters,
1230, June 18, 2019 (EAT)
France has arrested a Chad rebel leader along with two other people for alleged crimes against humanity, the Paris prosecutor’s office said on Monda...
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Former Egyptian President Morsi Dies in Court
By VOA,
828, June 18, 2019 (EAT)
Egypt's former President Mohamed Morsi, the country's first democratically elected head of state who was later ousted from power, collapsed and died d...
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The social media campaign that aims to topple leader of ‘Africa’s North Korea’
By CNN,
1245, June 17, 2019 (EAT)
A social media movement created to expose Eritrea's closed regime is gaining momentum. Driven by young Eritreans living in the United States, UK, a...
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Ousted Sudan president Bashir to be sent for trial soon, prosecutor says
By Reuters,
1136, June 16, 2019 (EAT)
Sudan’s chief prosecutor said on Saturday that ousted President Omar al-Bashir would be sent for trial soon on corruption charges related to his thr...
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Kenyan FGM survivor’s film urges women not to ‘die in silence’
By VOA,
1409, June 15, 2019 (EAT)
As a 10-year-old in rural Kenya, Beryl Magoko was not surprised when her Kuria community arranged for her to undergo Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), ...
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WHO says Ebola outbreak not yet global emergency
By VOA,
1027, June 15, 2019 (EAT)
The World Health Organization decided on Friday not to declare an international public health emergency over the Ebola outbreak, despite its recent sp...
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Sudan military acknowledges violations in sit-in dispersal
By VOA,
937, June 15, 2019 (EAT)
Sudan’s ruling military has acknowledged that security forces committed violations when they moved in to disperse a protest sit-in camp outside the ...
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Equity follows up Ethiopia interests with new representative office
By Kepha Muiruri,
1047, June 14, 2019 (EAT)
Equity Group has set up a commercial representative office in Ethiopia following the grant of license to commence operations. The new office is ancho...
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US joins effort to salvage agreement in Sudan
By Reuters,
1750, June 13, 2019 (EAT)
The top U.S. diplomat for Africa on Wednesday joined an international effort to press Sudan’s military rulers and the opposition toward a deal on a ...
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US joins effort to salvage agreement in Sudan
By Reuters,
1749, June 13, 2019 (EAT)
The top US diplomat for Africa on Wednesday joined an international effort to press Sudan’s military rulers and the opposition toward a deal on a tr...
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U.N. confirms 17 deaths in Sudan’s central Darfur region
By Nigel Wafula,
1708, June 13, 2019 (EAT)
The United Nations said on Thursday it had confirmed the killing of 17 people and the burning of more than 100 houses in Deleij village in Sudan’s c...
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China ready for trade talks with East Africa bloc – envoy
By Reuters,
917, June 12, 2019 (EAT)
China is ready to negotiate a trade deal with the six-nation East Africa Community (EAC) to address Kenya’s complaints about a huge trade imbalance ...
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South Sudan jails prominent economist for giving media interviews
By Reuters,
1933, June 11, 2019 (EAT)
A South Sudan court sentenced a prominent economist to two years in prison on Tuesday for disturbing the peace because he gave interviews to foreign m...
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Botswana scraps anti-gay sex laws
By CNN,
1719, June 11, 2019 (EAT)
Botswana's High Court has overturned a colonial-era law criminalizing consensual same-sex relations in a landmark victory for Africa's LGBTQ movements...
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Sudan police fire tear gas to break up protests
By VOA,
2103, June 10, 2019 (EAT)
Sudanese police fired tear gas to disperse protesters in Sudan's capital Khartoum during a civil disobedience campaign to demand civilian rule. The...
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Sudan protesters call for civil disobedience
By VOA,
1538, June 9, 2019 (EAT)
Protest leaders in Sudan are urging people to participate in acts of civil disobedience to put pressure on the military after the deadly disruption of...
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