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Sudan MPs postpone amendment to keep Bashir in power
By Reuters,
1738, February 16, 2019 (EAT)
A parliamentary committee tasked with amending Sudan’s constitution to allow President Omar al-Bashir to run for another term said on Saturday it wo...
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Sexual violence rampant in South Sudan’s Unity region
By VOA,
1159, February 16, 2019 (EAT)
A new United Nations report documents widespread and pervasive rape and sexual violence against women and girls, some as young as eight, in South Suda...
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Security forces round up protesters in central Khartoum: witnesses
By Reuters,
2029, February 14, 2019 (EAT)
Security forces fired teargas to disperse hundreds of protesters close to the Sudan’s presidential palace on Thursday, before plainclothes officers ...
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Military contractors on the spot over CAR alleged torture case
By VOA,
1050, February 14, 2019 (EAT)
When a crowd in Bambari, in the Central African Republic, accused Mahamat Nour Mamadou of belonging to a militia group tied to the country’s previou...
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Thousands of displaced South Sudanese ‘suffering’ without food, water
By Olivia Gatwiri,
1039, February 14, 2019 (EAT)
Officials in the South Sudanese Yei River State say thousands of people who fled their homes during fighting over the past two weeks are without food ...
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Nigeria in battle against fake news ahead of elections
By VOA,
935, February 14, 2019 (EAT)
In Nigeria fake news can be so outlandish, yet widely believed, that the president recently felt compelled to declare that he had not died and been re...
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As one ISIS wife ponders her fate, Europe struggles to deal with group’s followers
By CNN,
1523, February 12, 2019 (EAT)
Lenora Lemke sits in a car packed with all her belongings, shielded from the desert sun by a large carpet that hangs over the roof. The 19-year-old tu...
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Nearly 100 children dead from Ebola in DRC as crisis worsens
By CNN,
1238, February 11, 2019 (EAT)
Nearly 100 children have died since the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo started last year -- and the crisis is gathering pace, with...
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Sudanese security forces use tear gas to break up women’s protest
By Reuters,
1039, February 11, 2019 (EAT)
Sudanese security forces used tear gas on Sunday to break up a crowd of hundreds of people, mostly young women, demonstrating against the detention of...
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South Sudan to return to pre-war oil production levels by mid-2020: minister
By Reuters,
1642, February 10, 2019 (EAT)
South Sudan will return to producing more than 350,000 barrels of crude per day by the middle of 2020, up from current levels of just over 140,000 bar...
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President Kenyatta joins African leaders in stand against terrorism
By PSCU,
1905, February 10, 2019 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta was among world leaders who on Sunday vowed never to allow terrorist elements to distabilise any country in Africa. The le...
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South Sudan to return to pre-war oil production levels by mid-2020: minister
By Reuters,
1702, February 10, 2019 (EAT)
South Sudan will return to producing more than 350,000 barrels of crude per day by the middle of 2020, up from current levels of just over 140,000 bar...
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Sudan doctors union says 57 killed in recent protests
By VOA,
1141, February 9, 2019 (EAT)
The Sudan Doctors Syndicate says the government crackdown on protests has left at least 57 dead, including three who died of torture, since they began...
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UNMISS Boss: Conditions improving in South Sudan
By VOA,
1715, February 8, 2019 (EAT)
The head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan said there is reason to be hopeful that the country's transitional government will succeed. D...
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S. Sudan’s Kiir blames outsiders for peace deal inaction
By VOA,
1321, February 8, 2019 (EAT)
South Sudan President Salva Kiir said Thursday that implementation of the revitalized peace agreement still faced many challenges, largely because of ...
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Ministry rubbishes claims that Wario, Ekai and other Kenyan envoys were rejected
By Winnie Musyoki,
1244, February 8, 2019 (EAT)
The Foreign Affairs ministry has rubbished claims that seven countries rejected Kenyan envoys appointed to serve in their countries. In a Press sta...
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Uganda police arrest BBC journalists, government demands release
By Reuters,
1747, February 7, 2019 (EAT)
Ugandan police arrested a team of BBC journalists for illegal possession of prescription drugs, but the country’s government spokesman said the repo...
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Sudan’s Bashir softens tone dramatically, says reporters to be released
By Reuters,
1217, February 7, 2019 (EAT)
Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir, facing near-daily demonstrations against his government, took a newly conciliatory tone with the protesters on Wed...
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Opposition leader accuses Kenya, South Sudan of kidnap
By VOA,
834, February 7, 2019 (EAT)
“I was terrified ... I knew that I was heading for a terrible situation.” For the first time, the spokesman for South Sudan’s armed oppositio...
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New UN report shows North Korea avoiding sanctions
By VOA,
2035, February 6, 2019 (EAT)
A new report by the United Nations shown to the Security Council Friday claims North Korea is working to ensure its weapons cannot be destroyed by mil...
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