Infighting-hit Tigray calls for Ethiopia govt help
Addis Ababa – The interim administration of a troubled northern region in Ethiopia asked the federal government on Wednesday... Read more
13 Mar
Uganda army chief says troops deployed to S Sudan capital
Kampala – Ugandan special forces have been deployed to South Sudan’s capital, the Ugandan army chief said on Tuesday,... Read more
11 Mar
Kenya orders TikTok to take down ‘sexual content’ exposing minors
Nairobi – Kenyan authorities on Thursday ordered TikTok to take down sexual content involving minors following a BBC investigative... Read more
7 Mar
Rwanda says UK still owes migrant deportation funds
Kigali – Rwanda said on Monday that London was obliged to pay the remaining sum from a controversial agreement... Read more
4 Mar
Life-long struggle of ‘stateless’ Kenyans to get IDs
Nairobi – Like many members of the ethnic-Somali community in Kenya, 60-year-old Abdi Khalif Aden has never had a... Read more
28 Feb
DRC PM says ‘more than 7,000 dead’ in war-torn east
Kinshasa – Democratic Republic of Congo’s prime minister said on Monday that “more than 7,000” people have been killed... Read more
25 Feb
Nigerian footballer dies in shopping mall fall in Uganda
Kampala – Ugandan police said on Monday they were investigating the death of Nigerian footballer Abubakar Lawal who fell... Read more
25 Feb
African Union slams ‘non-stop war crimes’ in Sudan
Addis Ababa – The African Union expressed “deep concern” on Wednesday over the continued escalation of the war in... Read more
20 Feb
Uganda judge rejects ailing opposition leader’s release call
Kampala – A Ugandan judge on Wednesday rejected a demand to release opposition leader Kizza Besigye from jail due... Read more
20 Feb
Kenya’s HIV patients victims of US aid freeze
Kisumu – Days after US President Donald Trump froze overseas aid funding, Hellen Anyango anxiously counted her boxes of... Read more
18 Feb
