East Africa

African Union urges calm after violent Kenya protests

Nairobi – African Union Commission head Moussa Faki Mahamat on Tuesday voiced “deep concern” after anti-government protests in Kenya... Read more

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Kigali – Rwandan government critic Paul Rusesabagina, whose efforts to save people during the 1994 genocide were portrayed in... Read more

25 Mar

Nairobi – “South Sudan remains significantly peaceful”, declared the opening line of a government-issued fact sheet for visitors and... Read more

28 Feb

Khartoum – More than a third of Sudan’s population will need humanitarian assistance in 2023 as displacement and hunger... Read more

27 Feb

Nairobi – US First Lady Jill Biden on Sunday visited drought-affected communities in Kenya and appealed for wealthy nations... Read more

27 Feb

Nairobi – Ethiopian journalist and dissident Eskinder Nega has been detained in the country’s Amhara region where he is... Read more

26 Feb

Kalma – In Sudan’s sprawling Kalma camp for the displaced, Ansaf Omar lives with the gut-wrenching guilt of losing... Read more

26 Feb

Kampala – Uganda’s Constitutional Court on Friday heard a challenge to a contentious law that rights activists say gives... Read more

26 Feb

Nairobi – US First Lady Jill Biden arrived in Kenya on Friday, kicking off a visit aimed at focusing... Read more

25 Feb

Nairobi – Voters in the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti were choosing a new parliament on Friday in... Read more

25 Feb