Kenya boosts security after terror warnings
Nairobi – Kenya said on Friday it has boosted security after France and Germany warned of the risk of possible... Read more
28 Jan, 2022
Rwanda to reopen Uganda land border after three-year closure
Kigali – Rwanda said on Friday it will reopen its land border with Uganda at the end of the... Read more
28 Jan, 2022
Ugandan author accused of insulting ruling family freed, his lawyer says
Kampala – A prominent Ugandan author accused of insulting the country’s ruling family was freed on Wednesday after being... Read more
27 Jan, 2022
At least 32 dead in South Sudan interethnic violence, says UN
Nairobi – The United Nations on Tuesday said 32 people, including women and children, had been killed during armed raids... Read more
27 Jan, 2022
Colourful Kenyan football fan hacked to death
Nairobi – Kenyans were mourning on Thursday the country’s best-known football fan, a colourful former newspaper vendor who was found... Read more
27 Jan, 2022
Ethiopia cabinet backs shortening wartime state of emergency
Addis Ababa – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s cabinet on Wednesday endorsed cutting short a state of emergency imposed last... Read more
27 Jan, 2022
Elephant in Uganda park kills Saudi tourist
Kampala – A Saudi tourist was trampled to death by an elephant during a game drive at a popular park... Read more
27 Jan, 2022
Ethiopia’s Tigray rebels say pushing into neighbouring Afar
Addis Ababa – Rebels in Ethiopia’s Tigray region said on Tuesday they had been provoked into launching “robust” military... Read more
26 Jan, 2022
Sudan frees medics held in crackdown on anti-coup protests
Khartoum – Sudan on Tuesday released nine medics from Doctors Without Borders, the aid group said, a day after... Read more
26 Jan, 2022
Ugandan writer detained again despite release order, his lawyer says
Kampala – Lawyers for a Ugandan writer charged with insulting the country’s ruling family said their client was unlawfully... Read more
25 Jan, 2022
