Protesters block Port Sudan airport, key bridge in east
Khartoum – Dozens of Sudanese demonstrators blocked Port Sudan airport in the country’s east, days after protesters closed a... Read more
25 Sep, 2021
Uganda court jails official for 40 years, demands $5.4m for graft
Kampala – A Ugandan anti-corruption court on Friday sentenced a government official to 40 years in prison and ordered him... Read more
25 Sep, 2021
Rwanda president lauds troops fighting Mozambique insurgency
Pemba – Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Friday visited troops in northern Mozambique sent to help fight jihadist militants,... Read more
24 Sep, 2021
Kenya first African nation to back Tedros second term as WHO chief
Nairobi – Kenya on Friday became the first African nation to back Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’ bid for a second term... Read more
24 Sep, 2021
South Sudan’s political elite plundering public coffers – UN
Juba – Massive plundering of South Sudan’s public coffers is undermining human rights in the world’s youngest nation and threatening... Read more
24 Sep, 2021
PICS | Rwanda president visits troops fighting Mozambique insurgency
Pemba – Rwanda’s president Paul Kagame on Friday began a two-day visit to Mozambique’s insurgent-hit north, where he has sent... Read more
24 Sep, 2021
Failed Sudan coup points to threats to transition
Khartoum – Sudan’s failed coup highlights the threats to its transition to civilian rule after the ouster of autocrat... Read more
23 Sep, 2021
South Sudanese refugees homeless again after Sudan floods
Al-Jabalain – South Sudanese refugee Dawood Kour fled to Sudan to turn the page on a life of displacement,... Read more
22 Sep, 2021
Kenyan marathon star Mary Keitany retires at 39
Nairobi – Kenya’s three-time London marathon and four-time New York marathon winner Mary Keitany announced her retirement on Wednesday... Read more
22 Sep, 2021
Ethiopia’s Tigray rebels accused of shelling, shooting civilians
Addis Ababa – Rebels from Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray opened fire on civilians while looting and shelling villages and towns... Read more
22 Sep, 2021
