News US aid chief urges Tigray rebels to exit border regions Addis Ababa – US aid chief Samantha Power has called on rebel forces to “immediately” withdraw from two regions... Read more 4 Aug, 2021
Politics South Sudan’s VP Riek Machar deposed by party, rival leaders say Juba – South Sudan’s vice president Riek Machar has been ousted as head of his party and its armed... Read more 4 Aug, 2021
Politics East Sudan residents say bodies seen in river bordering Ethiopia Khartoum – Residents of an east Sudanese town said on Monday they had seen bodies washing up the river on... Read more 3 Aug, 2021
Business US aid chief Samantha Power in Sudan for talks on economy Khartoum – US aid chief Samantha Power on Sunday hailed Sudan’s transition during a visit to Khartoum where she... Read more 2 Aug, 2021
Politics Tanzania opposition arrests dent hopes of political change Dar es Salaam – When Samia Suluhu Hassan took up the reins of power in Tanzania four months ago,... Read more 2 Aug, 2021
Politics Ethiopian Airlines denies shipping arms, soldiers to Tigray Nairobi – Ethiopian Airlines, the largest carrier in Africa, on Sunday denied it was transporting weapons and soldiers to the... Read more 1 Aug, 2021
Politics Tanzania opposition calls for protests over leader Freeman Mbowe’s arrest Dar es Salaam – Tanzania’s main opposition party on Saturday called for protests over the arrest of its leader,... Read more 31 Jul, 2021
News Scientists create embryos to save northern white rhino Nairobi – Scientists working to bring back the functionally extinct northern white rhino announced they had successfully created three... Read more 30 Jul, 2021
Politics ‘We’ve had enough’: South Sudan civil society demands action for change Juba – A coalition of South Sudanese civil society groups has launched a public campaign to demand political change after... Read more 30 Jul, 2021
Arts and Leisure ‘Professional bragger’: The rise of viral Kenyan star Elsa Majimbo Nairobi – Please don’t call her an influencer: Elsa Majimbo prefers “comedian and social media sensation”. At the age... Read more 30 Jul, 2021