Six Kenyan police charged over brothers’ death in custody
Nairobi – Six Kenyan police officers were charged on Thursday with murder over the deaths in custody of two... Read more
3 Sep, 2021
Tigray crisis ‘set to worsen dramatically’, UN warns
Addis Ababa – The humanitarian situation in Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray is set to “worsen dramatically” and to deadly effect, the... Read more
3 Sep, 2021
Slain Tanzania gunman was ‘terrorist’, police say
Dar es Salaam – The gunman who killed four people in Tanzania’s financial capital Dar es Salaam last week... Read more
2 Sep, 2021
Two NGO staff arrested, activist says, as South Sudan crackdown deepens
Juba – Two employees of a South Sudan pro-democracy group were arrested on Wednesday, the non-profit’s chief said, warning of... Read more
2 Sep, 2021
Popular Rwandan rapper Jay Polly dies in custody
Kigali – A popular Rwandan rapper known as Jay Polly died in custody early on Thursday, officials and media reports... Read more
2 Sep, 2021
Tanzania court dismisses objections to opposition leader Freeman Mbowe’s trial
Dar es Salaam – The terrorism case against the leader of Tanzania’s main opposition party, Freeman Mbowe, can go ahead... Read more
1 Sep, 2021
Uganda’s penniless Silverbacks risk AfroBasket ouster
Kampala – Uganda’s national basketball team risk being kicked out of the AfroBasket championships because they have not got... Read more
1 Sep, 2021
At least 380 000 affected by heavy flooding in South Sudan
Juba – Heavy flooding has affected at least 380 000 people in South Sudan, with overflowing rivers submerging homes... Read more
1 Sep, 2021
Ethiopia’s Tigray rebels looting aid supplies, US agency says
Nairobi – Rebels in Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region have been looting aid warehouses, the US aid agency said on... Read more
1 Sep, 2021
Kenya hails anti-poaching efforts in first wildlife census
Nairobi – Kenya has hailed its efforts to crack down on poaching as it released the results of the... Read more
31 Aug, 2021
