Politics Survivors welcome extradition of Rwandan genocide suspect Kigali – Rwanda’s main genocide survivor group on Tuesday welcomed the extradition of a top fugitive to stand trial over... Read more 27 Jul, 2021
Coronavirus Tanzania to begin Covid vaccination drive Wednesday Dar es Salaam – Tanzania’s health ministry said it will begin a mass vaccination drive on Wednesday, in a... Read more 27 Jul, 2021
Politics Leader of Tanzanian opposition party Freeman Mbowe charged with terrorism Dar es Salaam – A court in Tanzania has charged the leader of the main opposition party, Freeman Mbowe, with... Read more 27 Jul, 2021
News 42 killed in extrajudicial killings in South Sudan Juba – The United Nations on Monday demanded an end to extrajudicial killings in South Sudan after the grisly... Read more 27 Jul, 2021
Politics Somalia delays election Mogadishu – Somalia has delayed elections that were due to start on Sunday after months of political crisis in... Read more 26 Jul, 2021
Sport Ghetto to Games: Kenya’s Christine Ongare takes swing at Tokyo Nairobi – A mother at 12, raised in Nairobi’s gritty suburbs to survive by her fists, Christine Ongare dreams... Read more 26 Jul, 2021
Politics Ethiopia’s Amhara boss urges residents to fight Tigray rebels Addis Ababa – Ethiopia’s Amhara region on Sunday called on all armed residents to mobilise for battle against rebels from... Read more 25 Jul, 2021
News Outrage in Uganda after MPs get 25m euros to buy cars Kampala – Uganda this week doled out 25 million euros to MPs to buy new cars, sparking outrage in a... Read more 25 Jul, 2021
Politics Jemma Nunu Kumba: South Sudan’s first female parliament speaker Juba – Jemma Nunu Kumba will become the first woman to preside over the parliament of South Sudan, the world’s... Read more 24 Jul, 2021
Business Burundi suspends rare-earth mining in row over riches Nairobi – Burundi’s government said it had suspended the operations of several international mining companies, complaining it was not... Read more 24 Jul, 2021