Afghan refugees arrive in Uganda, foreign ministry says
Kampala – A flight carrying Afghan evacuees fleeing the Taliban takeover of their country touched down early on Wednesday... Read more
25 Aug, 2021
Kenya faces year of uncertainty before key elections
Nairobi – With major constitutional changes suspended for now, and swirling new alliances taking shape, Kenya’s political scene is shrouded... Read more
25 Aug, 2021
Ethiopia says developing rivals to social media giants
Addis Ababa – Ethiopia is developing its own social media platforms to rival US-owned sites such as Facebook and... Read more
25 Aug, 2021
Tanzania opposition leader Freeman Mbowe says ‘tortured’ in custody
Dar es Salaam – The leader of Tanzania’s main opposition party, Freeman Mbowe, who is on trial on terrorism charges,... Read more
24 Aug, 2021
Outcry over Tanzania leader’s ‘flat-chested’ women footballers remark
Dar es Salaam – Tanzania’s president Samia Suluhu Hassan has come under fire for remarks about women footballers having “flat... Read more
24 Aug, 2021
New law criminalises spitting, urinating in Nairobi’s public places
Cape Town – New laws and regulations aimed at keeping the capital Nairobi, Kenya clean have been put in... Read more
23 Aug, 2021
‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero’s Belgian lawyer deported from Rwanda
Kigali – The Belgian lawyer of Paul Rusesabagina, the “Hotel Rwanda” hero turned government critic, has been deported from... Read more
22 Aug, 2021
Ethiopia denies US accusations of blocking Tigray aid
Addis Ababa – The Ethiopian government on Friday denied claims by US aid chief Samantha Power that it was blocking... Read more
21 Aug, 2021
Caught in the crossfire, Ethiopian minority flees to Sudan
Basinga – Dragged into a conflict not of their making, members of Ethiopia’s Qemant ethnic group say their only... Read more
21 Aug, 2021
Kenyan court rejects disputed bid to change constitution, a new blow to Kenyatta
Nairobi – Kenya’s Court of Appeal on Friday rejected a government bid to make fundamental changes to the constitution,... Read more
21 Aug, 2021
