At least 2 killed, 5 injured in Mogadishu suicide bombing
Mogadishu – At least two people were killed and five wounded on Thursday after a suicide bomber detonated a... Read more
20 Aug, 2021
Uganda suspends 54 NGOs, including prominent rights group
Kampala – The Ugandan government announced on Friday it had halted the activities of 54 non-governmental organisations, a major... Read more
20 Aug, 2021
Kenyan court to rule on disputed bid to change constitution
Nairobi – Kenya’s Court of Appeal will give its verdict on Friday on the president’s controversial three-year quest to... Read more
20 Aug, 2021
Violent protests in Nairobi after alleged curfew killing
Nairobi – Kenyan police used tear gas and fired shots in the air to break up violent protests that... Read more
19 Aug, 2021
Verdict in ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero’s terror trial delayed
Kigali – Rwanda announced on Wednesday that a verdict due this week in a terrorism trial against Paul Rusesabagina, the... Read more
18 Aug, 2021
Uganda scraps anti-porn ‘miniskirt’ law
Kampala – Uganda’s constitutional court has scrapped a controversial anti-pornography law whose provisions included a ban on wearing miniskirts in... Read more
17 Aug, 2021
Paul Rusesabagina: ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero and accused terrorist
Nairobi – The mild-mannered hero of “Hotel Rwanda” credited with saving hundreds of lives during the 1994 genocide, Paul... Read more
17 Aug, 2021
‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero to learn verdict in terror trial
Kigali – A court will deliver its verdict on Friday against Paul Rusesabagina, the “Hotel Rwanda” hero turned government critic,... Read more
17 Aug, 2021
Uganda’s Museveni rebukes security forces for excess force
Kampala – President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday publicly scolded Uganda’s security forces for using excessive violence, as the opposition alleges... Read more
15 Aug, 2021
Rwanda’s Kagame slams Arsenal after loss to Brentford
Kigali – Rwanda’s leader Paul Kagame on Saturday unloaded on his beloved Arsenal after they opened the Premier League season... Read more
14 Aug, 2021
