East Africa

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

Nairobi – A former Rwandan minister convicted over his role in the country’s genocide was transferred to Senegal this week... Read more

24 Jul, 2021

Addis Ababa – Ethiopia’s Afar region has called on civilians to take up arms against rebels from neighbouring Tigray,... Read more

24 Jul, 2021

Kampala – A Ugandan weightlifter who went missing in Japan last week after his dreams of taking part in the... Read more

23 Jul, 2021

Dar es Salaam – Tanzania’s government said it is gearing up to roll out vaccinations against Covid-19 soon, in a... Read more

23 Jul, 2021

Kigali – A Kigali court said on Thursday it will issue its verdict next month against detained “Hotel Rwanda”... Read more

23 Jul, 2021

Addis Ababa – At least 20 civilians have been killed and tens of thousands displaced in “heavy fighting” between... Read more

22 Jul, 2021

Dar es Salaam – Tanzania’s main opposition party said on Thursday that its leader Freeman Mbowe and other members could be... Read more

22 Jul, 2021

Kampala – At least 800 people in Uganda were given fake coronavirus vaccines – some injected with water – in... Read more

22 Jul, 2021

Mogadishu – Somalia al-Shabaab jihadists have warned politicians against taking part in elections due to kick off this month after... Read more

21 Jul, 2021