‘Just a dream’: hope for South Sudan dashed after horror decade
Ten years after South Sudan got its independence, many in the east African country say their aspirations have been... Read more
8 Jul, 2021
Kenya concern over UK elephant ‘rewilding’ project
Nairobi – Kenya voiced concern on Wednesday over plans by an animal charity to fly a herd of elephants from... Read more
8 Jul, 2021
MSF halts work in parts of Tigray after aid workers killed
Addis Ababa – Medical charity Doctors Without Borders said on Wednesday it was halting work in some parts of... Read more
7 Jul, 2021
From hope to despair: South Sudan marks 10 troubled years
From hope to war, dreams to despair, South Sudan’s tortured decade since independence has left the young country more... Read more
7 Jul, 2021
Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed boasts of military might despite rebel gains
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says his government can easily recruit one million new fighters but wants to foster... Read more
5 Jul, 2021
Accept our rule or no ceasefire, Tigray rebels tell Ethiopian govt
Tigray rebel leaders have accepted “a ceasefire in principle” with the Ethiopian government but posed strict conditions for it... Read more
5 Jul, 2021
Tigray: UN, Ethiopian rights body demands civilians be protected
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has added to UN calls for “urgent measures” to protect and assist civilians... Read more
4 Jul, 2021
At least 400 000 people facing famine in war-torn Tigray
Over 400 000 people have “crossed the threshold into famine” in Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region, a senior UN official... Read more
3 Jul, 2021
Kenya court to rule in August on constitutional reform
A court in Kenya says it will rule next month on whether to overturn a verdict that scuttled disputed... Read more
3 Jul, 2021
Suicide bomber kills 4, wounds 8 in Mogadishu
At least four people were killed and eight others wounded in a suicide attack on a café in the... Read more
3 Jul, 2021
