Tanzania bans children’s books for violating ‘cultural norms’
Dar Es Salaam – The Tanzanian government has banned a popular series of children’s books from schools in the... Read more
15 Feb, 2023
Kenya to deploy troops in crackdown on bandits
Nairobi – Kenya will deploy troops in the country’s drought-stricken north on Wednesday, the government announced, accusing bandits and... Read more
14 Feb, 2023
Sudan sends aid flight to quake-hit Syria
Khartoum – Sudan has sent a flight carrying 30 tons of aid to quake-hit Syria, with army chief Abdel... Read more
14 Feb, 2023
Somalia jails prominent journalist in security crackdown
Nairobi – A Somali court on Monday sentenced a freelance journalist to two months in jail on security-related charges,... Read more
14 Feb, 2023
Uganda opposition MPs get bail after nearly 18 months
Kampala – A Ugandan court on Monday gave bail to two opposition lawmakers who had been in jail for... Read more
14 Feb, 2023
Somaliland accuses Somalia of attacks despite truce
Nairobi – The separatist region of Somaliland on Sunday accused Somalia of attacking its soldiers, despite a ceasefire imposed... Read more
13 Feb, 2023
South Sudan’s oil and water give it bargaining power – but will it benefit the people?
Harry Verhoeven, Columbia University and Francois Sennesael, University of Oxford South Sudan has long been one of east Africa’s... Read more
13 Feb, 2023
Somaliland troops attacked by militia in contested town: media
Mogadishu – Somaliland soldiers were attacked on Saturday by militia, state television reported, despite a ceasefire imposed after heavy... Read more
12 Feb, 2023
Rwanda handling of journalist death ‘opaque’, says watchdog
Nairobi – Free press campaign group Reporters Without Borders attacked the legal process over the death of a prominent... Read more
11 Feb, 2023
Eight killed in Ethiopia church attacks, says rights body
Nairobi – Eight people died in attacks on a church in southern Ethiopia last week, the Ethiopian Human Rights... Read more
11 Feb, 2023
