Countries Kenya’s Ruto nominates new deputy after impeachment Nairobi – Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday nominated his interior minister as deputy to replace Rigathi Gachagua who... Read more 18 Oct, 2024
Countries Race to replace Kenya’s impeached deputy president Nairobi – The race was on Friday to replace Kenya’s deputy president after the historic impeachment of Rigathi Gachagua,... Read more 18 Oct, 2024
Countries Kenya Senate to vote on deputy president’s impeachment Nairobi – Kenya’s upper house of parliament is set to vote Thursday on whether to remove Deputy President Rigathi... Read more 17 Oct, 2024
Countries Sudanese refugees face ‘grave risks’ from Ethiopia clashes – HRW Addis Ababa – Clashes between Ethiopian federal forces and militias in the country’s north-west are placing fleeing Sudanese refugees... Read more 17 Oct, 2024
Countries Kenya Senate begins impeachment trial of deputy president Nairobi – Kenya’s Senate on Wednesday launched the impeachment trial of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua after the embattled politician... Read more 16 Oct, 2024
Countries SA woman arrested in Ethiopia with R5.4m worth of cocaine Cape Town – A 29-year-old South African woman has been arrested in Ethiopia with 13kg of cocaine worth R5.4 million.... Read more 14 Oct, 2024
Countries Egypt denies alleged involvement in Sudan war Cairo – Egypt has denied allegations from Sudanese paramilitary chief Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, at war with the army since... Read more 10 Oct, 2024
Countries Refugees in east Africa suffer from high levels of depression, making it harder to rebuild lives – new study Olivier Sterck, University of Oxford; Julia R Pozuelo, Harvard University; Maria Flinder Stierna, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, and... Read more 10 Oct, 2024
Countries ‘End of the road?’ – Kenya Senate begins hearing motion to oust deputy president Nairobi – A bid by Kenyan lawmakers to oust Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua moved swiftly to the Senate on... Read more 9 Oct, 2024
Countries Corruption ‘costs Uganda $2.5 billion a year’ Kampala – Uganda loses about $2.5 billion to corruption every year, equivalent to almost a quarter of its annual... Read more 8 Oct, 2024