Ethiopia ‘dismayed’ over US, EU envoys’ Tigray stance
Addis Ababa – The Ethiopian government has chastised EU and US envoys who visited the war-stricken region of Tigray,... Read more
5 Aug, 2022
Uhuru Kenyatta, millionaire heir and inscrutable president
Nairobi – Puppet or strategist, dilettante or power-hungry heir? After nearly 10 years in power and a mixed legacy,... Read more
5 Aug, 2022
Rwanda attacked DRC troops, backed rebels, experts for UN say
Goma – Rwandan troops have attacked soldiers inside the Democratic Republic of Congo and aided the M23 rebel group,... Read more
4 Aug, 2022
South Sudan extends transitional govt by two years
Juba – South Sudan’s leaders announced on Thursday that the country’s transitional government would remain in power two years... Read more
4 Aug, 2022
Kenya’s Ruto: the chicken seller turned presidential ‘hustler’
Nairobi – Kenya’s William Ruto, the sharp-suited deputy president now running for the top office, is one of the... Read more
4 Aug, 2022
‘Baba’ Odinga: Kenya’s diehard presidential hopeful
Nairobi – Raila Amolo Odinga, a veteran Kenyan political leader and one-time prime minister, has long cast himself as... Read more
4 Aug, 2022
‘Why are we being ignored’ – plead the hungry in Ethiopia’s Afar
Erebti – From a makeshift camp in Ethiopia’s Afar region for people displaced by war, herder Abdu Robso stares... Read more
3 Aug, 2022
Toilets, funerals, rap: Kenya’s no-stone-unturned campaign
Nairobi – At funerals, in rap videos or even inside public toilets: Kenya’s election candidates are leaving no stone... Read more
3 Aug, 2022
Somalia appoints former al-Shabaab leader as religion minister
Mogadishu – Somalia has appointed the former deputy leader and spokesperson for the al-Shabaab Islamist group as religion minister,... Read more
3 Aug, 2022
US, EU envoys urge Ethiopia to restore key services in Tigray
Addis Ababa – The US and EU envoys for the Horn of Africa on Tuesday urged Ethiopia’s government to... Read more
3 Aug, 2022
