After about to two weeks of fighting, delegates representing the government and warring rebels in South Sudan are heading to Addis Ababa for negotiations, according to Ethiopian officials. Both convoys are expected to arrive in Addis Ababa and begin talks later… Read more ›
An Ethiopian journalist has been sentenced to two years and nine months in prison for spreading false information, according to a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) today. On 25th December, the First Instance Court in Hawassa, capital… Read more ›
Recent research shows that the number of people in every nation voting for gay marriage is increasing. So far, fifteen countries around the globe have legally permitted gay marriage. From the fifteen countries, the only African nation is South Africa.… Read more ›
Judges at the Court of Appeal have granted an injunction on plans to cease analogue television transmission in Nairobi. The much debated and anticipated migration to digital terrestrial television had been given a green light by the country’s High Court… Read more ›
The tale of the Dallas Ethiopian restaurant Desta, is one of tragedy, hard work and ultimately, of love. Husband and wife owners Yayehyirad “Yared” Lemma, 40, and Yenenesh “Yenni” Desta, 31, were shot and killed in 2012 by a customer… Read more ›
Protests erupted on the streets of Hargeisa town, Somaliland, on Saturday 28th, December over a severe shortage of water in the city. Hundreds of protesters took to the streets following a three-day strike by private water distributors recently. The water distributors… Read more ›
The two-week old violence in South Sudan has escalated over the past few hours as reports emerge that about 25,000 rebels are marching to the capital, Juba. The 25,000 young men are from a tribal group called the “White Army.”… Read more ›
Somalia’s hopes of accessing affordable high speed broadband internet connection in the first quarter of 2014 has been dashed after a disagreement between the two major companies involved in the project, according to a report by Mogadishu’s Dalsan Radio. Dalcom… Read more ›
It has been over a decade since the government of South Sudan identified the Nadapal- Juba road as important for improving South Sudan’s exposure to the global market. The road, which is approximately 363.2 km , is an international corridor… Read more ›
Ethiopia’s Electric Light and Power Corporation (EEPCO) has been officially renamed and split into two corporate entities, reportedly to facilitate the firm’s plans of rapid expansion as Ethiopia increases its electrical power generation capacity. Prior to this revelation a few… Read more ›
The patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tawahedo Chruch, Abune Mathias, was placed under house arrest temporarily, but has since been released, according to a report by the Ethiopian Review today. The move is reported to have been carried out by… Read more ›
According to a Global Industry Analyst report, Kenya, Zimbabwe and Ecuador are rapidly rising as suppliers in the global horticulture market. Kenya’s reportedly suitable climatic condition is reported to be one of the most significant factors supporting growth in the… Read more ›
United Nation (UN) officials have commended the Eritrean government for achieving its health related millennium development goals (MDG’s) ahead of the due date in 2015. Several Eritrean officials, including the Minister of Health Amna Nur-Hussein have confirmed that the country… Read more ›
Somalia’s Aden Abdulle International Airport has seen a tremendous increase of over 50% in its revenues since Turkish firm Favori LLC took over operations three months ago. Ahmet Cetin, President of Favori recently confirmed that the company had recorded a… Read more ›
Members of the International Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) are meeting in Nairobi today to find a solution to the outbreak of violence in South Sudan, which has left thousands dead and many more displaced as fighting continues to spread.… Read more ›
MEF has released the results of its third annual Global Consumer Survey, which looks at the behaviour and attitudes of mobile media users in 13 countries. This year’s study, which includes Kenya, Nigeria and UAE for the first time, reveals… Read more ›
At least 9 people are reported to have been killed in a wave of violence in Bangui, the capital of Central African Republic, on Wednesday 25th, December. Spokesman for the African Union Mission in Central Africa (MISCA) Elio Yao told… Read more ›
Sitting amongst the rubble that used to be his home. His old, small eyes are locked in the distance, but as soon as anyone comes near him, he looks up with a stare on his weathered face that belies his… Read more ›
Officials of one of the largest banks in west Africa, Guaranty Trust Bank, have revealed that the company has completed the acquisition of a 70% interest in Kenya’s Fina Bank Group. The deal, which is reported to have been completed… Read more ›
BBC has reported on Tuesday that new evidence is emerging of alleged ethnic killings committed during more than a week of fighting in South Sudan. The violence follows a power struggle between President Salva Kiir, a Dinka, and his Nuer… Read more ›
Addis Ababa — The return of 120,000 young undocumented migrant workers from Saudi Arabia to Ethiopia has sparked fears that the influx will worsen the country’s high youth unemployment and put pressure on access to increasingly scarce land. As a… Read more ›
British, Canadian and Kenyan citizens are reported to be among 3,000 foreigners still trapped in Bor, Jonglei state. The South Sudan city is reported to have been experiencing bouts of heavy machine gun fire, one of the most violent areas… Read more ›
Kenyan Red Cross officials have confirmed that about 10 people have been injured but no deaths occurred after a cargo train crashed into makeshift houses in Nairobi’s largest slum in Kibera on Sunday morning. The rescue team, which included the… Read more ›
In another news, a UN official in South Sudan has spoken of an atmosphere of fear and desperation as violence escalates. Humanitarian Co-ordinator Toby Lanzer told the BBC about summary executions in Bor, in the restive state of Jonglei that… Read more ›
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has asked judges to delay the start of the war crimes trial of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta due to a lack of evidence, according to a recent report by The Independent. ICC Prosecutor… Read more ›
Across Nairobi, an estimated two million residents lost access to several TV stations on their analogue devices on Monday night, after the nation commenced its plan to cease broadcasting to all non-digital TV equipments. This move, which has generated a… Read more ›
Twelve people were injured and 50 arrested in a brawl between supporters and opponents of the Eritrean government at a kibbutz in the north of Israel on Saturday night. The Eritrean ambassador took part in the conference where the melee… Read more ›
Civilian helicopters have evacuated U.S. citizens from a violent South Sudan city seeing bouts of heavy machine gun fire, but 3,000 citizens from countries like Canada, Britain and Kenya remain trapped there, a top U.N. official said Monday. According to… Read more ›
The CEO of Africa Trade Insurance Agency (ATI), George Otieno, says the organization turned down requests from companies operating in South Sudan for insurance covers, as the nation is yet to sign up to the AFI’s membership treaty, according to… Read more ›
Ethiopian security agencies have arrested 5 people in connection with an explosion in a home in Bole district, Addis Ababa, in October. According to reports, the explosion occurred in an apartment rented by 2 Somali nationals, who turned out to… Read more ›
Tanzanian legislators are calling for a succession plan in the gas subsector to enable locals take over from foreign employees who currently dominate the industry. The lawmakers expressed these sentiments during a parliamentary debate on reports presented by the… Read more ›
South Sudan’s army said it had lost control of the flash-point town of Bor on Wednesday, its first acknowledged reversal in three days of clashes between rival groups of soldiers that have triggered warnings of a slide into civil war… Read more ›
Kenya’s Amnesty International country director, Justus Nyang’aya was shot and seriously injured in his residence in Rongai, Nairobi, on Wednesday morning and is currently recovering in a hospital, Amnesty International revealed on Friday. The incident is currently under police investigation. A colleague at Amnesty… Read more ›
Officials have revealed that the number of Ethiopian migrant workers being repatriated from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is set to exceed 150,000. In a recent statement, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), which has been working with Ethiopian authorities… Read more ›
India’s Apollo Group of Hospitals will open its first clinic in Tanzania and East Africa within the next four months. Apollo Hospitals Enterprises Limited and the Tanzanian Government had earlier signed a preliminary joint venture agreement to setup a hospital… Read more ›
South Sudan officials have revealed that renegade soldiers, reportedly loyal to defected army-General Peter Gatdet Yak, have taken over Bor, capital of Jonglei—the nation’s largest and most populous state. According to reports, on Wednesday the renegade soldiers attacked military bases… Read more ›
Unknown gunmen on Wednesday shot and killed six medical professionals in the outskirts of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu. Three of the victims are reported to be Syrian aid workers and the other three are Somali nationals. Two other medical professionals; one… Read more ›
Mohamed Abdulle can finally smile. Something he was unable to do for 20 years. The Somalian refugee received a life changing surgery from doctors at John Peter Smith Hospital, according to a report by CBS Local. Abdulle fled Somalia on… Read more ›
Police in Kajiado, Nairobi are investigating an alleged multi-million shilling human trafficking racket that involves local security agents, according to a recent report by allAfrica.com. Junior police officers from Mashuuru subdistrict headquarters accuse senior police officers of providing security to… Read more ›
The British government has contributed $1 million to the Humanitarian Response Fund (HRF) and Central Emergency Response Fund (CERP) of the International Organization of Migration (IOM) set up to help Ethiopian migrant workers deported from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.… Read more ›
Uganda has shortlisted six firms and consortia to bid for the position of lead operator on the ‘60,000 barrels a day’ Uganda refinery project. The six consortia are led by Petrofac , Marubeni Corp, Global Resources, China Petroleum Pipeline… Read more ›
JUBA—A United Nations official revealed on Tuesday that between 400 to 500 people are believed to have been killed in South Sudan, where two days of fighting between rival troops have sent thousands of terrified civilians fleeing an alleged coup… Read more ›
At least 10 ex-ministers are reported to have been arrested by the South Sudanese government over an alleged coup attempt on Sunday. Fighting continued in Juba on Monday evening and at least 80 people are reported dead and over 100… Read more ›
Kenyan officials have revealed that all health workers who are still on strike, despite the court order requesting them to resume work issued last week, will not be paid for the month of December. Health workers across Kenya have been… Read more ›
Several South Sudanese officials have confirmed that a group of soldiers unsuccessfully attempted to wrestle power from the legal government through a coup d’etat on Sunday. According to official sources, the renegade soldiers attacked two important barracks (one of which… Read more ›
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed 15 cases of Hepatitis E virus in Kigoma, Tanzania. The cases were detected after 46 blood samples from individuals suffering from an unknown illness were sent to a research laboratory in Nairobi… Read more ›
The UN tribunal for Rwanda has sentenced Gregoire Ndahimana, former mayor of Kivumu, western Rwanda, to 25 years in jail for complicity supporting the murder of about 2,000 Tutsis in the Notre Dame de la Visitation Catholic Church in Nyange… Read more ›
The Chinese Embassy in Kenya, Xinhua News Agency Africa Regional Bureau and sponsors Shengli Construction Company of Sinopec have launched a seven-day photo exhibition to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Kenya. The exhibition was… Read more ›