Three medical groups have delivered a petition to President Yoweri Musuveni in protest against the country’s recently approved HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Bill. The Global Network for People Living with HIV, Uganda Network on Law, Ethics and HIV/AIDS as well… Read more ›
Uganda Police Force have issued a public alert concerning a planned terrorist attack next month during the commemoration of an important milestone for the country’s Christian community. Deputy Police spokesperson, Polly Namaye, who briefed the press in Kampala on Friday,… Read more ›
Hilde Johnson, the Special Representative of the Secretary General in South Sudan and head of the United Nations Mission in the country, has announced that she will step down at the end of July. Ms. Johnson made this revelation during… Read more ›
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has unanimously voted in three resolutions on Thursday to prolong the mandate of its peace-keeping missions in Abyei, Somalia and South Sudan. The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), which was created… Read more ›
The Government and people of Ethiopia have commemorated the 23rd anniversary of the country’s adoption of modern democratic principles and structures. On May 28th 1991, ‘Ginbot 20’ rebels from the ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) marched into Addis… Read more ›
The Government of South Sudan has provided land space in four different states for the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) to build new camps for internally displaced persons. The new camp sites are located in Juba, Bor, Malakal… Read more ›
Kenyan authorities have commissioned a Sh50 million laboratory exclusively dedicated to the cotton industry this week, according to local sources. The facility, located in Kabete, Nairobi, will enable farmers easily grade the quality of their cotton produce. The laboratory is… Read more ›
The Chief of the Somali National Army, General Dahir Adan Elmi, has escaped a close call on his life after a road side bomb was detonated near his passing convoy at Hodan district, Mogadishu. Reports indicate that the general was… Read more ›
A Somali official has warned that Kenya’s latest nationwide anti-terrorism operation codenamed ‘Uslama Watch’, which has led to the apprehension and repatriation of his nationals in the neighbouring country, is likely to empower al Shabab and other terrorists operating in… Read more ›
A failed attack by al Shabab terrorists on the Somali federal parliament this weekend has triggered the resignation of the security minister and may eventually lead to an overhaul of the country’s security organs, according to local sources. Reports indicate… Read more ›
An explosion at a highly patronized restaurant in the capital of Djibouti on Saturday evening has killed 3 people and injured up to 15 others, according to local sources. The Interior Ministry has revealed that the attack was carried out… Read more ›
Officials from Ethiopia and Egypt have voiced willingness to re-engage in negotiations to resolve their dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Tripartite talks between the water ministries of Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan broke down earlier in the year… Read more ›
Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Education, Jacob Kaimenyi, has refuted allegations that the tuition of public universities have been hiked. In a statement to the press, Mr. Kaimenyi explained that such an increment cannot be effected without due consultations with university… Read more ›
One suspected member of al Shabab lost his life on Tuesday, after a grenade he was conveying detonated prematurely at Garissa town. According to Reuters, up to 11 people sustained injuries from the heavy explosion outside the Nur Rahma Masjid… Read more ›
Members of the Islamic militant group, al Shabab, have murdered about 12 people, including 5 police officers, in an attack on an army convoy early on Monday in north-eastern Kenya. The attack, which occurred about 5 kilometres from the volatile… Read more ›
Rwandans will be able to access the internet on 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology by August this year. The Minister for Youth and Information Technology, Jean Philbert Nsengimana, who announced the news to the local media, has noted that… Read more ›
Ethiopia’s clothing sector is experiencing a spate of rapid growth which is set to transform it into one of the most important industries in the country. Driven by a conducive regulatory climate, cheap labour and the availability of high quality… Read more ›
The incarceration of the leader of the opposition National Umma Party (NUP) and former Prime Minister of Sudan, Sadiq al-Mahdi, this weekend, has attracted widespread criticisms and is threatening to derail the much applauded efforts to bridge the divide between… Read more ›
The Law Society of Kenya have petitioned the country’s legislators to depose Attorney General Githu Muigai. The lawyers are charging the AG with incompetency after the state has failed to win two landmark corruption cases. Many other social advocacy groups… Read more ›
Two almost simultaneous blasts at the Gikomba market, Nairobi, has claimed the lives of 10 people and left up to 79 injured. Reports indicate that the first explosion came from a mutatu minibus and the other from a clothes store… Read more ›
The government and people of South Sudan have commemorated the formation of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) on Friday, May 16th. Local sources indicate that a large crowd have convened at the Dr. John Garang Memorial Park to mark… Read more ›
Kenyan authorities have criticized a recent travel advisory from the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Australia and France this week; which warns against visiting parts of the east African nation over concerns of impending terror attacks. The move… Read more ›
The Government of Sudan has agreed to supply electrical power to neighbouring Eritrea during a visit by President Isaias Afwerki to Khartoum last week. Reports indicate that work on the 45-kilometer transfer line between countries has already began. Online sources… Read more ›
Egypt’s Foreign Minister, Nabil Fahmy, has accused Ethiopian authorities of stalling the resolution of the renaissance dam dispute after they have failed to respond to several requests from Egypt to restart the talks. However, he has insisted that the Egyptian government… Read more ›
A Kenyan High Court has issued an order for the arrest and extradition of a journalist wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday. Walter Barasa, 41, has been charged by the ICC under article 25(3)(a) and article 25(3)(f)… Read more ›
More than 800 experts in food and other related disciplines are set to convene in Addis Ababa on Thursday, May 15th, to discuss how to integrate resilient strategies in the fight against hunger and poverty globally. The meeting, themed ‘Building… Read more ›
Kenyan banks involved in money transfers from the U.S. have officially began enforcing an international tax compliance law this week. The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FACTA), created by the U.S. Congress in the beginning of last year, is reportedly… Read more ›
New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the Kenyan government to immediately cease a security operation aimed at eliminating illegal migrants that has attracted widespread criticisms for alleged human rights violations. In a statement released on Tuesday, May… Read more ›
Representatives of the government and rebels in South Sudan have accused each other of instigating several brief clashes this weekend despite the new agreement to end all hostilities. On Friday, President Salva Kiir and Riek Machar agreed to enforce a… Read more ›
Ugandan police have drastically increased their surveillance in the country after reports emerged last week of impending terrorist attacks. Police spokesman, Fred Enanga, has announced that all public places without adequate security provisions will be shut down. He has also… Read more ›
Representatives of different branches of the governments of Kenya and China have penned up to 17 deals this weekend during a rare visit of the Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang to Nairobi. Reports indicate that the agreements cover several areas… Read more ›
More than 80 people have been reported dead and about 175 hospitalised after imbibing alcohol laced with unhealthily high levels of methanol this week. Although reports of negative side effects to highly patronized home-made alcohol brands are allegedly common in… Read more ›
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have published a report on the human rights situation in the country since violence erupted on December 15th last year. The 62-page report, prepared by the UNMISS Human Rights Division, reportedly draws… Read more ›
The Government of Ethiopia is set to open a center to train railway professionals in the country. According to the Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopia Railway Corporation, Dr. Getachew Betru, who disclosed the news to the media, the institution will… Read more ›
The United Nations (UN) has revealed that the wanted leader of the Lord Resistance Army (LRA), Joseph Kony, is currently hiding in a small community in Western Bahr al-Ghazal State, South Sudan. According to the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki… Read more ›
The Federal Parliament of Somalia has announced on Tuesday that members of the house would be provided two guards each. The Second Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, Mahad Abdalla Awad, who disclosed the news to the media, insisted on… Read more ›
The Government of the United States has announced sanctions against two commanders accused of human rights violations in the six-month long conflict in South Sudan. Peter Gatdet, a Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) commander, and Major General Marial Chanuong, head… Read more ›
Representatives of the government and business communities of Kenya and Nigeria have strengthened the economic, political and social links between both nations after signing a number of agreements on Tuesday in Abuja. The signing ceremony, which reportedly occurred at the… Read more ›
The former Vice President of South Sudan, Riek Machar, has agreed to meet with President Salva Kiir in Addis Ababa on Friday for discussions aimed at ending the ongoing insurgency that has led to the deaths of more than a… Read more ›
Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn of Ethiopia and Prime Minister Li Keqiang of China have inaugurated a major highway in Addis Ababa on Monday. The 6-lane, 80 kilometers Addis Ababa-Adama express way will be the first road with toll booths in… Read more ›
Opposition forces in South Sudan have reclaimed a key oil-rich city on Monday, less than 24-hours after the military announced they had wrestled control from the rebels. Spokesman for Riek Machar, James Gatdet Dak, told Sudan Tribune that the rebels… Read more ›
Two heavy explosions on one of Nairobi’s busiest roads has left two people dead and over eighty injured on Sunday. Reports indicate that the blasts on Thika road, which were allegedly caused by improvised devices, came in quick succession. Both explosions… Read more ›
Forces from the South Sudanese military and Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) have recommenced offensive campaigns in the war-torn nation on Sunday. Government and rebel forces have reportedly clashed in two locations in Upper Nile State today – Nasser and… Read more ›
The President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, has called on journalists across the continent to allow patriotism reflect in their reports and portray the continent in a more positive and culturally balanced way. Speaking at an event to mark World Press… Read more ›
The President of South Sudan, Salva Kirr, has agreed to meet with his former deputy, now rebel-leader, Riek Machar, in Addis Ababa next week to find a solution to the four-month-long armed conflict in South Sudan. According to the U.S.… Read more ›
Islamic militant group, al Shabab, have attacked a neighbourhood in Dharkeynley district, Mogadishu. Sources indicate that the terrorists fired four rounds of mortar shells into neighbourhoods in the district – killing and injuring many civilians and destroying several properties, including… Read more ›
Hundreds of Kenyan workers left the Uhuru park in disappointment on Thursday after the government failed to announce an increase in earnings as many had anticipated. Reports indicate that the tradition of increasing the minimum wage during Labour Day celebrations… Read more ›
Thousands of ethnic Oromo students and other groups have taken to the street this past week to express their displeasure over the government’s plans to extend the boundaries of the nation’s capital. Reports indicate that under the ‘Integrated Development Master Plan’… Read more ›