Tanzania has approved amendments to the local anti-human trafficking laws to include tougher penalties such as lifetime jail-terms and fines of up to Tsh200 million ($86,000. Attorney General Dr Eliezer Feleshi said the country needed to implement punitive measures to […]

Mediators of the Ethiopia-Tigray conflict are expressing frustration at the unpredictable nature of the war, following fresh allegations of Eritrean involvement. Just a few weeks ago, talks on a peaceful solution seemed possible. But this week, US Special Envoy for […]

Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo agree that M23 and other armed militia are a major security threat and are hurting bilateral ties. However, the two countries are prescribing different solutions to the problem. This week in New York, […]

The biggest opposition parties in Burundi and Uganda have boycotted the election of new members to join the East African Legislative Assembly (Eala, accusing their ruling parties of undemocratic dominance. The region is counting down to the 5th Eala Assembly […]

Kenya’s President William Ruto is expected to unveil his first Cabinet ministers and senior public officials in the coming days, in what is certain to invite intense scrutiny about the new administration’s commitment to ethnic and gender diversity. Local media […]

Health officials and civic leaders have suspended operations of entertainment centres and limited the number of people attending burials and weddings in Mubende District as they race to curb the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD. The country has […]

On September 21, 2013, Kenya was thrown into terror after gunmen from the Somali terrorists group al Shabaab launched an attack on a mall in Nairobi, killing 67 people and injuring many others. Nine years later, survivors are still reeling […]

Tanzania has urged its citizens, especially at its borders, to be vigilant following the Ebola outbreak in Uganda. So far, no Ebola case has been reported in Tanzania. It has also called for screening at its borders and public education […]

Kenyan authorities on Friday warned against applying for online jobs in South East Asian countries after it emerged hundreds of East Africans are falling victim to trafficking. The caution came as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it had rescued […]

African leaders are using the ongoing United Nations General Assembly to push for an end to a two-decade-long Western embargo against Zimbabwe, arguing that the sanctions are hurting ordinary people and the region. African Union (AU chairperson and Senegalese President […]

South Africa on Thursday inked the first three of a series of agreements with independent producers to supply wind energy amid worsening blackouts in the continent’s most industrialised economy. The coal-dependent country picked 25 wind and solarprojects to generate a […]

Tanzania and Mozambique have entered into new agreements to protect their shared border against an increasing terrorism threat caused by ongoing insurgency movements in northern Mozambique. Presidents Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania and Filipe Nyusi of Mozambique witnessed the signing […]

The US government has indicated that it will not rush to use the sanctions card against the warring factions in Ethiopia even though fresh fighting has broken out and Eritrea has rejoined the war. In a digital media briefing on […]

Kenya’s Ministry of Health has urged all counties to screen all truck drivers, bush meat handlers, health care workers and travellers for the Ebola virus, after Uganda reported an outbreak of the disease. In a statement on Wednesday, counties have […]

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC has cleared 18 candidates contesting for the presidency in the 2023 General Election, promising a crowded race in February next year. A circular released by the electoral body on Tuesday provided the names of […]

Senegal has appointed Oulimata Sarr as Minister of Economy, Planning and Cooperation. Ms Sarr, a finance expert with more than 25 years in finance and development, becomes the first woman to hold this post. Prior to her new role, she […]

The death toll from Lassa fever in Nigeria this year has risen to 171 people despite measures by the government to reduce infections across the country, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC said on Sunday. In its latest Lassa […]

Tanzania is organising a meeting of stakeholders to discuss ways of ending water shortage in the capital Dodoma. Minister for Water Jumaa Aweso on Sunday announced plans to convene the meeting when he launched the third phase of the country’s […]

UN investigators say they believe Ethiopia’s government is behind ongoing crimes against humanity in Tigray, and warn the resumption of the conflict there increased the risk of “further atrocity crimes”. In its first report, the Commission of Human Rights Experts […]

Equatorial Guinea, one of the world’s most authoritarian countries, has abolished the death penalty, state television announced on Monday citing a new law signed by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. Capital punishment was “totally abolished” in the oil-rich central African […]

Queen Elizabeth II will be laid to rest on Monday, after a state funeral attended by leaders from around the world and a historic last ceremonial journey through the packed streets of London.  After queueing all night, the final members of the […]

Ukraine’s nuclear energy agency Energoatom on Monday accused Moscow’s troops of an attack on the country’s second largest nuclear plant in the south. The accusations come after the Moscow-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine — Europe’s largest atomic facility — […]

Burundi has condemned what it terms ‘misuse of the country’s traditional and sacred drum’ at the Nyege Nyege festival that was held last week in Itanda falls, Uganda. In a tweet, the Ministry of EAC, Culture and Sports said, “Burundi […]

Kenya says it has not abandoned a decades-old policy in which it supported the African Union’s call for free self-determination of the Sahrawi people. In a diplomatic note sent to embassies and representatives offices of international organisations in Nairobi, Kenya […]