Tanzania will step up vigilance against the importation of genetically modified (GM crops after its neighbour Kenya approved the farming and importation of biotechnology crops. Some agriculture stakeholders, including consumers, in Tanzania had raised concern that GM foods might find […]

Kenya’s President William Ruto arrived in Ethiopia Thursday morning on his first tour of the region since taking office. President Ruto is also set to travel to Uganda and Tanzania. The agenda for the regional tour includes talks on business and […]

The Allied Democratic Forces, Uganda’s feared terrorist group allied to the Islamic State, has been accused of killing and maiming civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo. So when Uganda and the DRC launched a joint military operation last November, […]

Ethiopia’s government said Wednesday it has accepted an African Union invitation to hold peace talks with Tigrayan rebels after almost two years of brutal war in the north of the country. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s national security adviser Redwan Hussein […]

Another health worker in Uganda has succumbed to the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD as the country struggles to contain the spread of the virus, the Health Ministry has reported. Read:Ebola: Six Ugandan health workers test positive for virus Health Minister […]

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday apologisedto Kenya for tweets sent out by his son Gen MuhooziKainerugaba. GenMuhoozi had tweeted that it would take two weeks for him and his army to capture Nairobi. He went ahead to tell tweeps […]

Angola President João Lourenço returned to Luanda on Monday after spending 10 days in Spain on a private visit, the Presidency confirmed in a statement. He was received at the airport by Deputy-President Esperança Costa, ministers, the Governor of Luanda, […]

President Felix Tshisekedi has replaced the head of the Congolese armed forces in military reforms aimed at streamlining the “heterogeneous” troops. The President has appointed his head of security, Lieutenant-General Christian Tshiwewe, as the new Chief of General Staff of […]

Lieutenant-GeneralMuhoozi Kainerugaba has been dropped as the Commander of Uganda’s Land Forces, a day after he sparked a storm on social media when he tweeted about capturing the Kenyan capital Nairobi, a statement the government has distanced itself from. But, […]

Uganda will not register new teachers with diplomas or allow them to practice in the country from January next year, a senior education official said. Those with diplomasnow have eight years to upgrade to degree level or be forced out […]

Almost a year after Tanzania agreed to re-admit pregnant and married girls to school, the African Union Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC now wants the government to review its policies on the same. […]

Samples from a patient suspected of having Ebola has found no evidence of the virus, Kenya’s Ministry of Health has clarified. The tests done by the Kenya Medical Research Institute laboratory turned negative and the patient did not have Ebola […]

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Sunday made changes to her cabinet, a few months after she reshuffled the cabinet in April. In the new changes announced in a statement by the Directorate of Presidential Communication, Ms Stergomena Tax has […]

Uganda health officials are suggesting expanded lockdown measures but President Yoweri Museveni has clarified that the government will not enact Covid-like restrictions that saw schools and worship centres shut down Health authorities across the region are scratching their heads on […]

Almost a year after Tanzania agreed to re-admit pregnant and married girls to school, the African Union Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC now wants the government to review its policies on the same. […]

Africa Court of Peoples’ Rights declined to join efforts to push for expulsion of Morocco from African Union to protect the independence of SADR In September, two things happened—Kenya announced, then immediately rescinded a declaration that it will no longer […]

Former French President François Hollande says the regional force to be sent by the East African Community to the Democratic Republic of Congo must be offensive and attack the enemy from the start. Hollande who flew to Bukavu from Kinshasa […]

Moussa Dadis Camara was once a powerful military head of state of Guinea. In this country, military men have often wielded power, often illegitimately. This week, however, Mr Camara was in a packed courtroom to answer charges of killings under […]

Healthofficials in Kakamega County, western Kenya, are investigating a suspected case of Ebola. Thepatient had recently travelled to eastern Uganda to visit relatives, officials said. Read:Uganda Ebola outbreak: Here’s what you need to know Mumias West Disease Surveillance Coordinator Boaz […]

A regional court on Friday ruled that Tanzania’s decision to cordon off land for wildlife protection was legal, dealing a blow to Maasai pastoralists who had protested the move, two lawyers for the community said. The nomadic community in Loliondo […]

Kenyan police are looking for a Tanzanian suspected of stabbing his colleague at a gold-mining site in Narok in a dispute over a bowl of ugali. Narok County Police Commander Kizito Mutoro said thetwo men were having supper after a […]

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC and Tanzania are among the countries with the worst digital quality of life globally, occasioned by slow internet speed, high costs of internet, and other factors. The 2022 Digital Quality of Life Index, produced […]

Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday addresseda joint sitting of the National Assembly and Senate, the first address he has made to Parliamentas president. President Ruto congratulated members for being elected and chosen to lead the country and called for […]

Nearly 400 staff at BBC World Service will lose their jobs as part of a cost-cutting programme and move to digital platforms, the broadcaster announced on Thursday, paring down its Iranian-language service among others. The BBC, which marks its centenary […]