Five doctors and an anaesthetic officer have been taken into isolation for treatment after contracting Ebola Virus Disease (EVD in the line of duty, officials confirmed on Wednesday. The EVD taskforce in Mubende District, the epicentre of the outbreak, and […]
More than a dozen Ugandan soldiers died after a helicopter they were in crashed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo during take-off. The Mi-17 helicopter, which is mainly used for transportation, medical evacuation and VIP travel, had just delivered food […]
The European Union on Wednesday slammed “illegal” annexation votes Russia held in four occupied regions of Ukraine and their “falsified” results, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said. “EU denounces holding of illegal ‘referenda’ and their falsified outcome,” Borrell […]
The head of the Roman Catholic church, Pope Francis, has appealed for the release of some priests, a religious sister and Christians who were kidnapped in the restive anglophone region of Cameroon that has been plagued by a bloody armed […]
The Democratic Republic of Congo says it is ready to welcome regional troops to start a planned operation against rebels who have caused civilians untold suffering. The first contingent to arrive under this arrangement will be the Kenya Defence Forces […]
Juba An airplane operated by the United Nations on Monday evening skidded off the airport runway in South Sudan’s Malakal town of Upper Nile State. No injuries were reported. According to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS, the […]
Kenya’s President William Ruto on Tuesday unveiled his new Cabinet on Tuesday, two weeks after he was sworn in as Kenya’s fifth head of state. At a press conference, Dr Ruto stated that Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua will, in addition […]
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has cancelled his two-day state visit to Cuba, citing bad weather. Weather reports indicate Cuba will be hit by Tropical Storm Ian, which has strengthened into a hurricane. President Mnangagwa travelled to New York on September […]
In a new policy supported by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s government, Somalia is endorsing the use of vigilantes to help weed out al Shabaab militia from villages. It is an additional step to the non-violent dissuasion of al Shabaab sympathisers, […]
What is known about the latest outbreak of Ebola in Uganda? The first confirmed case is a 24-year-old man who presented on the 11th of September 2022 with symptoms of Ebola. The case was confirmed on 19 September 2022 through […]
A suicide attack claimed by the Somali Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab killed at least seven people and injured nine others in Mogadishu on Sunday, the army and eyewitnesses told AFP. A “desperate terrorist” blew himself up on Sunday morning near […]
Alleged Rwandan genocide financier Felicien Kabuga will go on trial in The Hague on Thursday, one of the last key suspects in the 1994 ethnic slaughter that devastated the small central African nation. Kabuga’s trial will open at 0800 GMT […]
The death toll from Ebola in Uganda has risen to four, while the number of confirmed Ebola cases rose to16, data from the Ministry of Health indicates. Ministry spokesperson Emmanuel Ainebyoona said thatapart from the four confirmed deaths, 17 otherfatalities […]
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 […]
