Kuwait emir Sheikh Nawaf dies aged 86
The ruling emir of oil-rich Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, died on Saturday aged 86, the royal court said, after...
It’s official: The EAC troops are leaving eastern DR Congo
The East African Community peacekeeping force will leave eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after December 8, but the bloc will...
Hundreds displaced as heavy rains pound Kenya’s Coast region
One person has been confirmed dead in Kilifi County, as hundreds have been displaced and roads cut off in different...
South Sudan’s 2018 force unification ‘sorely late’
South Sudan’s programme to unify forces from various militia is sorely late, an assessment by the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and...
Deny Israel observer status, civil activists groups ask AU
A group of civil society organisations on Saturday asked the African Union (AU to reject Israel’s application for observer status...
The many sides of the deadly violence in East DR Congo
Summary For the DRC, its mineral wealth has often been seen as a curse.Burundi and the DRC have recently warned...
Senegal suspends internet access ahead of planned protest
Senegal's Communications Ministry told mobile operators to suspend internet access on Tuesday, ahead of a planned silent march by activist...
Calls for regional action rise as Senegal crisis escalates
Regional bodies – the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) - have come under increasing...
Rwanda says east DRC war ‘serious’ national security threat
Rwanda says the ongoing war in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is becoming a national security threat in Kigali,...
In surprise move, Somalia asks UN to end political mission
Somalia's government has requested the termination of a UNpolitical mission that has advised it on peacebuilding, security reforms and democracy...
Mahamat Deby seen to stay in power as Chad votes to end military rule
Polls opened in Chad on Monday as the country votes in a presidential election, which analysts say incumbent military leader,...
Africa states still abet abuse of human rights, report says
Africa is coming across as the home of human rights violations with Amnesty International fingering several countries for atrocities.The human...
Somalia stabilisation force: Uganda troops answer call up; anyone else?
Ugandan authorities have confirmed that the country’s forces will remain in Somalia after the expiry, at the end of this...
Somalia rising as source of remittances for Kenya and Uganda
Somalia has emerged as a new source of remittances for Kenya and Uganda, accounting for $180 million and $21.9 million...
Why Turkey, Atmis jostle for control of Mogadishu Port
The African Union peacekeepers in Somalia say they will not cede the security of the strategic commercial infrastructure yet, even...
Uganda’s fight against cattle raiders dividing Karamoja people
In the Karamoja region of north-eastern Uganda, a four-year outbreak of violent raids for livestock is finally subsiding – the...
Floods leave trail of death and destruction as experts warn of looming food shortage
The past two weeks have been disastrous in East Africa as heavy rains caused floods leading to the loss of...
TikTok ban: US says it reserves right to protect its interest
A decision by Washington to ban the Chinese-owned TikTok, unless it is sold within a year, is about national security,...
Kenyan government recommends regulating, not banning, TikTok
Kenya's government has advised lawmakers against banning TikTok over concerns about content shared on the platform, and instead recommended stricter...
Explainer: Why the US government is trying to ban TikTok
The USHouse of Representatives passed a bill on Saturday that would give TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance about a year to...
Senegal President Faye appoints ally Sonko as prime minister
Senegal's new President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Tuesday appointed firebrand politician and key backer Ousmane Sonko as prime minister in...
Faye’s headache of keeping poll promises and kingmaker Sonko
In his first speech after his landslide victory, Senegal’s incoming President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye promised to stay the course of...
Gaza beach tragedy: 12 drown attempting to reach food aid
Twelve people drowned trying to reach aid dropped by plane off a Gaza beach, Palestinian health authorities said on Tuesday,...
From prison to palace: Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s road to Senegal’s presidency
Just a few months ago, the man set to be Senegal's next president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, was sitting in a...
Haiti gang leader killed as transition council nears completion
Attacks, including a shooting that left a gang leader dead, flared in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, on Thursday as political groups...