East Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the eastern sub-region of the African continent.
Night curfew imposed in Comoros after protests over president’s re-election
An overnight curfew has been imposed in the Indian Ocean nation of Comoros, the interior ministry said, after violent protests...
Read moreDetailsRwanda President, US Secretary of State discuss easing tension in eastern DR Congo
Rwandan President Paul Kagame and the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met on Tuesday in the Swiss city of...
Read moreDetailsKenyan cult leader to face murder charges in starvation deaths
A Kenyan judge on Wednesday ordered cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 30 associates to undergo mental health evaluations before being...
Read moreDetailsRwanda President says UK money could be returned if refugees don’t arrive
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has offered to return money given to his country by UK taxpayers for the government's flagship...
Read moreDetailsComoros’ Assoumani reelected president with 62.7% of votes
The Comoros’ President Azali Assoumani has won a new five-year term, the country's electoral body announced late Tuesday (Jan. 16)....
Read moreDetailsRwanda says it kills Congolese soldier, arrests two more
Rwanda said on Tuesday it had killed a soldier from Democratic Republic of Congo and captured two others on its...
Read moreDetailsKenya’s Chief Justice calls for talks with President Ruto over his attacks on the courts
Kenya's Chief Justice Martha Koome has informed President William Ruto that the judiciary has written to him addressing concerns he...
Read moreDetailsUK plans to boost judicial capacity to process Rwanda deportation appeals
The British government on Tuesday set out plans to recruit more judges and staff to process appeals by migrants against...
Read moreDetailsTANZANIA’S BIBI TITI MOHAMMED (1926-2000)
Political activist and Tanzanian politician Bibi Titi Mohammed was born in June 1926 in Dar es Salaam, the capital city...
Read moreDetailsUganda’s planned overhaul of old railway line on track, to cut transport costs on Northern Corridor, improve trade competitiveness
Uganda’s planned overhaul of the metre gauge railway to cut transport costs on the Northern Corridor and improve trade competitiveness...
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