East Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the eastern sub-region of the African continent.
UNICEF, Gavi launch call to speed Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine access
UNICEF and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, said on Wednesday they are seeking information from vaccine developers and manufacturers on plans...
Read moreDetailsConstruction of US-backed Ebola facility in Kenya halted, minister says
Kenya's health minister said on Tuesday he had ordered an immediate halt to the construction of a U.S.-backed Ebola quarantine...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo says confirmed Ebola cases rise to 1003, including 254 deaths
Confirmed cases in the Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo have reached 1,003, including 254 deaths, officials said in a...
Read moreDetailsEthiopian prime minister’s party gets another big parliamentary majority
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party won another large parliamentary majority in this month's elections, results released by the national...
Read moreDetailsAfrican, Caribbean states back slavery reparations plan at Ghana meeting
African and Caribbean nations on Friday demanded formal apologies from countries that benefited from transatlantic slavery, as well as debt...
Read moreDetailsDetained Ugandan lawyer charged with complicity in treason
A Ugandan opposition lawyer appeared in court Wednesday charged with complicity in treason, after the powerful army chief boasted of...
Read moreDetailsChina’s African tariff removals, trade surge spur yuan adoption
Surging Chinese trade with Africa and lifting of tariffs for most countries on the continent look set to boost yuan...
Read moreDetailsCongo miners seek delay to 5% worker equity rule before July deadline, sources say
Miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo are seeking a delay to a government directive requiring them to grant a...
Read moreDetailsSomaliland receiving Israeli military training but not in talks for base, minister says
Israel has no base in Somaliland but is training its police and military forces, Somaliland's Defence Minister Mohamed Yusuf Ali...
Read moreDetailsTaiwan says its delegates have been barred from ocean conference in Kenya
Kenya has barred delegates from Taiwan from attending an international conference on oceans in the east African country under pressure...
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