East Africa

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 07:04:00 GMT
Rwanda: How to Cope With Rising Temperatures
[New Times] As parts of the world face extreme hot weather, there is an advisory on how to cope with rising temperatures. When the weather is too hot, there are health risks. During heat waves, more people than usual get seriously ill or die.

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 18:43:24 GMT
Ethiopia: Several Civilians Killed in Series of Attacks in Oromo Special Zone, Amhara Region
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Several people have been killed, many others injured in the Oromo special zone of the Amhara region in what local residents described as a series of "coordinated attacks" perpetuated by the Fano militia and uniformed r...

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 06:20:20 GMT
Kenya: Bureau of Standards Accuses Fertilizer Merchant of Supplying Substandard Products
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has accused a Kenyan-based regional fertilizer merchant of fraud after it emerged the firm supplied substandard fertilizer to the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB).

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 05:45:37 GMT
Rwanda: Govt Closely Monitoring Mysterious Landslides in Three Districts
[New Times] The Rwanda Water Resources Board (RWB) says it is monitoring several areas in various districts that have recently encountered unfamiliar landslides, amid concerns of potential recurrence.

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 05:05:14 GMT
Uganda: Opposition Challenged to Resolve Conflicts Ahead of 2026 Elections
[Nile Post] In the run-up to the 2026 general elections, leaders of the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) have issued a challenge to Opposition political parties, urging them to address internal conflicts effectively if they aim to compete e...

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 05:05:09 GMT
Sudan: Sudan Could Become World's Largest Hunger Crisis - UN
[VOA] United Nations -- U.N. humanitarian officials said Wednesday that nearly a year into Sudan's civil war, almost 18 million people are facing crisis levels of food insecurity -- and tens of thousands of children are at particular risk of death fr...

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 05:05:00 GMT
Rwanda: MPs Task Govt to Resolve Vulnerable Genocide Survivors' Issues in Six Months
[New Times] Parliamentarians have tasked the Ministry of National Unity and Civic Engagement (MINUBUMWE) to address challenges faced by vulnerable survivors of the Genocide against Tutsi.

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:11:08 GMT
Sudan: Sudan Oil Fields Crippled By 'Large-Scale Sabotage'
[Dabanga] West Kordofan -- Engineers in the oil fields of West Kordofan have confirmed "large-scale sabotage operations" in the Dafra field, near the Heglig oil field, situated on the border between Sudan and South Sudan two weeks ago.

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 14:09:49 GMT
East Africa: Burundi - Official Visit By AfDB Director General for East Africa
[African Development Bank (AfDB)] What? Visit by Ms Nnenna Nwabufo, Director General of the African Development Bank for East Africa

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 06:56:47 GMT
Africa: AfCFTA - Ethiopia to Commence Trial Trading Commodities
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia is set to commence trial trading of commodities under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration (MoTRI) announced.

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 07:29:28 GMT
Somalia: Two Dead, 3 Hurt in IED Explosion At AU Base in Southern Somalia
[Shabelle] Qoryoley, Somalia -- Two Somali soldiers have been killed and several others wounded in an explosion at an AU military base in the Lower Shabelle region, south of Somalia.

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 18:30:00 GMT
Sudan: OCHA Warns Security Council Sudan Will Soon Be the World's Worst Hunger Crisis
[OCHA] Briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Sudan by Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations and Advocacy, OCHA, on behalf of the Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordi...

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:15:50 GMT
Sudan: Draft Proposal to End Sudan War Proposed By Tagaddum Chair Abdalla Hamdok
[Dabanga] London -- The London-based Arab magazine Al Majalla yesterday posted "a document circulating in Sudanese political circles" entitled A Proposal for a Political Solution to End the War and Establish the Sudanese State, which is an initiative...

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 06:59:18 GMT
Kenya: Gachagua Hints At Govt Plans to Write Off Coffee Debts
[Capital FM] Murang'a -- Deputy president Rigathi Gachagua has hinted that the government has plans to write off debts owed by coffee cooperative societies.

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 06:55:23 GMT
Ethiopia: Some 1,700 Health Professionals in Tigray Return to Job
[Ethiopian Herald] Out of the 2,500 health extension workers that were serving the community in the pre-war period, some 1,700 have been returned to duties, the Tigray State Health Bureau disclosed.

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 04:58:51 GMT
Kenya: Kenya Considers Finance Act Review to Halt Avocado Double Taxation
[Business Day Africa] The Kenyan government is considering amendments to recently implemented financial laws to prevent double taxation on avocados in response to mounting pressure from farmers concerned about the impact of the new duty.

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 07:28:09 GMT
Kenya: Teacher Who Went Viral for Bravery Shot Dead
[Capital FM] Sukkur, Sindh -- In a tragic incident near Tangwani town, Kandhkot-Kashmore district, primary schoolteacher Allah Rakhiyo Nandwani fell victim to dacoits' gunfire while commuting to his school on Monday.

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 18:50:30 GMT
Somalia: Somali PM Receives UNHCR Representative in Mogadishu
[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- The prime minister of Somalia Hamza Abdi Barre on Wednesday received Mr. Charles Mballa, the UNHCR Representative, at his office in the presidential palace in Mogadishu.

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 18:42:35 GMT
Uganda: No Regret Snubbing NUP Caucus Meeting, Says Kivumbi
[Nile Post] Butambala County legislator Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi says he does not regret snubbing Tuesday's National Unity Platform (NUP) parliamentary caucus meeting at the party headquarters in Makerere-Kavule.

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 18:39:27 GMT
Uganda: Police Reshuffle Senior Officers
[Nile Post] A number of senior officers have been transferred in the latest changes in the command of the Uganda Police Force, Nile Post can reveal.

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 18:38:43 GMT
Uganda: Over 50 Homes Reduced to Ash in Kaabong Fire
[Nile Post] Hundreds of residents have been left homeless after a devastating fire engulfed their homes in Leterwa village in Sidok Subcounty, Kabong district.

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 18:38:03 GMT
Uganda: Museveni to Remove Army From Fishing Communities
[Nile Post] President Museveni has promised to withdraw the army from the water bodies and hand over the administration of fishing communities to the "elders".

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 18:35:11 GMT
Kenya: World Champion Moraa Blazes to 400m Gold At African Games
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- World 800m champion Mary Moraa won Kenya's second gold medal at the ongoing African Games in Accra, Ghana after triumphing in the women's 400m on Wednesday evening.

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 06:20:21 GMT
Rwanda: Lords Should 'Stand Firm' and Oppose Shameful Rwanda Bill
[AI London] Ahead of a fresh round of voting in the House of Lords today on the Government's controversial Safety of Rwanda bill, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK's Chief Executive, said:

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 06:20:20 GMT
Kenya: We Have Arrested Some Characters Who Want to Take Advantage of Our Fertiliser Supply Programme - President Ruto
[Capital FM] Kakamega -- President William Ruto has assured Kenyans that the government will make subsidised fertiliser available before the next planting season.

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 06:20:15 GMT
Kenya: MOA Faults Govt On Traffic Crackdown Following Increased Accidents
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Matatu Owners Association has faulted the government for initiating a countrywide traffic crackdown following increased accidents.

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 06:13:44 GMT
Nigeria: Amid Security Challenges in Nigeria, Army Deploys Troops to South Sudan
[Daily Trust] The Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peace Keeping Centre, on Wednesday, rounded off the training of 157 Army troops deployed for a peacekeeping mission to Abyei in South Sudan.

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 05:45:36 GMT
Rwanda: How Rwanda Will Benefit From Hosting Pan African Export Fund
[New Times] The Afreximbank officially launched its domiciled Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA) in Kigali, on March 20, an impetus to the country's positioning as a financial hub and an active participant of intra-African trade.

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 05:45:36 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda's Uwishema On Leading Charge in Global Health Research
[New Times] Rwanda's Physician scientist, Olivier Uwishema, is leading the charge in global health research, thanks to a research fellowship established by his non-profit organisation, Oli Health Magazine Organization (OHMO).

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 05:05:15 GMT
Sudan: United States to Provide Additional Humanitarian Assistance to Sudanese People and Host Communities
[State Department] Today, the United States, represented by Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration Julieta Valls Noyes, met with Chadian Prime Minister Succès Masra and announced more than $47 million in humanitarian assista...

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 05:05:15 GMT
Rwanda: Rwandan History - the Expansion of Rwanda Under Kigeli II Nyamuheshera
[New Times] The last installment of this serialized narrative concluded with the demise of Mutara I Semugeshi and his internment in what is now Rutare sector in Gicumbi district.

East Africa

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 07:04:00 GMT
Rwanda: How to Cope With Rising Temperatures
[New Times] As parts of the world face extreme hot weather, there is an advisory on how to cope with rising temperatures. When the weather is too hot, there are health risks. During heat waves, more people than usual get seriously ill or die.

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 18:43:24 GMT
Ethiopia: Several Civilians Killed in Series of Attacks in Oromo Special Zone, Amhara Region
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Several people have been killed, many others injured in the Oromo special zone of the Amhara region in what local residents described as a series of "coordinated attacks" perpetuated by the Fano militia and uniformed r...

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 06:20:20 GMT
Kenya: Bureau of Standards Accuses Fertilizer Merchant of Supplying Substandard Products
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has accused a Kenyan-based regional fertilizer merchant of fraud after it emerged the firm supplied substandard fertilizer to the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB).

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 05:45:37 GMT
Rwanda: Govt Closely Monitoring Mysterious Landslides in Three Districts
[New Times] The Rwanda Water Resources Board (RWB) says it is monitoring several areas in various districts that have recently encountered unfamiliar landslides, amid concerns of potential recurrence.

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 05:05:14 GMT
Uganda: Opposition Challenged to Resolve Conflicts Ahead of 2026 Elections
[Nile Post] In the run-up to the 2026 general elections, leaders of the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) have issued a challenge to Opposition political parties, urging them to address internal conflicts effectively if they aim to compete e...

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 05:05:09 GMT
Sudan: Sudan Could Become World's Largest Hunger Crisis - UN
[VOA] United Nations -- U.N. humanitarian officials said Wednesday that nearly a year into Sudan's civil war, almost 18 million people are facing crisis levels of food insecurity -- and tens of thousands of children are at particular risk of death fr...

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 05:05:00 GMT
Rwanda: MPs Task Govt to Resolve Vulnerable Genocide Survivors' Issues in Six Months
[New Times] Parliamentarians have tasked the Ministry of National Unity and Civic Engagement (MINUBUMWE) to address challenges faced by vulnerable survivors of the Genocide against Tutsi.

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:11:08 GMT
Sudan: Sudan Oil Fields Crippled By 'Large-Scale Sabotage'
[Dabanga] West Kordofan -- Engineers in the oil fields of West Kordofan have confirmed "large-scale sabotage operations" in the Dafra field, near the Heglig oil field, situated on the border between Sudan and South Sudan two weeks ago.

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 14:09:49 GMT
East Africa: Burundi - Official Visit By AfDB Director General for East Africa
[African Development Bank (AfDB)] What? Visit by Ms Nnenna Nwabufo, Director General of the African Development Bank for East Africa

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 06:56:47 GMT
Africa: AfCFTA - Ethiopia to Commence Trial Trading Commodities
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia is set to commence trial trading of commodities under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration (MoTRI) announced.

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 07:29:28 GMT
Somalia: Two Dead, 3 Hurt in IED Explosion At AU Base in Southern Somalia
[Shabelle] Qoryoley, Somalia -- Two Somali soldiers have been killed and several others wounded in an explosion at an AU military base in the Lower Shabelle region, south of Somalia.

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 18:30:00 GMT
Sudan: OCHA Warns Security Council Sudan Will Soon Be the World's Worst Hunger Crisis
[OCHA] Briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Sudan by Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations and Advocacy, OCHA, on behalf of the Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordi...

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:15:50 GMT
Sudan: Draft Proposal to End Sudan War Proposed By Tagaddum Chair Abdalla Hamdok
[Dabanga] London -- The London-based Arab magazine Al Majalla yesterday posted "a document circulating in Sudanese political circles" entitled A Proposal for a Political Solution to End the War and Establish the Sudanese State, which is an initiative...

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 06:59:18 GMT
Kenya: Gachagua Hints At Govt Plans to Write Off Coffee Debts
[Capital FM] Murang'a -- Deputy president Rigathi Gachagua has hinted that the government has plans to write off debts owed by coffee cooperative societies.

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 06:55:23 GMT
Ethiopia: Some 1,700 Health Professionals in Tigray Return to Job
[Ethiopian Herald] Out of the 2,500 health extension workers that were serving the community in the pre-war period, some 1,700 have been returned to duties, the Tigray State Health Bureau disclosed.

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 04:58:51 GMT
Kenya: Kenya Considers Finance Act Review to Halt Avocado Double Taxation
[Business Day Africa] The Kenyan government is considering amendments to recently implemented financial laws to prevent double taxation on avocados in response to mounting pressure from farmers concerned about the impact of the new duty.

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 07:28:09 GMT
Kenya: Teacher Who Went Viral for Bravery Shot Dead
[Capital FM] Sukkur, Sindh -- In a tragic incident near Tangwani town, Kandhkot-Kashmore district, primary schoolteacher Allah Rakhiyo Nandwani fell victim to dacoits' gunfire while commuting to his school on Monday.

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 18:50:30 GMT
Somalia: Somali PM Receives UNHCR Representative in Mogadishu
[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- The prime minister of Somalia Hamza Abdi Barre on Wednesday received Mr. Charles Mballa, the UNHCR Representative, at his office in the presidential palace in Mogadishu.

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 18:42:35 GMT
Uganda: No Regret Snubbing NUP Caucus Meeting, Says Kivumbi
[Nile Post] Butambala County legislator Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi says he does not regret snubbing Tuesday's National Unity Platform (NUP) parliamentary caucus meeting at the party headquarters in Makerere-Kavule.

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 18:39:27 GMT
Uganda: Police Reshuffle Senior Officers
[Nile Post] A number of senior officers have been transferred in the latest changes in the command of the Uganda Police Force, Nile Post can reveal.

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 18:38:43 GMT
Uganda: Over 50 Homes Reduced to Ash in Kaabong Fire
[Nile Post] Hundreds of residents have been left homeless after a devastating fire engulfed their homes in Leterwa village in Sidok Subcounty, Kabong district.

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 18:38:03 GMT
Uganda: Museveni to Remove Army From Fishing Communities
[Nile Post] President Museveni has promised to withdraw the army from the water bodies and hand over the administration of fishing communities to the "elders".

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 18:35:11 GMT
Kenya: World Champion Moraa Blazes to 400m Gold At African Games
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- World 800m champion Mary Moraa won Kenya's second gold medal at the ongoing African Games in Accra, Ghana after triumphing in the women's 400m on Wednesday evening.

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 06:20:21 GMT
Rwanda: Lords Should 'Stand Firm' and Oppose Shameful Rwanda Bill
[AI London] Ahead of a fresh round of voting in the House of Lords today on the Government's controversial Safety of Rwanda bill, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK's Chief Executive, said:

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 06:20:20 GMT
Kenya: We Have Arrested Some Characters Who Want to Take Advantage of Our Fertiliser Supply Programme - President Ruto
[Capital FM] Kakamega -- President William Ruto has assured Kenyans that the government will make subsidised fertiliser available before the next planting season.

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 06:20:15 GMT
Kenya: MOA Faults Govt On Traffic Crackdown Following Increased Accidents
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Matatu Owners Association has faulted the government for initiating a countrywide traffic crackdown following increased accidents.

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 06:13:44 GMT
Nigeria: Amid Security Challenges in Nigeria, Army Deploys Troops to South Sudan
[Daily Trust] The Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peace Keeping Centre, on Wednesday, rounded off the training of 157 Army troops deployed for a peacekeeping mission to Abyei in South Sudan.

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 05:45:36 GMT
Rwanda: How Rwanda Will Benefit From Hosting Pan African Export Fund
[New Times] The Afreximbank officially launched its domiciled Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA) in Kigali, on March 20, an impetus to the country's positioning as a financial hub and an active participant of intra-African trade.

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 05:45:36 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda's Uwishema On Leading Charge in Global Health Research
[New Times] Rwanda's Physician scientist, Olivier Uwishema, is leading the charge in global health research, thanks to a research fellowship established by his non-profit organisation, Oli Health Magazine Organization (OHMO).

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 05:05:15 GMT
Sudan: United States to Provide Additional Humanitarian Assistance to Sudanese People and Host Communities
[State Department] Today, the United States, represented by Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration Julieta Valls Noyes, met with Chadian Prime Minister Succès Masra and announced more than $47 million in humanitarian assista...

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 05:05:15 GMT
Rwanda: Rwandan History - the Expansion of Rwanda Under Kigeli II Nyamuheshera
[New Times] The last installment of this serialized narrative concluded with the demise of Mutara I Semugeshi and his internment in what is now Rutare sector in Gicumbi district.

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