NRM joins Opposition against digital elections
The ruling NRM party has questioned the ban on open rallies and demanded “evidence-based” reasons to justify the push for virtual campaigns in the forthcoming...
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Ethiopia PM: Singer Hundeessa killing part of plot to sow unrest
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said the killing of a popular singer and subsequent violence that has left nearly 100 dead this week represented...
Khashoggi murder trial begins in Turkey
Twenty Saudi nationals have gone on trial in absentia in Turkey for the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. Khashoggi, a prominent...
Rwandan nationals repatriated from India amid virus
Seventy-nine Rwandan nationals have been evacuated from India after being stuck for three months amid deadly COVID-19 pandemic, Rwandan local media reported Friday. “It’s amazing...
‘No-one wants to stay’: Ethiopia under pressure to rescue maids in Lebanon
By Robbie COREY-BOULET • June 24, 2020 Addis Ababa – After she flew to Lebanon in 2017 to work as a maid for a family of eight, Birtukan...
Somali president appoints new military commanders
The Somali head of state on Wednesday appointed new military commanders as part of the country’s ongoing efforts to “improve security and reform the armed...
Eastern Libya urges Egypt to send troops if Sirte attacked
CAIRO (AP) — The speaker of Libya’s east-based parliament urged Egypt on Wednesday to make good on its threat to send troops to fight rival,...
Sudan: Coronavirus cases surpass 8,700
KHARTOUM, Sudan – COVID-19 infections have exceeded 8,700 in Sudan, according to health authorities Tuesday. The country reported 98 cases in the last 24 hours,...
Amos Kimunya replaces Duale as National Assembly majority leader
Kipipiri MP Amos Kimunya has replaced Garissa Township MP Aden Duale as National Assembly majority leader. This was announced during a Jubilee Parliamentary Group (PG)...
Love him or hate him, Duale is a useful ally to have in your corner
After 13 years in elective politics, Garissa Township MP Aden Barre Duale has become one of the most influential politicians in the former North Eastern...
