Bus drivers’ protest disrupts crossing on Uganda-S.Sudan border
A protest by bus operators on the Uganda-South Sudan border on Friday disrupted activities and caused a huge snarl-up at the Nimule-Elegu crossing point. The...
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Ethiopian govt calls for international support to contain “very severe” desert locust outbreak
The Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture on Thursday called on its international partners to support ongoing efforts to avert desert locust-inflicted food insecurity in the country....
Somalis turn to Dr Hyena to fight depression, mental illness
The growls from the caged hyena reverberate through the room as Mohamed Sheikh Yakub slumps silently in a chair nearby, hoping the animal will frighten...
Kenya, Somalia form team to ease tensions
Kenya and Somalia have agreed to resolve tensions between the two countries by appointing respective teams to solve the issues. President Uhuru Kenyatta and his...
South Sudan’s unity govt faces daunting challenges: UN envoy
The UN’s envoy for South Sudan on Wednesday said the country’s new government faces a daunting array of challenges, which “will test its unity.” David...
Coronavirus: Kenya mulls suspending Nairobi-Rome flights
Kenya is considering suspending flights between Nairobi and Rome a day after it took a similar move on flights from northern Italy cities of Milan...
Why South Sudanese refugees won’t return home yet
To South Sudanese refugees living in Uganda, last month’s peace deal between Dr Riek Machar and President Salva Kiir was the beginning of an end...
Nine million in Sudan need humanitarian assistance: UN
Khartoum,At least nine million people in Sudan urgently need humanitarian assistance in what could compound the economic situation of a country struggling to sustain a...
Kenya to start talks on KDF exit from Somalia
Kenya is expected in the coming days to start negotiating its troops exit plans from the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom), the Nation has learnt. The...
Ethiopia’s enslaved child maids seek solace at night school
Addis Ababa, Each day, 12-year-old Tesfa waits for the clock to strike 3.30pm and provide her respite from the cooking, cleaning and beatings she endures working...
