Uganda releases, deports 13 more Rwandans
Authorities in Uganda have released 13 more Rwandan nationals ahead of a meeting between the presidents of the two countries on Friday at Gatuna. The...
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Coronavirus slows cargo flow at Mombasa port
Cargo volumes at the port of Mombasa are expected to reduce in the next few weeks as the outbreak of the coronavirus continues to afflict...
Huge locust outbreak in East Africa reaches South Sudan
JUBA, — The worst locust outbreak that parts of East Africa have seen in 70 years has reached South Sudan, a country where roughly half...
Ethiopia says US plans ‘substantial financial support’
ADDIS ABABA, — America’s top diplomat in his final Africa stop on Tuesday discussed dramatic political reforms with Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister, and...
Tanzania’s Sim card listing lowers telco revenues
A drop in revenue for telcos and restricted speech are the first negative effects of the Sim card registration in Tanzania. In an online story...
Rwandan President Kagame hints at firing more ministers
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has hinted at firing more ministers in the coming days, accusing them of lying, carelessness and indiscipline. At the Leader’s Retreat...
Safaricom seeks partners for billion-dollar Ethiopia entry
Safaricom has opened talks with undisclosed investors to form a consortium that will this year bid for one of two Ethiopian telecoms licences due to...
Desert locusts spread to northern Uganda
Residents of Otuke in northern Uganda have been left in panic after desert locusts, which have been causing havoc in the neighbouring Karamoja region, spread...
Popular Rwandan singer Kizito Mihigo kills self in police cell
Once popular Rwandan Gospel singer, who shocked the country when he was arrested in 2014 and charged with plotting to kill the president and top...
Burundi opposition picks Agathon Rwasa as presidential contender
Burundi’s opposition CNL on Sunday picked the current chairman of the National Assembly as its candidate in the presidential election in May which the United...
