Tanzania closes opposition leader’s newspaper
The Tanzania government revoked the publication and circulation licence for Tanzania Daima, a daily newspaper that is associated with opposition leader Freeman Mbowe. The Registrar of...
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Ethiopia, Egypt trade words over Nile sharing treaty
Ethiopia has accused Egypt of trying to revert to the 1959 colonial agreement that gave it dominance over the Nile waters, warning that the stance...
Burundi: EAC presidents skip Nkurunziza’s burial
No sitting East African Community head of state attended the burial ceremony for the late Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza held Friday. While in power, Nkurunziza...
Kenya: KQ forecasts $500m revenue loss by December
Kenya Airways could lose up to $500 million in revenues by the end of this year, due to disruptions associated with the coronavirus, which has...
AfDB donates $4m to South Sudan for Covid-19 fight
The African Development Bank has approved a $4.16 million towards the fight of Covid-19 in South Sudan. The bank, in a statement last Wednesday, said...
Kenya’s Covid-19 cases rise to 5,533 as 149 more test positive
Kenya’s Covid-19 cases have risen to 5,533 after 149 more people tested positive in the past 24 hours, the Health ministry announced Friday. At the...
Former Burundi president to be buried in state funeral
housands of Burundians on Friday lined the road to the capital Gitega as the body of former president Pierre Nkurunziza was escorted under heavy security...
Kenya Airway’s State takeover, delisting Bill tabled in Parliament
A Bill that will guide the sale of Kenya Airways (KQ) to the State was tabled in Parliament on Thursday, setting the stage for the...
UN Security Council to meet Monday on Ethiopia dam
The United Nations Security Council plans to meet Monday to discuss Egypt and Sudan’s objections to Ethiopia’s construction of a mega-dam on the Nile River,...
Ugandans in China deny government claims, seek return
Ugandans stranded in China due to Covid-19 have said they are under extreme distress and are desperate for repatriation contrary to claims by Foreign Affairs State...
