Tanzania president arrives in Uganda for oil pipeline launch
By Tom Mugisha, tom.mugisha@alleastafrica.com KAMPALA – Tanzania’s President John Magufuli will arrive in Uganda on Tuesday and is expected to lay foundation in Masaka central...
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Tanzania challenges seizure of aircraft in Canada over debt
DAR ES SALAAM – Tanzania is mounting a legal challenge against a construction firm’s seizure of one of the country’s new commercial planes in Canada...
Tanzania’s Magufuli sacks officials who failed to recall public works budget figures
DAR ES SALAAM – Tanzanian President John Magufuli sacked two senior officials late on Monday after they failed to recall immediately how much money was...
‘We fear for our lives’: how rumours over sugar saw Ethiopian troops kill 10 people
ADDIS ABABA – It began with a rumour. On 25 October, residents of Ambo, 120km west of the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, heard word on...
Kenya Olympic champion Sumgong banned for four years
NAIROBI – Kenyan Olympic women marathon champion, Jemimah Jelagat Sumgong has been banned from international competition for four years by the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya...
Court reverses sacking of Kenya Airways Finance Director
NAIROBI – The high court has reinstated former Kenya Airways Finance Director Alex Mbugua to his previous position after a legal battle with the airline....
30,000 South Sudan refugees in Uganda to be relocated over flooding
KAMPALA – Over 34,500 South Sudan refugees are to be relocated a new settlement camp over floods. The Palorinya settlement in Arua district where they have...
Rwanda ‘puzzled’ by Uganda’s arrest of officers who extradited Rwandan
KIGALI – Rwanda is carefully watching events in Uganda with growing anxiety after Kampala charged a number of high ranking police officers and two civilians with...
Ugandan MPs conclude consultations on presidential age limit
By Timothy Sibasi, timothy.sibasi@alleastafrica.com KAMPALA – After 8 days of intensive consultations, Ugandan lawmakers are expected to return to the parliament on Tuesday with the hope of submitting...
Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania join top African start-ups to enter World Bank’s digital Acceleration Program
By Timothy Sibasi, timothy.sibasi@alleastafrica.com KAMPALA – Ethiopia and Kenya have twenty of the most promising African digital start-ups which will take part in the XL Africa residency,...
