Kenyan police kill 4 suspected militants near Somali border
Police officers have killed four suspected extremists in Kenya’s volatile Mandera County, a border region hard-hit by recent attacks by the Somali extremist group al-Shabab....
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10 people feared dead in Lake Albert boat accident
By Monitor Ten people are feared dead after the boat they were traveling in capsized on Lake Albert. Mr Julius Hakiza, the Albertine regional police...
Passengers escape unhurt as bus bursts into flames
At least ten passengers escaped death narrowly after a Lamu-bound bus burst into flames at Gamba area in Lamu County on Friday. Their luggage, that...
China, Ethiopia keen to strengthen ties
ADDIS ABABA — China and Ethiopia are willing to enhance bilateral ties, leaders of the two sides said here on Thursday. Ethiopia is ready to...
UN bodies join forces to meet refugee needs in Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia—The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) signed an agreement in the capital Addis Ababa Friday to further strengthen...
South Sudan criticizes US proposal to impose sanctions
JUBA, South Sudan—The South Sudanese government on Friday rejected United States’ call for an arms embargo and sanctions on the war-torn country. The U.S. government’s...
Rwanda’s accountable economic governance gets EU fund
KIGALI, Nov. 18—The European Union (EU) Friday announced 20 million euro in fund to support Rwanda’s accountable economic governance. The funding agreement was inked Friday...
Canada extradites second genocide fugitive to Rwanda
The Canadian government has deported to Rwanda Henri Jean-Claude Seyoboka, a suspect of the 1994 genocide that killed close to 1 million Rwandans. Seyoboka, who...
African Union-backed Amisom troops to start exiting Somalia in 2018
The African Union troops serving in Somalia will leave the country starting in 2018. The AU mission has trained at least 20,000 Somali soldiers ahead...
Uganda’s military says investigating army captain for graft
KAMPALA —-Uganda’s military said on Wednesday it was investigating an army officer who is an aide to President Yoweri Museveni’s brother on charges that he...
