SOUTH SUDAN AFRICA’S ‘WORST REFUGEES’ CRISIS’ COUNTRY
The United Nations says South Sudan has become Africa’s worst refugee crisis and the third largest in the world. According to the United Nations High...
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Tanzania:JPM intensifies anti-drug crusade
Under the Drug Control and Enforcement Act 2015, the premier automatically chairs the DCEA, with eight ministers serving as members of the anti-drugs authority. Dr...
Rwanda: New Minerals Found as Govt Steps Up Exploration
Rwanda has far more natural resources than previously thought, an official familiar with the country’s mineral exploration programme has said. The revelation comes days after...
Judge Wasilwa Orders KMPDU Chiefs to Serve a Month in Jail
The labour court has jailed officials of the doctors’ union for contempt. Judge Hellen Wasilwa on Monday lifted the suspension on the one-month sentence she...
Somaliland parliament approves controversial UAE military base
UAE continues to pursue a coordinated soft-power strategy throughout its sphere of influence, using political, economic, and military tools to promote its agenda in Somaliland...
Millions lost as fire guts another market in Entebbe
ENTEBBE: Property worth millions of shillings has once again been lost as fire razed down and destroyed a number of kiosks in Nakiwogo market, making...
Political unrest simmering in Ethiopia
Four months after declaring a state of emergency in a crackdown on protests, Ethiopia’s government claims the country has returned to normal. Critics says the...
Somali president calls for calm amid wild jubilations in Mogadishu
Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo’s victory on Wednesday saw Somalia’s incumbent president Hassan lost the highly contested election after Farmajo took a clear lead over him and...
Kenya offers US$140k reward for information on 7 terror suspects
Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinett also circulated photos of Abdikadir Haret Mohamed, Abdullahi Issack Diyat aka Ubeyd, Idriss Ismael Issack, Mohamed Yussuf Kuno aka...
New militias emerge in South Sudan conflict, observers say
New militia groups, some “opportunists”, others “downright criminal”, have emerged in South Sudan since renewed violence erupted there last July, the head of an international...
