Kenya’s Olympic chief charged with stealing $250,000 in Rio
Kenya’s Olympic team leader has denied stealing thousands meant for athletes’ and officials’ accommodation in Rio. Stephen Arap Soi, the country’s chef de mission, is...
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Amid frustrations, donors push for AMISOM replacement initiative
by Judy Maina, judy.maina@alleastafrica.com NAIROBI – Last week, the European Union has agreed to pay out more than 178 million Euros to the African Union...
Thousands of people flee Eritrea illegally every month to skip military service, but getting out is too expensive for most
Outside a cafe on the crossroads of a busy intersection in Asmara, three 25-year-olds sip macchiatos and catch up on the latest gossip in the...
Kenya set to replace electoral officials
NAIROBI– Kenya’s government said on Tuesday it was taking steps to replace all its electoral commissioners under a deal with the opposition to resolve a...
COMMENTARY: More Economic Freedom Could Mean Less Civil Strife in Ethiopia
by James M. Roberts The Heritage Foundation has taken its message of economic freedom to Africa. Today’s stop is Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia—source...
Uganda’s Kony critically ill, hiding in CAR– sources
KAMPALA – The Ugandan fugitive warlord Joseph Kony is critically ill and is suffering from stroke in a jungle hideout in the Central African Republic,...
Number of refugees fleeing South Sudan tops one million: United Nations
A spokesman for President Kiir, Ateny Wek Ateny, told Al Jazeera that the allegations in the report were “completely rubbish” and threatened to take the...
Tanzania: Premier Bans Harvesting of Forest Products
Dar es Salaam — Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa yesterday imposed an indefinite ban on the harvesting of forest products in Rufiji District. Mr Majaliwa also...
South Sudan’s Riek Machar Calls for Armed Struggle
Former South Sudan First Vice President Riek Machar has called for an armed struggle against the government of President Salva Kiir — a move that...
Uganda: 4 Ugandans Still Missing in South Sudan
The whereabouts of four Ugandans is still unknown, three weeks after their bus was ambushed enroute to Uganda from South Sudan. One person later succumbed...
