Uganda says security forces killed more than 100 in palace assault last year
Uganda acknowledged on Wednesday that its security forces killed more than 100 people in an assault on a tribal leader’s palace last year, revising the...
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President Uhuru’s frustration on interest rate cap
President Uhuru Kenyatta has expressed his frustration over the inability of Kenyans to get credit from banks despite the lowering of interest rates. The President,...
South Sudan gunmen kill 28 Ethiopians
Gunmen from South Sudan have killed 28 people and kidnapped 43 others in neighbouring Ethiopia, an Ethiopian government official has said. More than 1,000 from...
South Sudan govt refuses to pay $1mn ransom for kidnapped Indian engineers
The South Sudan government has refused to pay a ransom of $1 million for two Indian oil engineers abducted by rebels last week and demanded...
Uhuru to deliver State of the Nation address
President Uhuru Kenyatta is on Wednesday expected to focus on the Jubilee Coalition’s fulfilment of its manifesto as he makes the last State of the...
Judi Wakhungu bans plastic bags in Kenya
You may be required to find a new way of carrying your shopping from markets, shops and supermarkets before September this year. This is because...
Ethiopia starts 3 days of mourning after deadly landslide
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopians have started observing three days of national mourning after a deadly landslide in which scores were killed. The death toll...
Somali pirates hijack first commercial ship since 2012
Pirates have hijacked an oil tanker with eight Sri Lankan crew onboard, a Somali official said on Tuesday, the first time they have successfully taken...
Ceasefire monitors worry South Sudan’s new rebel movements threaten peace
The emergence of splinter groups among South Sudan’s warring parties is threatening to derail further efforts to bring the war-torn country to peace, an organ...
Medics remove private practice clause
Public service doctors have removed a contentious clause barring them from private practice in a document filed in court yesterday. The doctors version of the...
