Tanzania plans to import 400 Megawatt of electricity from Ethiopia
DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzania plans to import 400 megawatts (MW) of electricity from Ethiopia to power its industrial drive, Tanzanian President John Magufuli said. Despite...
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Tanzania: Massive Fraud Rocks 62 BIllion/ – Agricultural Inputs Claims
THE government has uncovered massive fraud on claims of the outstanding 62bn/- it owes agents who supplied subsidised agricultural inputs. Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and...
Uganda: Parliament freezes adverts to private media houses
Parliament. Parliament has locked out all other media houses in Uganda from running the institution’s advertisement and ring-fenced the largely government-owned newspaper, New Vision, as...
Ethiopia Extends State of Emergency
Ethiopian lawmakers on Thursday extended the country’s six-month state of emergency for an additional four months. The widely expected move came amid reports of continued...
Al-Shabaab turn to Kenyan prisons to recruit dangerous criminals
Mr Ouma (not his real name) can take an offer from Al Shabaab for bail and leave prison as the newest recruit of the militant...
Uganda’s policy on refugees not sustainable — Museveni
If refugees continue to stream into the country in droves, Uganda with so limited foreign assistance, may not sustain her policy of giving them land,...
Tanzanians protest detention for 4 years without trial
Some 60 Tanzanian Muslims say they have been held for four years without trial on terror charges and have threatened to boycott any future hearings,...
Mogadishu-Nairobi direct flights resume
Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Kheyre has launched direct flights between Mogadishu and Nairobi. The ceremony was held Wednesday March 29, at Mogadishu’s Aden Abdulle...
Somali parliament endorses new cabinet in victory for PM
Somalia’s 275-member parliament passed the proposed list of cabinet ministers of Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire by a vote of 224 to 15, state radio...
Tanzania: Mpango Decries Red Tape On Donor-Funded Projects
REGULATORY hurdles and limited funding are holding back implementation of development projects, notably construction of Central Railway system and the $30 billion Liquefied Natural Gas...
