Child soldiers, police now control South Sudan
SOUTH Sudanese children clad in military and police uniforms have been spotted manning checkpoints, guarding military facilities and carrying heavy weapons throughout the country as...
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kenya: Sh40 billion may have been lost in Pipeline tender
Taxpayers have likely lost Sh40 billion in a project to build a new 450-kilometre fuel pipeline between Mombasa and Nairobi, the Nation can reveal. In...
Kenya receives Sh32m equipment to detect nuclear attack
Kenya has received equipment worth Sh32 million which can detect chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear attack. The donation from the European Union (EU) will enhance...
State launches probe into killing of four Kenyan aid workers in South Sudan
The government is investigating the deaths of four Kenyan aid workers in South Sudan. The Foreign Affairs ministry said they were among six workers of...
Ethiopia sends 16 to prison for trying to create new state
An Ethiopian court has sentenced 16 people to prison after finding them guilty of trying to create a separate state in the tense Oromia region....
World Bank backs Rwanda’s public-private investments
Rwanda is in a strong position to engage in public-private partnerships (PPPs) despite a number of gaps and challenges that still exist, a new report...
AU Commission chair says peace deal still exists in South Sudan
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mohamat, said the signed peace deal in South Sudan still exists but it faces difficulties in...
South Sudan rebels say raid jail, capture town on Ugandan border
South Sudanese rebels said they had taken control of a town on the Ugandan border and killed 14 soldiers in the fighting, an account dismissed...
Tanzania: JPM orders audit on mineral wealth
PRESIDENT John Magufuli has directed the Controller and Auditor General (CAG) to conduct an in depth audit of the mining sector to plug out loopholes...
Uganda: Kaweesi Killing Triggers Calls for Overhaul of Police Force
The quest by the Inspector General of Police Gen Kale Kayihura to have his tenure renewed for the fifth time in November faces a test...
