East Africa

The Rwandan government says it “will not shoulder responsibility for the bombing of internally displaced people’s [IDP] camps around Goma” in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It comes after the US State Department said the mortars that killed at least 16 people were fired from positions held by the Rwandan …

A war between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda “is possible”, warned Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi in an interview with French media Figaro on Friday. He made these remarks as violent fighting has raged for months in eastern DRC between government forces and M23 rebels, supported by Rwanda. …

Kenyan President William Ruto has told citizens in a national address to brace for possible cycole, as the country reels from deadly flooding and landslides that have affected hundreds of thousands of people. Officials estimate more than 200 people have died in Kenya since March, with a further 90 missing. …

French President Emmanuel Macron has urged Rwandan authorities to “halt support” for the M23 rebels wreaking havoc in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. In a joint press conference with DR Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi, who is on a visit to Paris, Mr Macron said: “Rwanda must halt its support for …

The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on Anita Among, speaker of Uganda’s parliament, and two MPs for alleged corruption. A statement said they stole from the country’s poorest communities and would be subject to travel bans and asset freezes. The British Foreign Office said the two former ministers, Mary Goretti …

At least 45 people have died after a dam collapsed and dozens more are still missing after a wall of water swept away homes and cut off a main road in Western Kenya. “The Old Kijabe Dam, located in the Mai Mahiu area of the Great Rift Valley region that …

heavy rains disrupted the normal course of business, resulting in the destruction of property and the loss of 44 lives in Kenya, said Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS). According to the KRCS, the downpours have affected the life of about 60,000 people. In the Mathare slums of Nairobi, the country’s …

Somalia’s government said it had suspended and detained several members of an elite, U.S.-trained commando unit for stealing rations donated by the United States, adding that it was taking over responsibility for provisioning the force, Reuters reported. The Danab unit has been a key pillar of U.S.-backed efforts to combat …

Seven people died when a residential building collapsed in Addis Ketema, a district of Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, while they were asleep, according to reports. “The victims lost their lives due to lack of air and amoung them, were children aged four, eleven, twelve,” Nigatu Mamo, a spokeperson …

Seven members of a Muslim family have been detained following accusations of assaulting an 18-year-old girl for attending a church service in eastern Uganda, according to reports. “The girl was subjected to 100 lashes with a cane by her uncle, while five other uncles restrained her during the ordeal,” reports …