East Africa

Fifty-eight people have been killed by flooding in Tanzania, as heavy rains continue in the East African country, according to government reports. “The coastal region was hit hardest, with 126,831 people affected,” according to the government. “Essential supplies including food had been distributed to those affected”, the government spokesperson Mobhare …

In the Comoros, dozens of prisoners escaped from the main prison in the capital Moroni, simply by walking through the main gate, authorities said. The islands’ public prosecutor, Ali Mohamed Djounaid, said 38 inmates were missing from Moroni Prison, the largest in the archipelago. Mr Djounaid blamed negligent security guards. …

Fifty-one passengers were rescued after the bus they were traveling in was swept away by floodwaters on a river bridge in northern Kenya. “The bus is still stuck in the river some thirty meters from the bridge, although the water level is still dropping,” according to reports. The road has …

Rwandan President Paul Kagame met his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa and they reaffirmed their support in finding a “political situation” to the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Mr Ramaphosa was visiting the East African country to take part in the 30th commemorations of the Rwandan genocide. President …

More than 90 people died when an overcrowded makeshift ferry sank off the north coast of Mozambique, according to reports. The boat was carrying 130 people, including many children, who were attempting to make the crossing to Mozambique Island from Lunga in Nampula province. “Because the boat was overcrowded and …

Kenyan public hospital doctors who have been on strike since last month convened in two major cities on Tuesday to discuss their grievances against the government, Reuters reported. The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU), which represents over 7,000 members, went on strike on March 15 to demand …

Kenya’s largest public referral hospital has announced it will dispose of hundreds of unclaimed bodies currently at its morgue if family members are unwilling to collect them. “Interested members of the public are therefore requested to identify and collect the bodies within seven days, failure to which the hospital will …

Ten people, including a two-year-old child, lost their lives following a collision between several vehicles on Monday night in the Salama region along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway. The accident occurred at around 8:30 pm in Salama area along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway. “The nine bodies were taken to the facility by the …

A Russian delegation led by the country’s deputy navy commander Vladimir Kasatonov has arrived at the Eritrean port city of Massawa for bilateral talks. It was welcomed on Monday by senior Eritrean military officials led by army chief Philipos Woldeyohannes and Culture and Sports Commission Commissioner Zemede Tekle. The visit …

Six Kenyan traders were brutally killed in a cross-border in the Somalia border town of Dhobley, according to reports. The victims were hawkers who regularly crossed the border to open their shops in Dhobley. “Gunmen with covered faces, suspected to be Al-Shabaab militants, arrived in a white Probox vehicle and …