East Africa

A border dispute between Uganda and DR Congo is brewing again in the border town of Padea in the West Nile sub-region after Congolese residents backed by their police entered Uganda and claimed three villages in the deep in Uganda, reports the local media DailyMonitor. Such incursions by Congolese security …

Twenty-six new bodies were exhumed in eastern Kenya on Sunday, bringing to 47 the number of remains discovered since Friday by police. “It comes after an investigation into the deaths of followers of a cult whose leader is said to have been told to fast for meet Jesus,” police said. …

Kenya’s first operational satellite was put into orbit on Saturday by a SpaceX rocket that took off from California (United States), according to images from the American space company. The launch, originally scheduled for Monday evening in the United States, had been postponed several times this week due to bad …

Kenya’s main opposition coalition on Tuesday announced plans to hold “direct engagements” with the public as it prepares for talks with the government on electoral reforms. Azimio la Umoja coalition, led by veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga, said it remained committed to easing political tension through dialogue after its anti-government …

A Ugandan court charged a government minister and her brother with fraud and detained them in a rare corruption case against the country’s top official. The minister, Mary Goretti Kitutu, and her brother appeared before an anti-corruption court on charges of stealing roofing sheets for housing in the country’s poorest …

A provincial governor in north-east Burundi has dissolved the decision of a mayor to force a female resident out of the area after others “accused her of taking their husbands”, local media reported. A letter giving the woman 24 hours to leave signed by Butihinda district mayor Gilbert Ndikumasabo made …

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has called on African leaders to reject “the promotion of homosexuality”, hinting that he would sign the controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill, passed by parliament last month. This bill, which provides for the death penalty for aggravated homosexuality and life imprisonment for recruitment, promotion and financing of homosexual …

The body of a 36-year-old lady was found dead near Jamhuri Primary School in Nairobi County, Kenya, according to reports. “The deceased left class in a hurry after she received a phone call from a friend inviting her out for coffee,” a classmate said. “She informed them that she was …

The Rwandan president, Paul Kagame has done well as he was re-elected as head of his party, the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), at the 35th International Congress. It is by an overwhelming majority of 99.8% that President Paul Kagame was re-elected for a five-year term at the head of the …

Raila Ondinga announced on Sunday, April 2, 2023 the suspension of the major opposition demonstration scheduled for Monday, April 3, 2023 in Kenya. The decision was justified by the call for dialogue launched by William Ruto, the Kenyan president. This comes after two weeks of crisis in which three people …