East Africa

The Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta has reacted to the Pandora Papers financial leak, which showed that he, as well as six members of his family, have been linked to 13 offshore companies. In a statement he says he will give a full response upon his return from a state visit …

Participating to The Dubai Expo, the Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni rallied investors from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to take advantage of the resources and market the county’s beauty and potential in a bid to invite investors into the country. The Dubai Expo is a globally recognised trade event and …

Two Ugandan opposition MPs, Allan Ssewanyana and Muhammad Ssegirinya who were recently charged over a wave of killings, have once again been detained after receiving an additional murder charge. The two members of the Ugandan parliament were arrested three weeks ago when police accused them of links to a series …

Authorities in Sudan say five officers have been killed in the capital Khartoum while targeting a cell linked to the Islamic State (IS) group. The Sudanese Intelligence Service said 11 foreign militants of different nationalities had been arrested. According to the Directorate General of Intelligence, four fugitive foreign nationals are …

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has praised Arsenal’s 3-1 win against north London rivals Spurs in the English Premier League match on Sunday. He tweeted the team was “much alive”, saying the manager and players deserved credit Credit to where it is due…Congrats Arsenal,manager,players and greatly… fans!!! Everything came very much …

The Rwandan President Paul Kagame has visited the Rwandan troops which are backing the Mozambican forces to fight terrorists in the country. Paul Kagame has offered to keep Rwandan forces in Cabo Delgado if they’ll be needed as internally displaced people are resettled, BBC News reports. Rwandan forces have made …

The Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has told the United Nation’s General Assembly that his government remains committed to fulfilling its human rights obligations in accordance with Uganda’s constitution and international law amid growing concerns of human rights abuses in the country. Mr Museveni who addressed the 76th Session of the …

Reuben Kimutai Lel, a Kenyan police officer who went missing from work and could not be found for nine months because no-one knew he had been admitted to hospital, has resurfaced. Police enquiries from his family were all vain as his family was also desperately looking for him. It turned …

Uganda has received 655,053 more doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from Belgium (153,900 doses) and France (501,153 doses) through the COVAX facility sharing arrangement to support its Covid-19 vaccination campaign. The State Minister for Primary Healthcare, Ms Margaret Muhanga who received the vaccines from the two country’s ambassadors to Uganda …

The Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) has announced the ban of a documentary film about the life of a gay couple in Kenya. “The film, I am Samuel, promoted same-sex marriage which goes against legislation that outlaws homosexuality”, the board says in a statement. It added that the film was …