East Africa

Rwandan President Paul Kagame says his country will no longer offer refuge to people fleeing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Decades of instability in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo have forced scores of refugees across the border into Rwanda. “This is not Rwanda’s problem,” said …

At least 120 people have lost their lives in road accidents in Uganda in the last two weeks, Dailymonitor reported, citing police source. According to police reports, between December 23 and January 7, more than 120 people have died and scores have sustained serious injuries due to road accidents across …

In power since March 2021, Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has just lifted the ban on political meetings that had paralyzed the opposition since 2016. “You are all free to criticize the government,” said the president, who says she is ready to defend democracy and fundamental freedoms. This decision appears …

At least nine people were killed and several others injured in simultaneous car bomb attacks in a central Somali town, according to reports. “The blasts occurred near a restaurant not far from a district administration building in Mahas,” according to witnesses. “I saw the dead bodies of nine civilians including …

A 27-year-old disc jockey (DJ) was killed in Kenya for not playing a song requested by some individual, according to reports. Party goers took the life of Salim Moriasi aka DJ Goodie during a scuffle that broke out over the playing of a song, according to initial investigation. The people …

At least nine people were killed and several others injured in a stampede at the Freedom City Mall in Kampala, Uganda, during the New Year’s celebration, according to reports. “It is alleged that the incident occurred at midnight when the event’s emcee encouraged attendees to go outside and watch the fireworks …

Two people have been killed in a gunbattle between Kenyan security forces and suspected al-Shabab fighters in coastal Kenya, according to reports. “Four people were rescued in the shootout at a roadblock the insurgents had just erected on Lamu county’s main road,” the Daily Nation newspaper reported. The four had …

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is determined to eradicate the scourge of terrorism that has plagued his country for ages, and to that end he has rallied leaders to stand up to the terrorist group Al-Shabaab. As the Al-Shabaab group continues to hold up republican soldiers and cause unrest among …

A 2-year-old boy mysteriously survived a hippo attack in Uganda after the animal swallowed half his body while he was playing in his home in Rwenjubu cell near Lake Edward, according to reports. It took the bravery of a good Samaritan to save the victim by stoning the hippo and …

A 32-year-old woman died instantly after her husband hit her on the head wth a stone in Mutunduri, Embu, Kenya, according to reports. “The man confronted his wife and started quarreling her over unknown reasons. He then picked a stone and struck her on the head, sending her sprawling down,” …