East Africa

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,” …

A 16-year-old student, a traffic police officer and a motorcyclist died following a road crash on the Lira-Soroti highway in Uganda, reports said. The accident involved a Ford Ranger belonging to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and a Bajaj Boxer motorcycle. The girl and the traffic officer died at the scene. The motorcycle rider also died …

Uganda is ready to teach the Chinese language at Advanced Level (A-Level), said the Director of National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC), Ms Grace Baguma. “The National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) has already developed a training syllabus for teaching Chinese language that has already been approved by the Minister of Education …

Kenya’s Pamela Jelimo has received a bronze medal ten years after finishing fourth in the 800m final at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. She was given the medal following the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) disqualification of Russia’s Mariya Savinova due to a doping violation in 2015.  Mariya Savinova won …

A group of Ugandan doctors have taken a knee before President Yoweri Museveni asking him to run for a seventh term. The doctors representing the Uganda Medical Association (UMA) had attended a patriotism symposium in the capital, Kampala, when they were led by their leader to kneel before the president. …

Churches and mosques in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, have been urged to be “considerate” and reduce high noise levels at their premises. In a tweet, Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja said he will be having a discussion with religious leaders on regulating noise levels. The city recently banned nightclubs from operating in …