East Africa

Rwandan government granted parole to 1,803 prisoners convicted of various offenses, including theft, armed robbery, and assault. Parole is the temporary or permanent release of a prisoner before the expiration of a sentence, on the promise of good behavior. The release was approved by a cabinet meeting chaired by President …

Tanzania’s government has warned people against distributing online posts and short videos that promote same-sex relationships. It has also cautioned that it will take action against administrators of social media groups whose members share pro-LGBT messages. Information Minister Nape Nnauye made the remarks while addressing the media on Sunday at …

Burundi’s president Évariste Ndayishimiye has sacked Prime Minister Alain Guillaume Bunyoni days after he claimed unnamed “powerful people” were plotting a coup against him, media reported. In a unanimous vote in parliament on Wednesday morning, all 113 ruling MPs voted in favour of President Évariste Ndayishimiye’s proposal to dismiss Mr …

At least 15 people, mostly women and children, have died in Uganda after heavy rains caused landslides in Kasese in the west of the country. A spokesperson for the Uganda Red Cross says the landslides in Rukoki injured six people. The floodwaters also washed away some houses and an as …

Kenya’s President-elect William Ruto, whose victory has been upheld by the Supreme Court, has pledged to unite the country and assured dissenting voices that they will not be victimized. Mr Ruto has also said he has not spoken to outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta in months but would now place a …

Kenyan Supreme Court dismissed several opposition petitions to overturn the August 9 election result, ruling that William Ruto was properly elected president. Eternal opponent Raila Odinga and others had alleged that massive fraud, including tampering with results forms, had taken place. “The court dismissed the eight petitions challenging the election …

William Ruto, Kenya’s president-elect, said he would accept Supreme Court verdict on Monday on petitions challenging his victory, although he asked the country to pray for a smooth transition for President Uhuru Kenyatta . President Kenyatta backed Raila Odinga, leader of the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition party, in …

Police in Uganda arrested a woman who was captured in a viral video torturing her two-year-old daughter for refusing to bath, local media reported. The suspect, Dorothy a 22-year-old mother-of-three, was arrested after the viral video sparked global outrage. She was caught on footage beating her daughter repeatedly with a …

Rwanda and Uganda have officially resumed diplomatic talks, an important step towards reviving relations between the two countries which had been at loggerheads for nearly three years. A delegation of Ugandan officials led by Foreign Minister Odongo Jeje Abubakhar met with their Rwandan counterparts in Kigali. Recently appointed Ugandan High …

Rwanda is about to enter the closed stable of African natural gas producing countries as authorities announced the country’s plan to produce gas from Lake Kivu from the beginning of 2024. Rwanda has just launched the construction of a methane gas extraction and compression plant for transformation into natural gas …