East Africa

Two Rwandan soldiers were captured in Bwisha chiefdom, Democratic Republic of Congo, about 20 km from the Rwandan border, army spokesman Gen Sylvain Ekenge said. It comes just a day after Kigali claimed the soldiers, Élysée Nkundabagenzi and Ntwari Gad were captured by pro-government rebels. According to the Congolese army …

Ugandan Internal Affairs Minister, Gen. Kahinda Otafiire said poor people will not go to heaven because they insult God through lamentations and accusations every day, New Vision newspaper reported. The minister reportedly made those comments at a school event in Kyenjojo, western Uganda, while telling students that hard work was …

Kenya’s presidential candidate, Raila Odinga, is in Uganda to meet President Yoweri Museveni to discuss issues concerning the two neighboring countries. Mr Odinga, considered one of the favorites in the August 9 presidential election, paid a courtesy visit to President Museveni. In a tweet about the meeting, he said: ”We …

Tourism Minister in Kenya, Najib Balala said more than 70 elephants died the last year as a result of the ongoing drought affecting all East African States. According to the minister, cited by the BBC, number of giraffes also died. Authorities fear the ecosystem will experience more wildlife deaths if …

Ugandan opponent Bobi Wine has reacted curtly to the president’s son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba after the latter posted a comic strip on Twitter in which they were fighting over a Yoweri Museveni shoe. Cartoon characters debate which foot is best suited for the shoe of longtime president Yoweri Museveni, now 77. …

Authorities in Sudan have ordered a morgue in the capital, Khartoum, to shut down because bodies there are starting to decompose in the heat because of frequent power cuts. The facility is said to hold nearly 1,000 unidentified corpses. A health ministry official, Hisham Zain al-Abidin, said the morgue was …

The Ugandan army has announced the withdrawal of troops it sent last year to help neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo fight Islamist militants. According to Lt-Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Ugandan land forces commander, Operation Shujaa had only been intended to last for six months and would end by next month unless …

A court in Kigali has cleared a rape charge against the Miss Rwanda pageant organiser but said he will be prosecuted for other alleged sex crimes. The court on Monday also denied Dieudonné Ishimwe bail following his arrest late last month. Mr Ishimwe was accused of rape, soliciting or offering …

The United Nation’s humanitarian affairs agency (Ocha) says the world is not paying enough attention to crises beyond the war in Ukraine including a devastating drought in East Africa. The head of the organisation, Martin Griffiths, made the appeal after visiting Turkana in north-west Kenya where food is extremely scarce …

The Rwandan government has announced the suspension of Miss Rwanda beauty pageant following last month’s arrest of its organiser. The suspension comes after sexual abuse investigations against Dieudonné Ishimwe, the chief executive of Rwanda Inspiration Backup, which organizes the competition. Mr Ishimwe was arrested last month after allegations of sexual …