At least 14 people have died in a road accident in the Chumbe area of Busega district in the northern Simiyu region of Tanzania, local media report. Six journalists were among the victims. President Samia Suluhu has expressed her shock at the news and offered her condolences to the families …
Read More »Kenya halts flights to UAE over Covid tests row
Kenya has suspended all inbound and transit passenger flights from the United Arabs Emirates, for seven days. The suspension is effective from Monday this week. Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA), says this was done to reciprocate a ban on Kenyan passenger flights to UAE. The ban will not affect cargo …
Read More »U.N. starts talks in Sudan to resolve post-coup crisis
The United Nations said on Monday it was starting consultations with Sudanese political parties in a bid to save the country’s transition to democracy after a military coup. U.N. special representative Volker Perthes said officials were contacting parties to look for a way forward, and the army had raised no …
Read More »Uganda: the public prosecutor withdraws a case against Bobi Wine
The Ugandan Director of Public Prosecutions has withdrawn a case against opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi popularly known as Bobi Wine accused of giving false details about his age while registering for a diploma at Makerere University. Lawyer Male Mabirizi last year filed a case against Kyagulanyi who graduated from the …
Read More »Ethiopia: TPLF accuses Eritrea of attacking its troops
Leaders of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in Ethiopia on Sunday accused neighboring Eritrean forces of attacking Tigray forces. TPLF’s spokesperson, Getachew Reda tweeted that fresh attacks had been launched against the group’s forces. The Eritrean military launched fresh attacks against our forces yesterday in Sigem Kofolo, #AfiTsetser, located …
Read More »Kenya: police arrest 91 Ethiopians in a house
Police in Kenya have arrested 91 Ethiopian nationals at a house in Kitengela, outside the capital Nairobi, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said on Sunday. The group is suspected to be in the country illegally. All are men below the age of 25, and had attempted to break out …
Read More »Kenya: atheists launch medical aid to attract new members
Atheists In Kenya Society (AIK) announced that it is offering medical and funeral coverage in an effort to register new members. AIK suffered a blow recently when its national secretary resigned after becoming a Christian, BBC News reports. The society is now asking anyone who is “an atheist, agnostic, free …
Read More »Sudan: death toll rises as army continues killing protesters
The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors said two other people have been killed by police as they were demonstrating against the military rule in the Capital, Khartoum. One was hit on the head by a tear gas cannister and died from a brain haemorrhage, while another died after being struck …
Read More »Uganda: schools reopen after nearly two years
The Ugandan government has reopened schools in the country, closed for almost two years, after the detection of the first case of the coronavirus. The reopening of the education centers has since been announced by President Yoweri Museveni. Compliance with preventive measures including hand washing and wearing a face mask …
Read More »Kenya: police officers killed in an ambush near Somali border
Four Kenyan police officers have been killed in an ambush in Lamu County, a coastal region near the country’s border with Somalia, local media are reporting. “We had an incident today morning and we have lost four police officers. Their vehicle was hit and caught fire,” Lamu County Commissioner Irungu …
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