East Africa

Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has warned health officials against acquiring Covid-19 vaccines saying without giving evidence that they could harm the population. “The ministry of health should be careful, they should not hurry to try these vaccines without doing research, not every vaccine is important to us, we should be …

Hundreds of residents in Mozambique’s Buzi District are waiting at the Guara Guara administrative post to be evacuated after their houses were destroyed by Cyclone Eloise. Some residents who spoke to a local daily Noticias say they have been queuing for three days now. The National Institute for Disaster Risk …

Seychelles’ beaches may not be teeming with visitors now but the country’s hotel owners are getting ready. The Indian Ocean archipelago, whose economy is dependent on tourism, this month began welcoming people who have received the Covid-19 vaccine to visit. Hotel director Terry Sandapin does not expect business to go …

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Félix Tshisekedi has appointed a new chief of staff to replace Vital Kamerhe who is in jail. Guylain Nyembo‘s appointment was made public on Monday evening on national television RTNC. A graduate in economics, Mr Nyembo was the deputy chief of staff in charge …

Soldiers have left the house of the Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine. On Monday a Ugandan court ordered the military and police to leave his house. But, as we reported in an earlier post, soldiers did not leave his house straight away after the court order. He had not left …

The house of Bobi Wine the Ugandan opponent is unexpectedly, still surrounded by the militaries despite the decision of the court that militaries and police withdraw from Bobi Wine’s house. Although the army said it will respect the decision of the court, the soldiers are always surrounding the politician’s house. …

Few days after the announcement of the presidential elections results, social networks are still blocked in the country. The connection had been restored but Facebook, Whatsapp, Twitter, and the other social networks remain inaccessible. The population however found a solution to that problem. Despite the blockage of social networks for …

The High Court in Malawi has refused to allow former President Peter Mutharika access to his bank accounts which were frozen by the country’s anti-corruption body pending trial. Mr Mutharika’s bank accounts, as well as those of his wife, Gertrude, were frozen last August by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) which …

In a Somali town, near the Kenyan border, took place a heavy fighting, in which at least 11 people died and 14 other injured according to eyewitnesses. The fighting started late Sunday night and continues until Monday morning in Baled-Hawo town in the South-western region of Gedo. Somalia’s information ministry …

Burundi’s ruling party, CNDD-FDD, has elected Révérien Ndikuriyo as its new leader. He will take over the secretary general role from incumbent President Evariste Ndayishimiye, who held the post until May 2020 when he won the election. Mr Ndikuriyo on Twitter, thank “companion” President Ndayishimiye and said he “will not …