East Africa

Heavy flooding in South Sudan has destroyed around 37,624 tonnes of grain this year, according to the latest preliminary report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It said 65,107 hectares of land have been submerged since May. “A preliminary FAO analysis indicates that around 65,107 …

Eight Rwandan nationals have permanently been expelled from Niger for diplomatic reasons, the Nigerien Interior and Decentralization minister, Hamadou Adamou Souley has announced. In a decree signed on Monday, the minister notified that the people concerned had seven days to permanently leave the country. “The people whose names follow are …

At least 31 people have died and eight miners are still missing on Tuesday after a gold mine collapsed in Sudan’s West Kordofan state, local media reported. The bodies of the dead and injured miners were reportedly removed from the collapsed mine. Gold mining is a major source of foreign …

Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble spoke by telephone with Molly Phee, a senior U.S. official about the political situation in his country, Reuters reported. Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimuu, federal government spokesman and senior adviser to PM Roble, said on Twitter the prime minister spoke to Molly Phee, U.S. assistant secretary …

The Comorian president by a decree on Thursday, December 23, made vaccination against the Coronavirus compulsory on his territory. President Azali Assoumani said this is the perfect solution to deal with the increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in recent days. To achieve this goal, five days of paid …

Two people were killed by a pack of hyenas in Kamuthi, a village about 50 kilometers east of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi local police said on Tuesday. The pack, made up of around 20 animals, first attacked a man in the village of Kamuthi, near the town of Thika, as …

Tanzania on Tuesday signed a contract with Turkish firm Yapi Merkezi to build a 368 km section of standard gauge railway that is expected to cost $1.9 billion and will be funded by loans, Reuters news agency reports. It is part of a 1,219 km line which Tanzania is building …

Ugandan police revealed that at least 80 people were killed in road accidents and crime related incidents across the country between December 23 and 26. According to the spokesperson of the Directorate of Traffic and Road Safety, Ms Faridah Nampiima, at least 58 were killed in traffic accidents and 190 …

The Kenyan Health Ministry announced that it will start administering a third dose of covid vaccine to citizens who have already received two doses, as the country is experiencing a spike in infection cases. Kenya has confirmed the presence of the Omicron variant in the country two weeks ago and …

Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed announced on Monday that he had suspended the powers of Prime Minister Mohamed Roble, who is under investigation for corruption. PM Roble is accused of looting public land owned by the Somali National Army and of interfering with a defence ministry investigation. “All other ministers …