East Africa

At least 62 rebels surrender in a joint operation by the Ugandan People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) against Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in eastern DR congo. The ceremony took place on Monday after the UPDF convoy entered DR Congo …

TotalEnergies announced on Tuesday that it has reached a $10 billion investment deal with Uganda, Tanzania and its partner Chinese oil giant CNOOC in the controversial Ugandan oil exploration and export megaproject. This agreement, called Final Investment Decision (FID), was signed some sixteen years after the discovery of these reserves …

A student from the Kenyan city of Mombasa was whipped after eating five chapatis instead of one allowed at the educational institution. The schoolboy, 13, is now in hospital, according to reports. Teachers have been accused of beating up the boy with a hosepipe but the school administration says it …

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has appointed former BBC Swahili journalist Zuhura Yunus as Presidential Communications Director. Zuhura Yunus replaces Jaffar Haniu who has other responsibilities. The renowned journalist left the BBC this year after 14 years. She started out as a radio presenter and producer in 2008. Zuhura Yunus …

The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors (CCSD) said a protester has been killed as security forces confronted thousands of people protesting against military rule in Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Sunday. The 27-year-old, Mohamed Yousef Ismail, was hit in the chest, medics said. Security forces fired tear gas to try to …

At least nine people have died and several others injured, after a bomb attack in northern Kenya on a public commuter van, locally known as matatu, local media report. The matatu was travelling towards Mandera, a town in the border area, which has been regularly targeted by militant attacks. Witnesses …

During a visit to a local school on Friday, Antony Ntaka, the regional commissioner of Dodoma, the Tanzanian capital, said parents of children who do not attend school will be arrested. He made the emotional announcement , two weeks after the start of the academic year. At that school only …

The resurgence of tribal conflicts in the Darfur region in Sudan has led to the death of several and the displacement of nearly 15,000, UN said. UN says a personal dispute between two men from the Masalit tribe and an Arab nomadic group sparked the conflict near the city of …

The Rwandan authorities have announced the reopening of the main border with Uganda from next Monday, which has been closed for almost three years. The border’s reopening was announced after meeting of President Yoweri Museveni’s son Lieutenant General Muhoozi Kainerugaba and Rwandan President Paul Kagame. Cross-border movement of people and …

Unvaccinated people in Rwanda will be barred from public spaces and events, Prime Minister Édouard Ngirente said in a statement. Prime Minister Ngirente said people should be fully vaccinated before being allowed to access public spaces or events and festivities. A nightly curfew will begin from midnight, and night clubs …