East Africa

Tanzanian president Samia Suluhu Hassan sacks two ministers

Tanzanian president Samia Suluhu Hassan sacks two ministers

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has fired two senior members of government including the foreign minister in a mini-cabinet reshuffle, her office said. The changes came as Hassan seeks to regain trust from foreign powers over a programme of economic and political reforms, including easing restrictions on opposition parties and …

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Uganda’s largest opposition party headquarters sealed off ahead of protests

Uganda's largest opposition party headquarters sealed off ahead of protests

Ugandan security forces have sealed off the headquarters of the country’s biggest opposition party on Monday ahead of planned anti-government protests on Tuesday. “We have been monitoring (this). Their activities raised a red flag and we took precaution measures,” the police spokesperson said. In posts on social media platform X, …

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Heavy toll after explosion of car bomb in a restaurant in Somalia

Heavy toll after explosion of car bomb in a restaurant in Somalia

At least five people were killed and 20 others injured when a car bomb exploded outside a restaurant in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Sunday evening. “It comes as they were watching the final of the Euro 2024 football tournament on TV,” police said, blaming Islamist insurgents. The bomb destroyed …

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Kenya’s police chief resigns after anti-tax protests

Kenya's police chief resigns after anti-tax protests

Kenya’s police chief Japhet Koome has resigned, following weeks of violent protests against proposed tax hikes in which at least 40 people died. Human rights groups have accused police of shooting dozens of protestors, some of them fatally, and abducting or arbitrarily arresting hundreds more. The resignation comes a day …

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