East Africa

Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) Chief Executive Gilbert Kibe has announced the lifting of the ban on all flights from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday. Kenya has suspended all inbound and transit passenger flights from the United Arabs Emirates, two weeks ago. The ban did not affect cargo …

Human Rights Watch says hundreds of inmates may have died in last month’s prison fire in Burundi, and is calling for a “transparent investigation”, the BBC reports. The authorities have said no more than 46 people lost their lives. Survivors told Human Rights Watch the blaze engulfed several prison blocks …

At least two people have been killed in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa after security forces fired tear gas and live ammunition into crowds attending Epiphany’s religious festival, local media report. Followers of the Orthodox Church – the most widely practised faith in the country – were observing part of the …

The UK’s Minister for Africa Vicky Ford has met Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and called for an end to the conflict in the country. In the last stop of her visit to eastern Africa, the minister urged the warring sides to engage with the African Union-led mediation and expressed …

Sudanese military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has formed a new government and appointed 15 ministers, three months after taking power in a coup. The appointments come as activists stage mass protests across the country against military rule. At least 70 were killed during demonstrations and dozens of Sudanese judges …

Dozens of Sudanese judges and prosecutors have condemned the killing of more than 70 protesters since October’s coup and have called for a criminal investigation, local media report. Frequent protests have been met with live gunfire and tear gas and thousands are once again out on the streets of the …

A Ugandan police officer attached to Kashambya Police station in Rukiga District has been arrested on charges of aggravated trafficking in persons and having sex with a suspect. According to police, the accused policeman who was on duty allegedly took advantage, convinced, and took the suspect to his place where they …

At least four people have been killed and 10 others injured on Tuesday in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu in a suicide bombing at a tea-shop near a military base, state-run SONNA news agency reported. Patrons, who included both soldiers and civilians, were sipping tea when the bomber blew himself up, Reuters …

A Tanzanian terrorist leader known as Ali has been arrested in Nangade district in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, Mozambican troops said. Ali, 39-year-old was captured with six other Islamic State group-linked insurgents, military officials say. The terrorist’s capture comes amid a deteriorating security situation in the district, with …

Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has made a special promise to the players of the national team if they manage to win the match against Senegal, the third day of Pool B, during the AFCON 2021. On Twitter, the president said if Flames advance to the Round of 16, all featured …