East Africa

The Ugandan army has launched joint air and artillery strikes against the rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, BBC News reports. Uganda People’s Defence Forces Spokesperson Brigadier General Flavia Byekwaso has confirmed this via her official twitter account. She said that the …

Activists in Sudan have called for more protests across the country on Tuesday to denounce the political deal between PM Abdalla Hamdok and leaders of the military coup. Activists staged the protests despite meeting with the prime minister. “If the creation of fictitious bodies could protect the authority, then [ousted …

Health authorities in Rwanda have announced that the country will begin giving third doses to the elderly and those who have underlying conditions starting on Tuesday. The health ministry says the implementation will be done in phases and will begin in the capital, Kigali. People between 30 and 50 are …

Seven people have died and twenty four others are in hospital after eating poisonous turtle meat in Tanzania’s semi-autonomous region of Zanzibar. Turtle meat is a common delicacy among locals living along the coastal areas of the Indian Ocean but this particular one consumed was from a poisonous species, specualtions …

Governor of the Sudanese capital has appointed Michael Lado Allajabu as the new mayor of Juba, after Kalisto Lado Faustino has been fired the previous week. Mayor Allajabu’s welcoming ceremony was attended by Mr Faustino who said that even though he was not invited, he wanted to demonstrate how leadership …

The Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed has been seen in a rural location wearing a military uniform, after saying days ago that he would head to the frontline to direct the conflict In a warning to news outlets and social media users, the Ethiopian government has banned the reporting of …

Tens of thousands of Sudanese took to the streets of the capital, Khartoum and other cities on Thursday, to protest the deal between military leaders and civilian prime minister Abdalla Hamdok. Prominent political parties and Sudan’s powerful protest movement have opposed Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok’s decision on Sunday to sign …

The UN said several days of inter-communal fighting in the Sudanese region of Darfur have left at least 43 people dead and thousands displaced, BBC News reports. The conflict broke out last week between Arab nomadic herders and farmers from the Misseriya Jebel tribe in Jebel Moon in West Darfur. …

The World Bank has welcomed the decision by Tanzanian government to remove a nearly two-decade-long ban on pregnant students from attending school. Tanzania’s Education Minister Joyce Ndalichako on Wednesday announced the government’s decision to lift the ban on pregnant students from attending schools The World Bank says the move will …

The UK has suspended Covid-19 rules for travellers from Ethiopia to allow British citizens to leave the country as the war between the government and northern Tigray rebels and their allies intensifies. “In the coming days we may see the fighting move closer to Addis Ababa, which could severely limit …