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Kenya has announced a reform aimed at boosting tourism, promoting regional integration and encouraging trade between African countries. Following in Ghana’s footsteps, Kenya now allows almost all Africans to enter its territory without prior authorization, according to a recent government decision. An Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) was in force for …

At least 13 people have died and many more are missing after heavy rains hit several villages in the Bulambuli district of eastern Uganda. According to the authorities, “the tragedy occurred on Wednesday night, when whole sections of the mountain collapsed, burying dozens of houses under the rubble.” Rescue teams, …

Lighting victims in the Palabek camp in northern Uganda were buried on Sunday November 3, according to reports. They had gathered to pray when the rain started around 5:00 PM Saturday, and the lightning thunder struck half an hour later. Police identified 14 victims, amongst whom 8 males. Deadly lightning …

At least 14 people were killed and 34 injured when lightning struck a church in the Palabek refugee camp in the Lamwo district of northern Uganda. “The victims were attending a church service prior to the incident,” reports said. Worshippers were gathered to pray when a thunderstorm broke out, followed …

Suspected cult members killed eight people, including a three-year-old child, in a brutal attack in the Kagadi district, about 250 kilometers west of Kampala, the capital of Uganda. According to the Uganda People’s Defence Forces, “the attackers believed to be members of a new, unidentified cult targeted relatives and community …

Eleven (11) people including 2 minors have been killed after a truck overturned and exploded in Kigaogwa Town, Uganda, according to reports. The bodies of victims of a fuel truck explosion near Uganda’s capital Kampala were retrieved as Investigators collected evidence at the scene in Kigogwa Town. “It was a …

Fighting resumed on Sunday August 25 between M23 rebels and the Congolese army in eastern DRC, Lubero, a townclose to the border with Uganda. In a statement issued on Monday August 26, the Congolese army claimed that rebels had attacked its positions in the village of Kikubo, violating a ceasefire …

In Uganda, two new infections with the mpox virus have been confirmed, bringing the total number of cases in the East African country to four, according to the Ministry of Health. The two new patients were infected with the clade 1b strain of the virus, Health Ministry Director General of …

Ugandan police arrested several people in the capital Kampala on Thursday during a second day of anti-corruption protests, local media reported. The proesters were demanding the resignation of the parliament speaker and began demonstrating this week against alleged graft by elected leaders. The police quickly shut down a planned march …

A magistrate court in Uganda charged at least 42 youths for offences allegedly committed during a banned anti-corruption protest on Tuesday, and remanded them in custody, local media reported. Protesters marched on different streets in the capital Kampala on Tuesday shouting slogans and holding placards denouncing corruption by lawmakers. According …