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Tanzanian Legislators Denounce Foreign Dominance in the Gas Sector
Tanzanian legislators are calling for a succession plan in the gas subsector to enable locals take over from foreign employees who currently dominate the…
India’s Apollo Group of Hospitals will open its first clinic in Tanzania and East Africa within the next four months.
Uganda has shortlisted six firms and consortia to bid for the position of lead operator on the ‘60,000 barrels a day’ Uganda refinery project.…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed 15 cases of Hepatitis E virus in Kigoma, Tanzania.
The Chinese Embassy in Kenya, Xinhua News Agency Africa Regional Bureau and sponsors Shengli Construction Company of Sinopec have launched a seven-day photo exhibition…
East Africa’s leading retail chain, Nakumatt Holdings, has opened its sixth outlet in Uganda in the commercial town of Entebbe.
Operations at Kenyan public hospitals remain paralyzed two days after health workers went on strike protesting the government’s decision to devolve their pay to county…
Eight players from the Eritrean national football team and their coach Mr Omer Ahmed have gone into hiding in Kenya shortly after their elimination…
The Kenyan national football team has secured its place in the semifinals of the GOTV CECAFA Senior Challenge following a 1-0 win over Rwanda…
Eritrea has been eliminated from the 2013 CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup after losing 1-0 to Rwanda in a Group C match held on Thursday…
South Africa’s Vodacom Group has opened its first office in Ethiopia in an attempt to establish its presence in the country.
The Kenyan government and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) will, in January, begin construction of a drug-testing center in Nairobi in an…
Two players from Eritrea’s national team have gone missing from their CECAFA training camp in Nairobi.
Rwanda, Kenya and Burundi have moved up while Uganda slipped in the latest ranking released by the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) on Thursday.…
Tanzania’s energy ministry has revealed plans to set up liquefied natural gas plants in the country in collaboration with BG Group, Statoil, Axon and…
Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Agency (RURA) will soon initiate a crackdown on all Taxi operators who have not installed automated meters as directed by the agency.…
The Tanzanian government has announced plans to shut down fishing and other human activities on three lakes: Lake Babati, Lake Burunge and Lake Basoutu (or…
Satellite imagery has revealed evidence of an ongoing Sudanese military offensive against the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF).
Some 150 South Sudanese women have received reparative surgery for obstetric fistula following a two-week fistula campaign in three cities: Wau, Kwajock and Juba.…
A new project to address HIV stigma through visual and street arts has been launched in Rwanda.
Uganda’s capital Kampala is the first African city to receive Google Fiber high-speed Internet under an initiative dubbed Project Link.
Sudan is currently experiencing a shortage of bread due to a lack of foreign exchange for wheat imports.
Foreign traders who do not fulfill the Ugandan government’s investor requirements have until January 2014 to shape up or ship out, says the minister of…
Ten people have died of yellow fever in Sudan’s West and South Kordofan states, says the World Health Organization (WHO).
British oil explorer Ophir Energy has sold a 20 percent stake in three natural gas blocks off Tanzania’s coast to Singapore’s state-owned Pavilion Energy Pte.…
An Arsenal fan in Uganda has been left homeless after he bet his house on the result of Sunday’s Premier League match between Manchester United…
Kenyan retail chain, Uchumi, began trading on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) on Wednesday after receiving approval from the Ugandan capital markets authority.
Ethiopian striker Getaneh Kebede joined his team-mates in training on Monday ahead of the November 16th march against Nigeria.
Djibouti has recently concluded the second annual Islamic Banking Summit Africa, which attracted several central bank governors and more than 350 senior officials from Africa’s…
Sudan’s Kenana Sugar Company (KSC) could soon begin exporting Ethanol to the U.S.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni was on Friday publicly tested for HIV at Kiswa Health Center IV in Bugolobi, Kampala, in a symbolic event intended to…
A U.K. high court has issued an interim injunction preventing Barclays Bank’s from discontinuing services to a Somali money transfer company- Dahabshiil.
The Somali Football Federation (SFF) has denounced the recently announced ‘peace for Somalia’ theme of the 2013 CECAFA senior challenge, saying it was unaware of…
The Tanzanian government has announced that it will not be part of efforts to fast track the East African single tourist visa until the required…
African low-cost airline Fastjet has introduced its first flight from Dar es Salaam to Songwe Airport in Mbeya, South West Tanzania.
The government of Kenya have launched the pilot phase of a new electronic cargo clearance system, which could significantly reduce delays and cut costs associated…
German airline operator, Lufthansa, has halted all flights to the Eritrean capital, Asmara, until a new air traffic agreement between Germany and Eritrea is signed.…
Djibouti’s Doraleh port received a consignment of heavy port equipments from Chinese company, Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC), on Sunday.
South Sudan’s petroleum and mining ministry has announced that it will auction an undisclosed number of new petroleum exploration licenses once it has completed the…
A polio vaccination campaign scheduled to begin next month could be delayed if parties involved in Sudan’s internal conflict in South Kordofan and the Blue…
Kenya Airways has leased its largest aircraft yet – a Boeing 777-300ER – as the company prepares to introduce new continental routes.
Ethiopia has entered into a deal worth $4 Billion with American-Icelandic Company, Reykjavik Geothermal, for the development of a 1000-megawatt geothermal farm.
The East African Community (EAC) is expected to soon introduce a cross-border visa which will allow travellers visit several countries in the region famed for…
A Somali artefact and cultural museum opened on Saturday in Minneapolis at an event attended by many Somalis and non-Somalis.
Many patriotic Kenyans gathered at the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi on Sunday to celebrate Mashujaa day and honor heroes and heroines who fought for…
Ethiopia has launched the initial phase of its space exploration program which includes East Africa’s largest observatory.
Forensic investigators at the Westgate mall, on Thursday, retrieved two charred bodies, a human skull and several other body parts believed to belong to the…