A court has ruled against the embattled incumbent mayor of Kampala, Erias Lukwago, from returning to his office at City Hall.
The acting deputy chief…
Kenyan athletes produced a dominant display at the 22nd edition of the IAAF World-Half Marathon Championships in Denmark.
The event saw the Kenyan team grapple…
The Government of Kenya has offered Sh3 million to the families of the victims of the Likoni church attack to cover the cost of their…
The United Nations has reported that about one million civilians have been displaced in South Sudan since fighting erupted between government forces and rebel loyalists…
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced, on Sunday, that the Red Camels of Eritrea have pulled out of the 30th edition of the coveted…

The Kenyan government has announced plans of using surveillance drones in the fight against elephant and rhino poaching.
A new law will also see the…
The United Nations has censured the Kenyan government’s decision for all refugees in the east African nation to relocate to two designated refugee camps following…
Mombasa Police Chief, Robert Kitur, on Friday, revealed that officers have gunned down 2 men about one kilometer from a church that was attacked on…
The Ethiopian government has launched an innovative Climate Center in Addis Ababa on Thursday, March 27th.
Report indicate that the project is the result of…
The Kenyan government has disclosed plans of investing in the development of nuclear energy to compensate for the country’s energy needs and bolster development.
The…
A spokesman for the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has disclosed that 251 bodies have been recovered from Lake Albert after a boat…
Two prosecution witnesses in the ongoing trial against 4 members of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) have told the court that the politicians were…
The leaders of Rwanda and South Africa have expressed commitment to initiate dialogue to settle the diplomatic dispute between their nations, which has led to…
The Sudanese government has announced the suspension of a United Nations program aimed at providing training and other forms of assistance to thousands of refugees…
A few years ago, discussions about Ethiopia usually revolved around the country’s precarious food security and its poor economy.
Now things are starting to change,…
The Somali government has commissioned a study of the nation’s offshore oil and gas reserves by British-owned Soma Oil and Gas.
According to a report…
A British High Court has extended the deadline for Mau Mau veterans to file for claims for abuses they sustained during the colonial era by…
The executive arm of the Somali government, on Monday, approved a budget of $218 million for the 2014/15 fiscal year.
The sum, which is more…
Representatives from both sides of the divide in South Sudan are set to resume negotiations to end the almost 3-month long insurrection in the world’s…
The Government of the United States of America has confirmed plans to discharge 4 CU-22 Osprey aircrafts to Uganda, as well as an additional 150…
Glocall Telecoms has announced plans of providing high-speed internet in Mogadishu using Tazca Connects’ LTE infrastructure.
Glocall’s CEO, Mobeen Bhamjee, has issued a statement saying…
Tanzania’s Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) has officially launched a telecommunication traffic monitoring system to facilitate the organization’s regulation of network operators in the country.
The…
Ugandan authorities have amended the laws regulating the activities of journalists and imposed new fees on media practitioners in the country.
The amendments to the…
A rights group has accused the Ethiopian government of listening to and recording the phone calls of opposition journalists and activists.
According to a report…
Unknown gunmen stormed a church in Mombasa on Sunday and opened fire on the worshipers, killing about 6 people and injuring over 15 others.
Local…
21 members of the Movement for Solidarity and Democracy (MSD) have been sentenced to lifelong incarceration after a court in Bujumbura found them guilty of…
Legislators in Ethiopia are expected to pass into law a bill that would make same-sex acts a non-pardonable offense.
Last week, Ethiopia’s Council of Ministers…
The Addis Ababa and Oromia Integrated Development Plan Project Office has drafted a plan for a grand airport to be built on the western outskirts…
The dialogue between representatives of the warring factions in Addis Ababa failed to be re-initiated this past week as both sides continued armed battle in…
The five judge tribunal of a special court created to hear the trial of eleven South Sudanese politicians accused of complicity in the alleged coup…
The defense ministers of Sudan and South Sudan on Wednesday agreed to resume joint patrol of their disputed 6-mile long border.
According to a report…
The East African Community has initiated a multi-million Shillings project aimed at harmonizing medicine registration and ensuring access to effective and safe cures for the…
Male and female members of the Kenyan parliament were drawn into a sharp debate on Thursday as the National Assembly tabled proposed amendments to the…
Eritrean officials have disclosed that the embattled country has no ties with the rebels behind the insurgency in South Sudan – headed by Riek Machar…
A court in Harar town has sentenced four people accused of looting the properties of traders during a fire outbreak at the Mebrat Hail Gebi…
Union officials have, on Wednesday March 19th, announced the end to the strike action by Kenya’s public university lecturers, after an agreement was reached at…
Uganda’s President Yoweri Musuveni, speaking at the 10th anniversary of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) in Midrand, South Africa on Tuesday, has described the move by…
United Nations officials have charged the South Sudanese government of undermining the organization’s mandate through frequent “systematic and organized” harassment and violations of the rights…
The Ethiopian government has taken a number of foreign journalists on a tour of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) construction site.
According to the…
Islamic militant group, al Shabab, have killed up to eleven soldiers and injured many more in a failed attack on a top hotel in Buulo…
Gaston Sindimwo, the Secretary General of the Union for National Progress (UPRONA) – the main ally of the ruling National Council for the Defense of…
Burundian officials have confirmed that the Movement for Solidarity and Development (MSD) – a member of the opposition Alliance of Democrats for Change (ADC) –…
Police in Mombasa have intercepted a vehicle containing two explosive devices in the coastal city of Mombasa on Monday.
According to a report by Capital…
Two more towns have been reclaimed from the Islamic militant group, al Shabab, on Sunday, in Middle Shabelle region, southern Somalia.
According to a report…
The capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, is set to host a significant continental investment forum early next month.
Reports indicate that already about 150 international…
Numerous football professionals around the world are looking to take up the position of head coach of the national football team of Ethiopia – the…

March 9th was a sad and disturbing day for residents of Harar town – a place known for its ancient walls and performers who do…
Rebels in South Sudan have criticized the decision of the Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD) to send troops to the deeply desolated nation.
Last week,…