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The patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tawahedo Chruch, Abune Mathias, was placed under house arrest temporarily, but has since been released, according to a report by the Ethiopian Review today. The move is reported to have been carried out by… Read more ›

United Nation (UN) officials have commended the Eritrean government for achieving its health related millennium development goals (MDG’s) ahead of the due date in 2015. Several Eritrean officials, including the Minister of Health Amna Nur-Hussein have confirmed that the country… Read more ›

Somalia’s Aden Abdulle International Airport has seen a tremendous increase of over 50% in its revenues since Turkish firm Favori LLC took over operations three months ago. Ahmet Cetin, President of Favori recently confirmed that the company had recorded a… Read more ›

Members of the International Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) are meeting in Nairobi today to find a solution to the outbreak of violence in South Sudan, which has left thousands dead and many more displaced as fighting continues to spread.… Read more ›

At least 9 people are reported to have been killed in a wave of violence in Bangui, the capital of Central African Republic, on Wednesday 25th, December. Spokesman for the African Union Mission in Central Africa (MISCA) Elio Yao told… Read more ›

Officials of one of the largest banks in west Africa, Guaranty Trust Bank, have revealed that the company has completed the acquisition of a 70% interest in Kenya’s Fina Bank Group. The deal, which is reported to have been completed… Read more ›

The CEO of Africa Trade Insurance Agency (ATI), George Otieno, says the organization turned down requests from companies operating in South Sudan for insurance covers, as the nation is yet to sign up to the AFI’s membership treaty, according to… Read more ›

Ethiopian security agencies have arrested 5 people in connection with an explosion in a home in Bole district, Addis Ababa, in October. According to reports, the explosion occurred in an apartment rented by 2 Somali nationals, who turned out to… Read more ›

  Tanzanian legislators are calling for a succession plan in the gas subsector to enable locals take over from foreign employees who currently dominate the industry. The lawmakers expressed these sentiments during a parliamentary debate on reports presented by the… Read more ›

Officials have revealed that the number of Ethiopian migrant workers being  repatriated from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is set to exceed 150,000. In a recent statement, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), which has been working with Ethiopian authorities… Read more ›

South Sudan officials have revealed that renegade soldiers, reportedly loyal to defected army-General Peter Gatdet Yak, have taken over Bor, capital of Jonglei—the nation’s largest and most populous state. According to reports, on Wednesday the renegade soldiers attacked military bases… Read more ›

Unknown gunmen on Wednesday shot and killed six medical professionals in the outskirts of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu. Three of the victims are reported to be Syrian aid workers and the other three are Somali nationals. Two other medical professionals; one… Read more ›

  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 six consortia are led by Petrofac , Marubeni Corp, Global Resources, China Petroleum Pipeline… Read more ›

At least 10 ex-ministers are reported to have been arrested by the South Sudanese government over an alleged coup attempt on Sunday. Fighting continued in Juba on Monday evening and at least 80 people are reported dead and over 100… Read more ›

Several South Sudanese officials have confirmed that a group of soldiers unsuccessfully attempted to wrestle power from the legal government through a coup d’etat on Sunday. According to official sources, the renegade soldiers attacked two important barracks (one of which… Read more ›

The UN tribunal for Rwanda has sentenced Gregoire Ndahimana, former mayor of Kivumu, western Rwanda, to 25 years in jail for complicity supporting the murder of about 2,000 Tutsis in the Notre Dame de la Visitation Catholic Church in Nyange… Read more ›

  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 to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Kenya. The exhibition was… Read more ›

A bomb blast in Nairobi’s Eastleigh neighborhood has killed 6 people and severely injured over 30 others. According to local police, a 32-seater minibus was traveling on a street close to the Somali-populated Eastleigh neighborhood on Saturday evening at about… Read more ›

The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) have revealed that plans are underway to resettle over 3,000 refugees in Ethiopia under the UNHCR’s resettlement program, according to a report by Sudan Tribune. Over the past 2 years, Ethiopian officials… Read more ›

Rwanda’s Supreme Court has upheld and increased the sentence of a leading government opposition figure, Victoire Ingabire, who was charged with terrorism, inciting revolt and “belittling” the 1994 genocide. Ingabire, 45, is the chairperson of Unified Democratic Forces (UDF), Rwanda’s… Read more ›

East Africa’s leading retail chain, Nakumatt Holdings, has opened its sixth outlet in Uganda in the commercial town of Entebbe. Nakumatt Uganda’s country manager Bernard Mutua says the store which is located in the Ultra modern Victoria Mall close to… Read more ›

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia has appointed a new prime minister to assist him in governing the embattled nation. At a press conference in the presidential palace yesterday, President Mohamud revealed that he had selected Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed as… Read more ›

American internet multinational corporation Google have revealed the company’s famous map navigation service is being extended to about 25 countries in Asia, South America and Africa—including Somalia, Burundi and Djibouti. Beginning today, all persons with Android phones in Burundi, Djibouti… Read more ›

The harambee stars of Kenya yesterday recorded a historic 2-0 victory over the falcons of Sudan to win their 6th CECAFA title on the nation’s 50th independence day. The victory, besides giving the nation more reason to celebrate, establishes Kenya… Read more ›

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 governments. The strike began on Tuesday after the government’s attempts to negotiate with the workers… Read more ›

Kenya is celebrating 50 years of independence from British colonial rule. While there is plenty to be merry about, many Kenyans are using the occasion to reflect on the journey ahead and the work to be done as the country… Read more ›

The New York Police Department (NYPD) have released a report on the September 21st attack on the Westgate mall in Nairobi’s Westlands neighborhood, which led to the death of 67 people, several injuries and the destruction of items worth millions… Read more ›

China’s Huawei Technologies will recover $13 million worth of its telecom equipments which had been confiscated by the Ethiopian Revenue and Customs Authority (ERCA) since last year, according to a report by PC Advisor. This development comes after talks between… Read more ›

  Eight players from the Eritrean national football team and their coach Mr Omer Ahmed have gone into hiding in Kenya shortly after their elimination from the East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) Senior Challenge Cup. This comes a… Read more ›

On Monday, a Somali court sentenced an unidentified woman to jail for alleging she was raped on the radio. The journalists who interviewed and aired her story were also sentenced. They group were reportedly found guilty of defamation and insulting… Read more ›

President Uhuru Kenyatta has created a new unit under the Kenyan Defense Force (KDF) –the Nairobi Metropolitan Command—to deal with the threat of terrorism and crime in the nation’s capital. According to a statement by Kenya’s Ministry of Defense yesterday,… Read more ›

Experts and ministers of water resources from Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt yesterday concluded a two-day meeting in Khartoum over the contentious Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The meeting, which has been described as successful, was convened for the three nations… Read more ›

The Egyptian military is due to dispatch an attache to the country’s embassy in Kampala, in a move that is expected to enable Uganda benefit from Egypt’s highly ranked military prowess, according to a report by The Observer. The Egyptian… Read more ›

Kenyans will join the world in honoring the late Nelson Mandela at a public memorial service on Tuesday. The South African High Commission in Nairobi has invited the public to attend the memorial service that will be held at the… Read more ›

The Walya Antelopes of Ethiopia have been eliminated from the ongoing CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup after losing 2–0 to the Falcons of Jedaine on Sunday. The Walyas came to the tournament as favorites after an impressive display during the Brazil… Read more ›

After several years of laying in an almost-defunct state, Kenya Railway Corporation (KRC) is up and running again with plans to transform Kenya’s congested traffic by introducing modern railway transportation. According to a report by the Star newspaper, KRC have… Read more ›

The South Sudan’s People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), ruling party of the relatively young South Sudan, is in the middle of an internal crisis, which is threatening to divide the party and derail the nation. Sometime last month, President Salva Kiir… Read more ›

Ministers from Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt are scheduled to attend a meeting in Khartoum today in an attempt to reach an agreement over the Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam (GERD). This is the second time minsters from these countries are meeting… Read more ›

The government of South Sudan and the South Sudanese Investment Agency (SSIA) have drawn the curtains on the first investment conference in the nation’s 7-year history. The 2-day conference entitled ‘The South Sudan Investment Conference’, which was attended by over… Read more ›

At least 8 people have been confirmed dead and 37 others injured in Somalia’s northern port of Bassasso, Puntland on Thursday, when a suicide bomber attacked a military convoy. The bomber targeted the convoy carrying Puntland Marine Forces and local… Read more ›