The U.S. has issued a travel alert for its citizens in Ethiopia due to a series of violent anti-government protests that has engulfed several regions…

The U.S. has issued a travel alert for its citizens in Ethiopia due to a series of violent anti-government protests that has engulfed several regions…
Eritrea has accused the United States of orchestrating its June 12 clash with Ethiopia in the disputed Tsorona area.
The clash, which occurred at a…
The United States has shut down its drone base in southern Ethiopia as demand for the technology soars in other regions of the continent seething…
Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabaab has released a 51-minute recruitment video featuring controversial statements by US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
The video, which was…
The United States has called for dialogue in Ethiopia’s Oromia region after student protests against a government expansion plan turned fatal.
According to Human Rights…
An African Union (AU) general, who also served as the transitional president of Guinea, on Tuesday pleaded guilty to charges of smuggling over $50,000 in…
BERNAMA-NNN-PANA (Nairobi) – Today six Presidents are meeting in Kenya for the one-day African Union (AU) Peace and Security summit on terrorism.
The Presidents of…
Several top Kenyan officials have criticized the impending ban on miraa in the United Kingdom and have vowed to press for its reversal.
The plant,…
The United States has issued a stinging condemnation of alleged attacks by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on civilians in Blue Nile and North Kordofan…
Several groups have vowed to take to the streets if the Kenyan government continues to ignore their calls to immediately address the country’s security problems.…
The Government of Tanzania is set to train 1,000 soldiers from the Somali National Army in a bid to boost the capacity of the local…
President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar on Tuesday reached an agreement to finalize their discussion on a transitional government in the coming months.…
The chairman of the Council of Imam and Preachers of Kenya, Sheikh Mohammed Idris, has been shot and killed in Mombasa on Tuesday by unidentified…
Ethiopian security officials have reportedly prevented a terrorist attack in the country’s capital Addis Ababa, after a suspected al Shabab suicide bomber was arrested on…
Uganda Police Force have issued a public alert concerning a planned terrorist attack next month during the commemoration of an important milestone for the country’s…
A failed attack by al Shabab terrorists on the Somali federal parliament this weekend has triggered the resignation of the security minister and may eventually…
An explosion at a highly patronized restaurant in the capital of Djibouti on Saturday evening has killed 3 people and injured up to 15 others,…
Members of the Islamic militant group, al Shabab, have murdered about 12 people, including 5 police officers, in an attack on an army convoy early…
Ethiopia’s clothing sector is experiencing a spate of rapid growth which is set to transform it into one of the most important industries in the…
Kenyan banks involved in money transfers from the U.S. have officially began enforcing an international tax compliance law this week.
The Foreign Account Tax Compliance…
Ugandan police have drastically increased their surveillance in the country after reports emerged last week of impending terrorist attacks.
Police spokesman, Fred Enanga, has announced…
The Government of the United States has announced sanctions against two commanders accused of human rights violations in the six-month long conflict in South Sudan.…
Somali authorities and several humanitarian groups (including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch) have called on Kenya’s security agencies to review their handling of the…
The United States has appealed to the Burundian government to drop its planned constitutional amendments which has been the source of political tension in the…
The Ugandan government has agreed to some compromises to appease its western partners after the country’s enactment of a contentious law against homosexuality in February…
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…
Fifteen members of Burundi’s opposition party have been reportedly injured following clashes with the police late on Saturday.
The Police also apprehended many other suspects…
Uganda has accused the World Bank of blackmail after the institution postponed its issuance of a $90 million loan over the country’s adoption of a…
The United States president is “deeply disappointed” that Uganda is about to enact legislation criminalizing homosexuality, according to a February 16th report by the Voice…
In recent years, al-Shabaab, a rebel militant group in Somalia, has reportedly banned smoking, watching movies, and playing soccer because they are seemingly Western.
Now,…
Malindi’s Member of Parliament, Dan Kazungu recently proposed a reduction of visa fees to boost Kenya’s tourism. During a homecoming party on Sunday, he stated…
In a rare move, Uganda’s President has publicly tested for HIV as a demonstration of his dedication towards fighting against HIV/AIDS in the east African…