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Ethiopia Signs Cooperation Agreement with Ghana

Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister Dr. Tedros Adhanom and Ghana’s Foreign Minister Hannah Tetteh have signed a cooperation agreement on Monday at the Foreign Affairs Ministry in Ghana. According to reports, Dr. Tedros arrived with his high-powered delegation in Ghana on Sunday Read more ›

Over 200 South Sudanese Civilians Perish in Boat Accident, Rebels claim to Recapture Capital of Oil-Rich State

At least 200 civilians – including women and children – are reported to have been killed while trying to escape fighting between government forces and rebels in Malakal, a northern oil city in South Sudan. South Sudan’s army spokesman told Read more ›

Ethiopia to Host Regional International Astronomical Union office

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has signed an agreement with Ethiopian partners to host a regional office in Addis Ababa. The facility that will result from the agreement signed on Friday, January 10th, represents the first regional astronomy node to Read more ›

Kenya’s Mobile Operators Meet with Communications Commission over Quality of Services

The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) today held a meeting with Kenya’s mobile network operators to discuss several issues including the recent Quality of Service (QoS) report that allegedly detailed the operators’ failure to meet set targets. According to reports, Read more ›

Kenyans Allegedly Abducted in Mogadishu

Media reports allege that unknown gunmen have kidnapped two Kenyan men today. The purported abduction is said to have taken place in the Hodan district in Mogadishu, Somali’s capital. The Kenyan nationals are said to be civil engineers by profession. Reports Read more ›

Kenyan Man Allegedly Wakes up Several Hours after being Pronounced Dead

In a peculiar incident, a Kenyan man allegedly woke up in the mortuary after medical staff had pronounced him dead for about 15 to 20 hours. The medical staff at the Naivasha District Hospital had confirmed the death of the Read more ›

Nile Tributary Nations’ Dispute over Renaissance Dam Persist

Africa’s largest hydropower project – the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam – is reportedly under threat, as Egypt and Ethiopia are yet to transverse a deadlock in negotiations over the Nile’s flow, reports indicate. The construction of the dam, taking place Read more ›

Somalia’s Federal Parliament Endorse Prime Minister’s Request for 10 more Days to Disclose New Cabinet

The Federal Parliament of Somalia on Saturday voted in support of Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed’s request for a 10-day extension to finalize his cabinet selections. According to reports by local media sources, there has been a brewing dispute between Read more ›

Al-Shabaab Reportedly bans Mobile Internet in Somalia

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, the al-Qaeda-linked group has supposedly targeted another thing people have in common with the rest Read more ›

Alleged Brutality and Torture during Tanzania’s Anti-Poaching Operation

In recent years, the extent of elephant poaching in African countries has reached alarmingly rates. Primarily being fueled by the soaring demand for tusks in Asia, elephant poaching poses the risk of degenerating into a full blown crisis in affected Read more ›

Uproar over Uganda’s impending Anti-Pornography Media Bill

The Ugandan parliament, last month, adopted a contentious anti-gay bill that plans to enact life-imprisonment for “offenders”, according to reports. This controversial bill recently has sparked an international outcry with the likes of Richard Branson, a business tycoon reportedly calling Read more ›

Kenya: 10 Wounded in Grenade Attack in Coastal Kenya

Kenya’s security agencies continue to grapple with challenges in tackling the increasing rate of terrorist incidents, which has left dozens dead and scores wounded in the country in the past decade. The country has barely settled into the New Year Read more ›

Kenya to Eliminate Police Prosecutors as part of Judicial Reforms

The government of Kenya has reportedly began phasing out police prosecutors and substituting them with state prosecutors as part of judicial reforms. The highly anticipated move aims to ensure every case is prosecuted exclusively by the Office of the Director Read more ›