Africa

President William Ruto is currently in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the 38th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly for Heads of State and Government. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Accompanied by First Lady Racheal Ruto, he is part of the summit’s attendees. The theme of the summit, …

Twenty people were killed and several others injured in a road accident in Rwanda’s Northern Province on Tuesday afternoon. The accident occurred in Rusiga Sector of Rulindo District when the driver of a bus with more than 50 passengers lost control of the vehicle while attempting to navigate a corner. …

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has clarified that the Kenyan delegation in Ethiopia for the African Union Commission (AUC) elections is self-funded. Speaking to the media in Addis Ababa, Mudavadi dismissed claims that the large delegation, present to support Raila Odinga’s candidacy for the AUC chair, is being funded by …

Ugandan opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye has gone on a hunger strike at Luzira Prison in Kampala. His aides say Besigye is complaining about his continued detention following a ruling by the country’s supreme court last month that barred military courts from trying civilians. Harold Kaija, a political aide to …

The first president of independent Namibia, Sam Nujoma, has died at the age of 95 in the capital Windhoek, the country’s current leader has announced. Nujoma led a long struggle for independence from South Africa in 1990 after helping to found the Namibian liberation movement known as the South West …

More than 50 people were killed near the northeastern Mali city of Gao on Friday after armed attackers ambushed a convoy guarded by his army, a local official and residents said. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel The attack took place near the village of Kobe, about 30 kilometers …

The Ministry of Health in Tanzania has said that drugs to treat severe forms of HIV are not being sold and that there are enough of them. The move comes after reports in the media and online described a shortage of medicines, forcing consumers to buy them. ‘Users of these …

The upcoming election for the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson will take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on February 15 and 16. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Prior to that, AU Commissioners will be elected on February 12 and 13. According to the Commission’s statutes, the Assembly is …

President William Ruto has urged all parties involved in the conflict in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to stop fighting and engage in dialogue, emphasizing that peace is the only effective solution to the crisis. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Speaking at the Joint East African …

Overflowing morgues and a shortage of land to bury the dead threaten disease outbreaks as conflict continues in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Nearly 3,000 people have been reported killed in clashes between M23 rebels and Congolese troops in the east of the country. Aid agencies say the bodies of …