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Somalia deposited her ratification instrument for the Treaty of Accession with the East African Community (EAC) yesterday, becoming the bloc’s eighth partner state. During the depositing…

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has strongly condemned the bomb explosion, which occurred at a refugee camp in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic…

A devastating gas explosion has shaken the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. At least three lives were lost and nearly 300 people were injured in the tragic incident.…

Burundi’s President Ndayishimiye Bashes Gay Rights Advocates

Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda have been chosen as the collective hosts for the forthcoming 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN), subject to successful stadium inspections. The decision…

The Chief Executive Officer of the Electricity Regulatory Authority of Uganda, Ziria Tibalwa Waako, has said the Independent Regulatory Board (IRB) has received approval of $5.4…

Not only is Rwanda, a landlocked nation in the centre of East Africa, a place of unrivalled natural beauty, but it is also the habitat of…

Madagascar Opposition Parties have slammed President Andry Rajoelina over an ‘institutional coup” after he appointed an ally prime minister following his resignation before the presidential polls.…

In the west of Burundi, close to the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, two persons were killed and another injured when gunmen ambushed…

The Ethiopia Government and the World Bank have signed a $730 million corridor project agreement to improve a key route between Addis Ababa and Djibouti. This…