East Africa
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1.7KInside Museveni meeting with Kenya’s Mudavadi amid outrage over Indian Ocean remarks
State House sources said the discussions centred on bilateral cooperation and regional stability, coming days after Mr Museveni questioned Kenya’s exclusive claim...
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1.1KKinshasa pushes for faster regional integration to stregthen peace in Great Lakes Region
Kinshasa, DRC: The Democratic Republic of Congo has renewed its push for deeper regional integration as a cornerstone for lasting peace and...
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1.4KKinshasa summit targets trade, connectivity and lasting peace in Great Lakes Region
Kinshasa, DRC: The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will this week host more than 250 leaders, investors, and development partners in a...
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1.1KWhy IGG pulled out of Kazinda property case at East African Court
Arusha, Tanzania: Uganda’s Inspector General of Government (IGG) has officially withdrawn from all legal proceedings involving former Principal Accountant in the Office...
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2.9KSamia Suluhu wins Tanzania presidential election with 97.66% vote margin
Dar-es-Salam, Tanzania: Tanzania’s incumbent President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been re-elected after securing a landslide victory with 97.66 per cent of the...
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5.0KRaila Odinga to be buried Sunday in Bondo, State funeral on Friday
Nairobi, Kenya: The late former Prime Minister of Kenya, Rt. Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga will be laid to rest on Sunday, October...
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2.3KMuseveni mourns Kenya’s Raila Odinga, hails him as a Pan-African icon
Kampala, Uganda: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni joined several senior Ugandan leaders in paying glowing tribute to Kenya’s former Prime Minister, Rt. Hon....
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8.5KRuto declares 7 days of mourning, state burial for ex-PM Raila Odinga
State House, Nairobi: Kenya’s President, H.E. William Samoei Ruto, Wednesday declared seven days of national mourning following the death of former Prime...
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2.7KRaila Odinga: The unyielding reformist who defined Kenya’s democratic journey
Nairobi, Kenya: Raila Amolo Odinga, the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader, who died on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at 80 years...
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2.9KKenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga dies in India at 80
Ernakulam, India: Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has died in India after suffering a cardiac arrest on Wednesday morning, October 15,...
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902WHO says Ebola cases in DR Congo are declining, but risks remain
Kasai Province, DR Congo: The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported early signs that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of...
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1.8KFormer DR Congo President Kabila sentenced to death over war crimes
Kinshasa, DRC: A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced former President Joseph Kabila to death in absentia on...
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5.1KSouth Sudan Vice Riek Machar faces treason, murder charges as tensions resurface
Juba, South Sudan: South Sudan’s Vice President Riek Machar has been placed under house arrest over murder and treason charges following a...
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2.2KUganda Law Society joins Kenya in mourning slain Advocate Matthew Mbobu
Kampala, Uganda: The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has condemned the brutal assassination of Kenyan lawyer Advocate Matthew Kyalo Mbobu, standing in solidarity...
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4.1KUganda’s UN peacekeepers briefed on key legal obligations in Somalia
UPDF officers serving in Somalia under the UNGU-XI peacekeeping contingent have been briefed on their legal obligations, emphasizing strict adherence to laws,...
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2.5KLIST: Inside seven new deals signed by Kenya, Uganda to spur bilateral relations
Nairobi, Kenya: Uganda’s President H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and Kenyan counterpart, H.E. William Ruto Wednesday signed a new set of bilateral agreements...
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2.4KLIST: Tanzania bans non-citizens from running these local businesses, here’s why
Dodoma, Tanzania: The Tanzanian government has issued a sweeping ban on foreigners operating in at least 15 business sectors traditionally reserved for...
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1.9KUPDF capture CODECO base in Eastern DRC, end years of ethnic killings
Ituri, DRC: The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) have successfully overrun a major stronghold of the deadly CODECO militia in eastern Democratic...
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1.2KUNGU-XI female soldiers in Somalia urged to lead with discipline, break stereotypes
Mogadishu, Somalia: The Acting Director of Women Affairs in the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), Colonel Lydia Nandudu, has challenged female combatants...
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852UN inspects UPDF Guard Unit XI equipment in Somalia to ensure accountability
Mogadishu, Somalia: The United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) has conducted a routine inspection of equipment and assets under the Uganda...