East Africa News
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98Deadly suicide bomb attack at bar in eastern DRC
At least six people have died and several others injured in an explosion in Beni in eastern regions of the Democratic Republic...
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730US approves first injectable drug to prevent HIV infection
People at risk of getting HIV will now have an injectable option for pre-exposure prophylaxis (Prep) after the US regulator approved its...
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286Kenyan Gov’t Lifts Ban on Ugandan Poultry Products after Nairobi Talks
NAIROBI, KENYA: The Government of Kenya has agreed to lift the ban on Ugandan goods allowing traders to resume exportation of poultry...
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186Farmers petition EAC ministry over Kenya’s ban on Ugandan poultry products
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Uganda Poultry Farmers Association on Tuesday petitioned the Ministry of East Africa Community Affairs imploring it to intervene in...
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284High Court suspends govt mandatory COVID-19 vaccination order
High court judge Antony Mrima put a hold on a government directive that would have denied services to unvaccinated persons beginning next...
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252Police officer kills wife, five others in shooting spree
It said three young men and a motorcycle rider at the local market were among those people who were killed. A body...
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374Tanzanian pilot, plane go missing
The whereabouts of a Tanzanian pilot who went missing as he flew on a mission to Selous Game Reserve remains unknown. Mr...
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435Another Kenyan athlete killed in domestic squabble
NAIROBI, KENYA: Edith Muthoni, 27, had dreams of making it big as an international athlete. However, that dream was cut short after...
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377South Sudan waives off visa requirements for Ugandans
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The government of South Sudan has announced that effective Monday, October 4, 2021, all Ugandans will not require visas to...
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454Odinga, Besigye discuss “Liberation Dream” ahead of Kenya 2022 Elections
NAIROBI, KENYA: Regional political bigwigs, Dr. Kizza Besigye the former FDC president, and Raila Odinga the leader of Orange Democratic Movement (ODM)...
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262Security Arrest Two Deadly Terror Suspects With Explosives
The two were reportedly coming from the Democratic Republic of Congo when about ten anti-terror Police cornered them.
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216South Sudanese Bishop succumbs to Covid-19 at Arua hospital
Rt. Rev. Stanley Nelson Dada, the Bishop of Pentecostal Church under Yei Diocese in South Sudan has succumbed to COVID-19 at Arua...
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276Tanzania suspends state-owned paper over ‘false’ Suluhu story
DAR-ES-SALAM, TANZANIA: Tanzania on Wednesday suspended for two weeks the newspaper owned by the ruling party after it published a “false” story...
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379UPDF on high alert over fresh South Sudan war
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) troops have been placed on high alert to defend the country from possible conflict spill-over following...
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382Three children killed by Lions near Tanzania wildlife reserve
TANZANIA: Three young children have been killed by lions near Tanzania’s world-renowned Ngorongoro wildlife reserve as they went to look for lost...
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393Equity Named Best Regional Bank in East Africa
NAIROBI, KENYA: Equity has been named the Best Regional Bank in East Africa at the 2021 African Banker Awards. According to a...
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280Leader of Tanzania’s main opposition party arrested
DAR-ES-SALAM: The leader of Tanzania’s main opposition party Chadema and other members were arrested early Wednesday ahead of a planned conference to...
