East Africa News
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342Tough Terms set as Kenya Lifts Ban on Uganda’s Maize Imports
Kenya has finally agreed to lift the ban imposed on maize imports from Uganda and Tanzania under strict terms. Kenyan local media...
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354Uganda, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania Most Hit By U-17 Afcon Cancellation
By Our Reporter Uganda among other big Africa teams have been hit hard after Caf yesterday announced the last-minute cancellation of the...
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316Burundi President Pardons Over 5000 Prisoners To Curb Overcrowding
By Our Reporter Burundi is set to release thousands of inmates to ease overcrowding in the east African nation’s prisons. Some 5,255 prisoners or roughly...
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260Bobi Wine Demands Immediate Release Of Political Prisoners
By Our Reporter Opposition leader Bobi Wine on Tuesday called on Ugandans to “rise up peacefully and unarmed” in protest against President...
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429Business At Peak! Uganda Airlines Given Morning Landing Slot At London Heathrow
By Our Reporter Uganda Airlines has secured an early morning landing slot at London Heathrow Airport. The flight from Entebbe will land...
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260Police Deny Asking Protesters To Prepare Coffins And Wills Before Rioting
By Our Reporter Uganda police have denied reports they cautioned protesters to first buy coffins and write their wills before going to...
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334Gov’t Calls for Urgent Meeting Over Kenya’s Ban on Ugandan Maize
Government of Uganda has called for a crisis meeting to settle the deadlock between Uganda and Kenya that has seen the maize...
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577Tanzania’s Magufuli ‘Admitted to Nairobi Hospital’ in Critical Condition
Tanzanian President, John Pombe Magufuli, is reportedly admitted at Nairobi Hospital in neighbouring Kenya, with flu-like symptoms.
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420David Sigano Named East Africa Law Society Acting CEO
“The East Africa Law Society (EALS) informs its members, partners, and other stakeholders of the immediate appointment of Mr. David Sigano as...
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262EAC Appoints 8 New Judges to the Regional Court
The East African Community (EAC) Heads of State Summit at the weekend appointed eight new judges onto the regional court, including two...
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234NGOs’ Pressure On Banks Threatens $3.5bn Pipeline Project Financing
By Our Reporter The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (Eacop) project took a new twist on Monday when 263 non-governmental organisations sought...
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204U20 AFCON: Uganda Hippos to Face Former Champions Ghana In Final
By Our Reporter This year’s U-20 Africa Cup of Nations final will be a David vs Goliath affair as three-time champions Ghana...
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249Uganda Targets Doubling Palm Oil Production With Second Estate
By Our Reporter Wilmar International Ltd.’s Ugandan unit is establishing the East African country’s second palm oil project, which is expected to...
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340Northern Uganda To Soon Receive Reliable Electricity Supply
By Our Reporter Over the past few years, Uganda’s demand for electricity has grown steadily with Umeme, the country’s largest power distributor,...
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312AFCON U20: Uganda Hippos Make Historical Triumphant Into Finals
By Our Reporter Debutants Uganda U20 Team- the Hippos are in the final of the Total AFCON U20 after a well drilled...
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Uganda Airlines To Fly The Rare Airbus A330-800 To London Heathrow
By Our Reporter The shorter variant of the A330neo, the A330-800, will be heading to London Heathrow among a number of other...
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489Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta takes over as EAC chairman
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday committed to ensuring a more united and prosperous East African Community (EAC) as he took over...
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262Uganda Creates Parliamentary Friendship With Saharawi
By Our Reporter An inter-parliamentary group of friendship between the Republic of Uganda and the Saharawi Republic has been today 01 March...
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27116 Civilians Killed By ADF-Ugandan Rebel Group
By Our Reporter The ADF-Ugandan rebels clashed with elements of the DRC Armed Forces (FARDC) for two days until late at night...
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346Woman beheads one-year-old son for refusing to breastfeed
The one-year-old died on the spot following the incident, which occurred while the husband was away from home.
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412Digital Rights In Uganda, Tanzania, And Kenya Throttled By COVID-19
By Our Reporter Covid-19 related legislation, surveillance practices, and implementation of regulations have led to an erosion of online and offline civil...
