September 29, 2022
Rwanda: Trial of Suspected Genocide Financier Felicien Kabuga Opens in the Hague
The trial of one of the last fugitives charged over the 1994 Rwandan genocide opened at a United Nations tribunal in The Hague on Thursday. Read more »
September 21, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Tshisekedi Hits Out At Rwanda Over Alleged Backing of DRC Rebels
Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi on Tuesday renewed accusations that Rwanda is fanning rebel groups in his country during an address at the United Nations. Read more »
September 20, 2022
Uganda: Uganda Announces First Death in Latest Outbreak of Ebola
Uganda's health ministry has announced the country's first fatality from the highly contagious Ebola virus since 2019, declaring an outbreak in the central district of Mubende. Read more »
September 17, 2022
Madagascar: Fears World's Smallest Primate May Have Quietly Gone Extinct
The world's smallest primate, Madame Berthe's mouse lemur, may have gone extinct as large swathes of its forest home are cleared for crops, scientists studying the species in… Read more »
September 13, 2022
Kenya: William Ruto Sworn in As Kenya's President in Wake of Divisive Poll
Tens of thousands of spectators packed the Kasarani stadium in Nairobi on Tuesday to watch William Ruto being sworn in as Kenya's fifth president following his narrow victory over… Read more »
September 12, 2022
Africa: Tigray Rebels Ready to Accept Ceasefire and AU-Led Peace Process
Ethiopia's Tigray rebels said on Sunday they were ready for a ceasefire and would accept a peace process led by the African Union, removing an obstacle to negotiations with the… Read more »
September 11, 2022
Kenya: Calls for UK to Return Resistance Leader's Head
Calls are mounting in Kenya for Britain to return the head of a revered tribal leader who led a bloody resistance movement against colonial rule more than a century ago, after the… Read more »
September 08, 2022
Rwanda: French Judges Drop Rwanda Massacre Charges Against Army Peacekeepers
French judges have dropped a case against French soldiers deployed during Rwanda's 1994 genocide. The men had been accused of complicity in crimes against humanity. Read more »
September 07, 2022
Burundi: Govt Gets New Prime Minister in Wake of Presidential Warning About Coup Plot
Burundi's parliament on Wednesday approved the appointment of a new prime minister after President Evariste Ndayishimiye warned last week of a possible coup plot against him. Read more »
September 04, 2022
Kenya: Presidential Poll Winner Promises to Respect Court Ruling
William Ruto, who was declared winner of Kenya's presidential election in August, says he will respect the Supreme Court's decision expected Monday confirming or invalidating the… Read more »
September 01, 2022
Ethiopia: Fighting On a New Front in Ongoing Tigray War
Fighting between government forces and Tigrayan rebels has broken out along a new, western front, near Sudan, after a ceasefire collapsed a week ago. Read more »
August 30, 2022
Kenya: Farmers Endure Painful Drought As Millions Face Starvation
Water is at a premium in Kenya, where four million people are facing starvation as severe drought brings life to a standstill. The government has declared an emergency in four… Read more »
August 24, 2022
Sudan: ICC Chief Prosecutor Demands 'True Accountability' for Darfur Genocide
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has urged the UN Security Council to accelerate action to deliver justice for thousands of people in Sudan's western Darfur… Read more »
August 21, 2022
Somalia: Somali Security Forces End Al-Shabaab Siege At Mogadishu Hotel - At Least 13 Dead
Somali security forces ended the siege by al-Shabaab militants at Hayat hotel in Mogadishu late Saturday, 30 hours after it began. At least 13 civilians were killed and dozens… Read more »
August 20, 2022
Somalia: Somalia - 12 Civilians Dead After Al Shabaab Attacks Mogadishu Hotel
At least 12 people have been killed after al Shabaab rebels attacked Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu with two car bombs, then storming the hotel and seizing control, according to an… Read more »
August 15, 2022
Kenya: Court Challenges Expected After Ruto Announced President
After six tense days of Kenyans waiting for the outcome, Kenya's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has declared William Ruto, the self-declared "hustler" and outgoing… Read more »
August 12, 2022
Kenya: Electoral Commission Admits Vote Count 'Too Slow' After Presidential Poll
The head of Kenya's electoral commission has admitted the tallying of results from the country's presidential election is moving too slowly, blaming political parties for the… Read more »
August 11, 2022
Kenya: Vote Count Continues in Tight Race As Observers Deem Election 'Peaceful'
Kenyans are waiting with bated breath for the official announcement of their next president, a tight race between Deputy President William Ruto and veteran politician and former… Read more »
Rwanda: U.S. Secretary of State Blinken Arrives in Rwanda to Discuss Tensions With DRC, Human Rights
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due to hold talks with Rwandan President Paul Kagame amid calls from campaigners to pressure Kigali over its human rights record and alleged… Read more »
August 09, 2022
Kenya: Vote Count Begins As the Country Waits for Its Next President
The vote count to determine the next president has begun by the Independent Election and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), with the two main contenders, veteran politician Raila Odinga… Read more »
August 08, 2022
Kenya: Food Insecurity Hits Hard in Urban and Rural Centres
Failed rains over two years, climate change, locust infestation, the Ukraine war and inflation are at the core of food insecurity in both the urban and rural centres of Kenya. The… Read more »
August 09, 2022
Rwanda: U.S. Secretary of State Blinken Visits DRC, Rwanda Amid Tensions Over M23 Rebels
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on the second leg of his three-nation African tour that began in South Africa at the weekend, and is… Read more »
Kenya: Kenyans Vote in Neck-and-Neck Presidential Elections
Kenyans went to the polls on Tuesday to vote for one of four presidential candidates as President Uhuru Kenyatta steps down after his second term. Polls officially opened at 6am… Read more »
August 06, 2022
Kenya: Nairobi's People's Parliament - Lively Debates On Who Will Be Kenya's President
In a small, tree-lined park in Nairobi's Central Business District, a group of 80 men are speaking, debating, and persuading. They come from all parts of the country, and meet up… Read more »
Kenya: Presidential Candidates Wrap Up Their Campaigns Before Vote
Supporters wore their candidate's colours for the last time on Saturday for the final rallies of the two frontrunners, Raila Odinga and William Ruto, in Kenya's presidential… Read more »