Sheikh Ponda Issa Ponda, the secretary of the Council of Muslims Organizations, has, along with his followers, pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy, trespass and theft. Read more »

The government has blamed extremists for clashes that have resulted in deaths and arrests over the past few months, while the Muslim community is accusing the state of interfering ... Read more »

Opposition to immunisation in polio-endemic countries is one of the final hurdles to eradicating the disease, a conference has heard. Read more »

The Ugandan Police have cautioned the public on fresh terror alert through their spokesperson Judith Nabakooba stating that four terrorists originating from Kazakhstan plan to ... Read more »

A group of conservationists, pastoralists and Chinese funders have joined forces to save the hirola antelope, the last living representative of a three-million-year-old lineage. Read more »

More than 10 people were reportedly killed after fighting erupted between the militia group and Ethiopian troops. Read more »

Seventy-five percent of the more than one million premature babies who die annually can be saved by using simple and affordable prevention and treatment methods, an advocate says. Read more »

Thousands of squatters staying in government buildings in the country's capital Mogadishu say they have nowhere to go as government undertakes a major operation to remove them. Read more »

Newly appointed ministers are being called on to support the ban on the export, after the UN halted trade to stop both the flow of money to Al Shabaab and slow the environmental ... Read more »

The four-month extension will allow for a review of operations including issues of lifting a partial arms embargo and a call to permit the export of charcoal, says the Security ... Read more »