June 28
Kenya: Court Orders Banks to Seek Approval From Finance CS Before Raising Interest Rates
Capital FM
The Supreme Court has declared that banks and financial institutions must seek approval from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance before increasing interest rates on loans and… Read more »
Kenya: Activist in Court Seeking Orders Compelling DP Gachagua to Retract 'Incompetence' Remarks Against Noordin Haji
Capital FM
An activist has moved to court to seek orders compelling Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to retract defamatory statements against National Intelligence Service (NIS) Noordin Haji… Read more »
Kenya: Witnesses Describe Police Killing Protesters
HRW
Kenyan security forces shot directly into crowds of protesters on June 25, 2024, including protesters who were fleeing, Human Rights Watch said today. Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Unrest - the Deep Economic Roots That Brought Gen-Z Onto the Streets [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The generation of Kenyans born between 1997 and 2012 - the Gen-Zs - have borne the brunt of the country's slow economic growth. If a country has slow economic growth, it typically… Read more »
Southern Africa: My Journey With Young Change-Makers in East and Southern Africa
UNFPA
Something struck me during a virtual event I was leading last week. A young person captured in a few words the essence of why we had gathered together. Read more »
Mozambique: Senami Arrests 20 Malawian Migrants
AIM
Mozambique's National Immigration Service (SENAMI) arrested, over the last week, in the northern Mozambican province of Nampula, 20 Malawian citizens, and seven Burundians for… Read more »
Kenya: National Govt Asked to Retain Amboseli National Park
Capital FM
A Section of Kakamega residents have opposed a proposal to transfer Amboseli National Park, which is a national natural resource, to the county government of Kajiado. Read more »
South Sudan: Pope Francis Appoints of First Nuncio to South Sudan
CISA
Msgr Ionut Paul Streajac, Charge d'Affaires of the Apostolic Nunciature in South Sudan has emphasized that the appointment of the first resident Apostolic Nuncio signifies Pope… Read more »
Kenya: President Ruto Welcomes Commitment of Catholic Church to Engage in National Dialogue
Capital FM
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 28 -- President William Ruto has welcomed the commitment by the Catholic Church to participate in a multi-sectoral engagement that seeks solutions to the issues… Read more »
Ethiopia: Defense Minister Aisha Holds Talks With French Ambassador to Ethiopia
ENA
Minister of Defense Aisha Mohammed conferred on Thursday with French Ambassador to Ethiopia, Remi Marechaux. Read more »
Eritrea: President Isaias Afwerki Meets With Senior Italian Parliament Delegation
Shabait
Asmara, 28 June 2024 - President Isaias Afwerki today met and held talks at Adi-Halo with an Italian Parliamentary delegation led by the President of the Senate Foreign Affairs and… Read more »
Kenya: LSK Disputes Govt Figures On Lives Lost During Anti-Finance Bill Protests
Capital FM
A consortium of human rights organization led by Law Society of Kenya (LSK) and the Independent Police Oversight Authority (IPOA) are set to table a report disclosing numbers of… Read more »
Kenya: Cameroon's Chomche Becomes First NBA Academy Africa Prospect Drafted to the NBA
Capital FM
Cameroon's Ulrich Chomche from NBA Academy Africa, an elite basketball training center in Saly, Senegal for top prospects from across the continent, was selected 57th overall by… Read more »
Tanzania: Government, Traders Seal Beautiful Deal
Daily News
THE government yesterday and the leaders of traders' association held talks that culminated in agreeing to end the strike and resume business. Read more »
Tanzania: Youth Engagement in Agriculture Great Potential
Daily News
TANZANIA has great potential to food self-sufficiency, by producing food locally without importing from abroad if the young population is properly involved in the agricultural… Read more »
Rwanda: RwandAir to Double Passengers, Enhance Cargo Transport
New Times
The ruling Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF-Inkotanyi) has promised to significantly expand the national aviation industry, which will see the doubling of the number of passengers… Read more »
Rwanda: What Rwandan Youth Expect From the Next MPs
New Times
On July 16, thirty-one candidates competing for the two youth representation seats in the lower house of Parliament will be elected by an electoral college comprising seven youth… Read more »
Rwanda: RDF Officers Graduate From Ugandan Military College
New Times
Two officers from Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) on Thursday, June 27, graduated from the Uganda's Senior Command and Staff College in Kimaka. Read more »
Rwanda: Life Care Rwanda Opens to Offer Specialised Services, Limit Travels Abroad for Healthcare
New Times
Located in Nyarutarama, Kigali, Life Care Multi-Speciality Clinic, a medical facility, was launched on Wednesday, June 26 to offer Rwandans top-notch medical care, and limit the… Read more »
Sudan: UN Warns of Unprecedented Hunger Catastrophe in Sudan
RFI
Severe food shortages have spread to 14 regions across Sudan, including previously unaffected areas, with over half of the country's population facing "crisis or worse" conditions,… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia - 'The Somali Government Now Controls No Areas but Villa Somalia,'
Shabelle
Ethiopia has denied that its forces crossed the shared border with Somalia in pursuit of al-Shabaab militants. Read more »
Tanzania: Samia Directs Lgas to Improve Service Delivery
Daily News
PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has directed all leaders at regional and local government levels to improve service delivery, especially in listening and solving numerous challenges… Read more »
Uganda: Judge Locks Journalists Out of Katanga Pre-Trial Hearing
Nile Post
A High Court judge took a scheduled hearing of Katanga murder case into his chambers Thursday - and locked out journalists. Read more »
Tanzania: The Eligible and Ineligible Persons in the Update of the Voters' Register
Daily News
"EVERY citizen of the United Republic of Tanzania who has attained the age of eighteen years is entitled to vote in any election held in Tanzania" reads article 5(1) of the… Read more »
Uganda: Namayingo Fears for Missed Opportunities As Construction of Multi-Billion Sugar Mill Is Stopped
Nile Post
Sugar millers in Busoga are said to have been unhappy with the coming up of yet another competitor Read more »