June 28
Uganda: Uganda's Poverty Rates Likely to Increase Due to Increase in Population
Nile Post
Poverty and inequality, A growing population can exacerbate poverty and income inequality in a developing country. Limited resources may be stretched even thinner, making it… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Developing African Continental Free Trade Area Implementation Strategy
ENA
In an attempt to capitalize on the enormous potential benefits of trade on the continent, Ethiopia is now creating its National African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)… Read more »
Kenya: I Don't Agree With Finance Bill Withdrawal, Would Still Have Voted Yes - MP Osoro
Capital FM
National Assembly Majority Whip Silvanus Osoro has confidently stated he will not apologize for voting yes to the controversial Finance Bill 2024 adding that if the bill would be… Read more »
Kenya: What Kenya's Finance Bill Rejection Means
Business Day Africa
This week, Kenya's President William Ruto rejected the signing of the Finance Bill 2024, which aimed to raise taxes to fund government operations. This decision came after deadly… Read more »
Kenya: Charred Body Found in Sunbeam Building After Anti-Finance Bill Demos
Capital FM
The body of a 56-year-old man has been found at Sunbeam building along Mfangano Street in Nairobi following the anti-Finance Bill demonstrations. Read more »
Tanzania: Finance Bill 2024 - Debate Extends for Second Day
Daily News
MEMBERS of Parliament did not decide on the Finance Bill, 2024 as planned yesterday to allow more time for the government to include some additions they were still working on. Read more »
Rwanda: Women Parliamentary Candidates Pledge Advocacy for Family Promotion, Gender Equality
New Times
Sixteen candidates vying for two seats reserved for female lawmakers in the Chamber of Deputies to represent women in City of Kigali have pledged to advocate for women's rights and… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda Decides - 12 Key Pledges in Liberal Party's Five Year Manifesto
New Times
After a two-day break, the Liberal Party (PL) will resume its campaign trail on Friday, June 28, seeking seats in Parliament in the July general elections. Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda Pilots Starlink Internet Use in Health Centres
New Times
The Government of Rwanda partnered with Tony Blair Institute for Global Change to pilot Starlink internet in 40 health centers across the country, the Ministry of ICT and… Read more »
Kenya: Fire Burns Down Children's Home in Embu
Capital FM
Over 30 children living with various forms of disabilities at Jomo Kenyatta Children's Home in Embu Town have been left homeless after a fire razed down the sanctuary on the wee… Read more »
Eritrea: Seminar for Nationals in Washington
Shabait
Mr. Berhane Gebrehiwet, Chargé d'Affaires at the Eritrean Embassy in the US, conducted a seminar for nationals in Washington and its environs on 23 June, focusing on the… Read more »
Tanzania: Arusha Ready for the NCBA Golf Series
Daily News
ARUSHA: TOP golfers across the country are ready to tee off in the much anticipated NCBA Golf series. Read more »
June 27
Sudan: Bleak Outlook for Sudan As Warring Parties Fragment and Shift Allegiances
allAfrica
With the eyes of the West focused on the war in Gaza, international attention to the suffering of the people of Sudan – particularly those in Darfur and Khartoum – is… Read more »
Uganda: Will Turning to Local Leaders Help Museveni's Corruption Fight?
Nile Post
President Museveni has been urged to look beyond individual leaders in his fight against corruption and instead build systems that detect and deter the vice. Read more »
Uganda: ICC Trust Fund for Dominic Ongwen Victims Appeals for Funding [press release]
ICC
The Trust Fund for Victims (TFV) at the International Criminal Court (ICC) calls for immediate voluntary contributions for the expeditious delivery of reparations to victims of… Read more »
Kenya: Dear Haiti, Our Kenyan Police Are a Problem [opinion]
The New Humanitarian
'As they arrive on your doorstep, all I can offer is an apology for the burden we have unfortunately brought upon you.' Read more »
Kenya: As Kenyan President Ruto Ticks Off His to-Do List From US State Visit, We Review Some of His Claims, Including On Peacekeeping
Africa Check
As Kenyan president Ruto ticks off his to-do list from US state visit, we review some of his claims, including on peacekeeping Read more »
Uganda: Museveni's Renewed Stance On Corruption Leaves Many Guessing
Nile Post
After 40 years of the same rhetoric and familiar story lines, opposition and analysts have punched holes in President Museveni's fight against corruption. Read more »
Kenya: 7 People Injured During Homa Bay Protests
Capital FM
Seven people have suffered police gunshot wounds and rushed to Homa Bay county Teaching and Referral Hospital following protests in Homa Bay Town. Read more »
Kenya: Opposition Coalition Files Petition Against Army Deployment to Stop Protests
Capital FM
Azimio La Umoja has filed petition under certificate of urgency against KDF deployment to quell protests ahead of a ruling on a similar case by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK). Read more »
Uganda: Gold Miners Urged to Dump Mercury Use
Observer
More than 31,000 artisanal gold miners in Uganda, with a huge percentage of them women, in collaboration with Planet Gold Uganda and Global Rights Alert, are working towards… Read more »
Africa: Journalists Attacked By Police During Protest in Nairobi [press release]
IFJ
Collins Olunga, a journalist with AFP in Nairobi, suffered an injury caused by a teargas canister thrown at him by police and was transferred to a hospital. Kenya Broadcasting… Read more »
Somalia: Somalia's Cabinet Identifies Key National Security Threats
Shabelle
Somalia's cabinet has endorsed a comprehensive national security threat assessment document identifying terrorism, separatism, state fragility, open borders, foreign interference,… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Braces for More Protests Despite Presidential Hold On Unpopular Tax Bill
VOA
Kenya braced for more protests in the capital, Nairobi, Thursday, despite an announcement by President William Ruto to put on hold an unpopular tax bill that sparked deadly riots. Read more »
Somalia: Intense Tribal Conflict Erupts in Central Somalia Amid Al-Shabaab War
Shabelle
In the early hours of the morning, a fierce tribal war broke out between two powerful tribal militias from the Saad and Leelakase clans in the Mudug region. Read more »