June 27
Kenya: Police Set Up Roadblocks As More Protests Loom
DW
More anti-government protests seem likely in Kenya despite President Ruto's withdrawal of contentious tax hikes. Clashes at rallies on Tuesday led to the deaths of more than 20… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Experiencing Unprecedented Hunger, Food Security Experts Say
VOA
A new U.N.-backed report says hunger in war-torn Sudan is at unprecedented levels, with more than 25 million people experiencing emergency levels of hunger, 755,000 in catastrophic… Read more »
Kenya: Kenyan Police Use Excessive Force Because They're Serving Political Elites, Not the Public - Policy Analyst [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Public protests in Kenya have often been criminalised, leading to brutal police crackdowns. This played out in recent protests against the cost of living in Kenya, and amid an… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya's Protests Happened in Every Major Urban Centre - Why These Spaces Are Explosive [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Kenya has a long history of protests. Mass protests took place during the colonial period and continued in the post-independence era. Read more »
Sudan: Famine Risk Is Real for 14 Areas of Sudan Amid Ongoing Fighting
UN News
The risk of widespread famine in Sudan caused by war there was confirmed on Thursday by leading hunger experts who warned that the country faces "the worst levels of acute food… Read more »
Uganda: May 2024 Photo of Ugandan MP Used to Falsely Claim That Kenyan Protestors Attacked Legislator in June
Africa Check
May 2024 photo of Ugandan MP used to falsely claim that Kenyan protestors attacked legislator in June Read more »
Kenya: Northern Kenya Leaders Condemn Gachagua's Remarks Undermining NIS, Presidency
Capital FM
Northern Kenya leaders have condemned Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's 'reckless remarks' undermining the National Intelligence Service (NIS). Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Is Facing an Unprecedented Hunger Catastrophe, Say UN Agency Chiefs [press release]
WFP
New data reveals that over 750,000 people are experiencing catastrophic levels of food insecurity with 25.6 million people in crisis levels of hunger ROME/NEW YORK - Alarming new… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Hunger Crisis - WFP Calls for Funds and Humanitarian Access to Avert Famine
WFP
New IPC report charts 755,000 people at the highest level of food insecurity in world's biggest hunger crisis, World Food Programme warns Read more »
Ethiopia: Police in Oromia's East Hararghe Zone Crack Down On Waaqeffannaa Faithful, Detain More Than 80
Addis Standard
Police in Babile district of the East Hararghe zone in the Oromia region detained more than 80 Waaqeffannaa believers in a raid during the East Hararghe Zone Waaqeffannaa believers… Read more »
Ethiopia: Draft Asset Recovery Bill Aligns With Int'l Practice - Minister
Ethiopian Herald
The draft Asset Recovery Proclamation that is referred to the House of People's Representatives aligns with international laws and constitutional mandates concerning economic… Read more »
Sudan: Sudanese Refugees Trapped in Ethiopian Forest Call for 'Immediate Evacuation'
The New Humanitarian
'We cannot sleep because of the threat of snakes, scorpions, and heavy rain.' Read more »
Uganda: Mass Arrests in Uganda, as Hundreds Gather Worldwide Urging China to Halt
350Africa.org
Hundreds of people gathered outside Chinese embassies and financial institutions in 10 countries today - with another action expected to take place on the 28th in Washington DC -… Read more »
Kenya: A Sea Change in Kenya [blog]
CFR
Kenya's protests mark a generational revolution in the country's politics. Read more »
Uganda: NEMA Destroys Crops in Rwampara Wetlands
Nile Post
The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) have destroyed gardens and plantations in Orunyere wetland in Rwampara District. Read more »
Ethiopia: Lucy, Discovered 50 Years Ago in Ethiopia, Stood Just 3.5 Feet Tall [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
In 1974, on a survey in Hadar in the remote badlands of Ethiopia, U.S. paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson and graduate student Tom Gray found a piece of an elbow joint jutting… Read more »
Uganda: Amid Adaptations to Changes in Weather, Ugandans Call for Collective Climate Action
Afrobarometer
Seven in 10 citizens say crop failure has become more severe in their area over the past 10 years. Read more »
Ethiopia: PM Abiy Inaugurates Renovated Mexico-Sar Bet Route As Part of Addis Corridor Dev't
ENA
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has inaugurated tonight the newly renovated Mexico-Sar Bet route as part of the ongoing Addis Ababa corridor development endeavors. Read more »
Kenya: China's E-Vehicle Brand Neta Enters Kenya's Market
Capital FM
Chinese automotive brand Neta announced its entry into the Kenyan market Wednesday, with Moja EV Kenya, a motor dealer, as its distributor. Read more »
Egypt: Egypt Suspends Studies in Sudanese Schools
Dabanga
Egyptian authorities have decided to suspend studies in Sudanese schools in Egypt, as well as in other foreign schools. This decision has been met with widespread condemnation from… Read more »
Uganda: Authorities Detain 2 Ugandan Journalists On Charges of Publishing Without License
CPJ
Ugandan authorities should release journalists Dickson Mubiru and Alirabaki Sengooba, drop all criminal charges against them, and take steps to reform laws that can be used to… Read more »
Rwanda: 'I Will Be the President of Rwanda,' Says Green Party's Habineza
New Times
The chairperson and presidential candidate of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda (DGPR), Frank Habineza, has said that his party has high hopes of winning the upcoming elections,… Read more »
Rwanda: What Does the Electorate Expect From New Women MPs?
New Times
As women parliamentary candidates start their campaigns, expectations are high. Sixteen candidates from the City of Kigali who are vying for seats reserved for women lawmakers in… Read more »
Rwanda: Kagame to Nyamagabe Residents - Choose Security, Unity, Development
New Times
The RPF-led coalition presidential candidate, Paul Kagame, on June 27, said that Rwanda's young people should not be burdened by the country's tragic history but should focus on… Read more »
Kenya: 'Protests Against the Finance Bill Triggered Something Bigger' [opinion]
Agenzia Fides
"The impression is that the withdrawal of the tax law is now totally insufficient to stop the anger of the people", says an observer from church circles in Nairobi, where… Read more »