August 10
Rwanda: New Bugesera Road Cuts Freight Time, Opens Up Trade Opportunities
New Times
A rehabilitated road linking Bugesera to Ngoma and Nyanza districts is opening a shorter route for freight trucks travelling between Tanzania and Rwanda's Southern and Western… Read more »
Sudan: Finance Ministry Increases Revenues After Implementing Reform Policies and Measures
SNA
Khartoum, August 9, 2026 (SUNA) - Performance reports from the Ministry of Finance have revealed a notable increase in the State's public revenues during the first half of 2026. Read more »
Sudan: How Sudan's War Is Destroying Its Development Future [analysis]
ISS
Modelling shows that the civil war is pushing an already fragile development trajectory towards systemic collapse. Read more »
Uganda: Uganda Finds a Smoother Route to China's Yuan
Independent (Kampala)
Ugandan businesses trading with China are set to gain faster access to yuan payments after Stanbic Bank Uganda became the country's first lender to connect to China's Cross-Border… Read more »
Uganda: The Economy Is Growing - Why Is My Wallet Not Getting the Memo? [opinion]
Nile Post
There is an interesting conversation happening in Uganda today. The numbers are actually encouraging. Uganda's economy is estimated to have grown by 6.4% in the 2025/26 financial… Read more »
Kenya: Nyayo Estate Residents to Demonstrate Over Alleged NSSF Land Grab
Capital FM
Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has thrown his weight behind Nyayo Estate residents in their opposition to what they allege is an attempt by the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) to… Read more »
Sudan: Human Resources Minister Discusses Social Welfare Challenges With Al-Gadharef Social Welfare Minister
SNA
Al-Gadharef, August 9, 2026 (SUNA) - Federal Minister of Human Resources and Social Welfare Dr. Mo'tasem Ahmed Saleh on Sunday held a meeting with the Director General of the… Read more »
Sudan: Livestock Minister Reviews Arrangements to Begin Vaccine and Serum Production
SNA
Minister of Animal Resources and Fisheries Professor Ahmed Al-Tijani Al-Mansouri affirmed that improving animal resources, advancing the livestock sector, and developing its… Read more »
Rwanda: Gaining Weight Safely - a Guide for Those Who Are Underweight [opinion]
New Times
While many people around the world are concerned about losing excess body weight, some are equally concerned about how to gain weight. A person may appear to be underweight because… Read more »
Mozambique/Rwanda: Rwanda Crush Mozambique to Open U19 World Cup Qualifying Run in Style
New Times
Rwanda made a commanding start to their ICC Men's U19 World Cup Africa Qualifier Division 2 campaign on Sunday, crushing Mozambique by 322 runs in their opening match at the… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda Targets World Championship Ticket Despite Tough U20 Can Draw
New Times
Rwanda's U20 men's handball team faces one of its toughest continental tests yet after being drawn into what head coach Antoine Ntabanganyimana believes is the most challenging… Read more »
Kenya: Ruto, Oburu Defend Broad-Based Govt As Uda, ODM Unity Takes Centre Stage
Capital FM
President William Ruto and ODM Party Leader Oburu Oginga have strongly defended the broad-based government arrangement, highlighting the political cooperation between UDA and ODM… Read more »
Sudan: Central Bank Launches National Payment Switch Services
SNA
In a move representing a strategic milestone in the digital transformation of Sudan's banking sector, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Sudan (CBOS) Al-Mo'tasem Abdullah Ahmed… Read more »
Kenya: Fingers Crossed, Prayers Aplenty As Kenya Officially Bid for 2029 World Athletics Championships
Capital FM
NAIROBI, Kenya, August 10, 2026 - Nairobi has officially submitted its application to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships, presenting a compelling case to bring the global… Read more »
August 09
Sudan: 'It Made Me Dream Again': the Students Refusing to Let War Stop Their Education
UN News
Sarah Tekhlu was ready to give up on university. An Eritrean refugee, she had already been displaced once from Khartoum to Madani, then again to Port Sudan, as war tore through the… Read more »
Sudan: Prime Minister Reviews IMF Roadmap for Sudan's Debt Relief
SNA
- Prime Minister Dr. Kamil Idris reviewed progress in public finance reform and Sudan's roadmap with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for debt relief under the Heavily… Read more »
Africa: Autism and Mental Health - A Growing Public Health Priority for Rwanda and Africa
New Times
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and mental health disorders represent significant and growing public health challenges of the 21st century. Although communicable diseases have… Read more »
Kenya: Committee Queries Delayed Rollout of Land Record Digitisation
Capital FM
The Public Accounts Committee has raised concern over the slow implementation of land records digitisation in the country. Read more »
Rwanda: How Gisagara Peat Power Plant Could Double Production to 70mw
New Times
Rwanda has received a proposal from an investor outlining a plan to extract and stockpile large quantities of peat during the dry season, enabling the Gisagara peat power plant to… Read more »
Somalia: Mogadishu Mayor Announces Grade 8 Exam Results, Pledges High School Funding for Top Students
Shabelle
Mogadishu Mayor and Banadir Regional Administration Governor Hassan Mohamed Hussein Moongaab on Sunday presided over a ceremony announcing the results of the Grade 8 national… Read more »
Somalia: Somalia Parliament Prepares for Speaker Election in Mogadishu
Shabelle
Somalia's parliament on Sunday inspected preparations for the election of a new speaker of the House of the People, scheduled to take place in Mogadishu on Monday. Read more »
Somalia: Turkey Expands Overseas Energy Drive With Somalia Emerging As Key Focus
Shabelle
Turkey is accelerating plans to expand the overseas operations of its state energy company Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO), with Somalia, Iraq, Libya and Oman emerging as key… Read more »
Rwanda: Illicit Alcohol - Inside Charges Against Company Owners, Managers in Custody
New Times
Eighty people, including owners and managers of companies involved in alleged illegal production and supply of alcoholic beverages, have been arrested over non-compliance with… Read more »
Rwanda: 'Genocost' Narrative Aims At Minimising Genocide Against the Tutsi - Nduhungirehe
New Times
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Olivier Nduhungirehe, has dismissed DR Congo's 'Genocost' narrative as a "political construct with no basis in… Read more »
Somalia: Sudan Army Says It Repelled Major RSF Attack in West Darfur
Shabelle
Sudanese army forces and allied armed groups have repelled a major attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Bir Sleiba in West Darfur, regional governor Minni… Read more »
