October 18
Uganda: Museveni, Permanent Secretaries Agree to Bridge Performance Gaps
Nile Post
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has praised Uganda's Permanent Secretaries for aligning with the National Resistance Movement (NRM)'s vision of socio-economic transformation. Read more »
Somalia: KQ Halts Mogadishu Flights Months After Relaunch
Business Day Africa
Kenya Airways (KQ) has cancelled its flights to Somalia, less than a year after reintroducing the route, citing difficult operating conditions. Read more »
Rwanda: Debutants Kepler Face RRA As New Volleyball League Season Kicks Off
New Times
The 2024/25 national volleyball league season kicks off this weekend, with Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) women's volleyball club taking on newcomers Kepler in the opening match on… Read more »
Somalia: South C Business Networking Forum Draws Hundreds
Shabelle
Hundreds of business professionals, entrepreneurs, and corporate leaders converged at South C, Nairobi, on Thursday for the inaugural South C Business Networking Forum, marking a… Read more »
Ethiopia: Effective Migration Management Crucial to Africa's Progress - Uneca
Ethiopian Herald
Effective migration management, driven by stakeholder engagement and data-driven policymaking, is critical for advancing Africa's economic development, said Claver Gatete,… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ensuring Safe, Regular Migration [opinion]
Ethiopian Herald
Migration has historically served as a powerful catalyst for development, driving economic growth, fostering innovation, and contributing to the formation of modern states. Across… Read more »
Ethiopia: House Speaker Underlines Working On Ensuring Prosperity
Ethiopian Herald
House of People Representatives (HoPRs) underscored integrating ideas and implementing are crux of matter to fulfill holistic prosperity. Read more »
Kenya: Stockbroker Transits to Investment Bank, Eyes Diaspora Investors
Business Day Africa
Stockbroker Securities Africa has rebranded to Capital A Investment Bank following the regulator's nod, even as it eyes diaspora investors. Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Team Lifting Spirits With 2-0 Afcon Qualifiers Win
Dabanga
Dabanga readers were thrilled following the Sudanese national football team's shock 2-0 victory against Ghana in the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers. Expectations remain… Read more »
October 17
Kenya: DP Gachagua Taken Ill, 'Very Sick,' Admitted to Hospital
Capital FM
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua failed to appear for his cross-examination in his impeachment trial on Thursday afternoon, leaving the Senate waiting as his whereabouts remained… Read more »
Rwanda: Marburg Outbreak - What We Know 20 Days Later
New Times
October 17 marked exactly twenty days since Rwanda declared the Marburg virus outbreak on September 27. Read more »
Ethiopia: HRW Reports Violence, Forced Labor Against Sudanese Refugees in Ethiopia - Govt Dismisses Claims
Addis Standard
A new Human Rights Watch (HRW) report alleges that Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia's Amhara region have experienced multiple incidents of violence, abductions, and forced labor amid… Read more »
Somalia: Suicide Bomber Kills 7 in Somali Capital
VOA
Police in Somalia say a suicide bomber killed at least seven people Thursday when he detonated an explosives-laden vest in front of a crowded restaurant in the capital, Mogadishu. Read more »
Kenya: Kenyan Lawmakers Impeach Deputy President, Remove Him From Office
VOA
Kenyan lawmakers voted Thursday to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office over accusations of gross misconduct, irregular acquisition of wealth, undermining of the… Read more »
Uganda: Military Warns Against Security Misinformation Spread
Nile Post
I want to pass this information to Ugandans; if you are doing your fake news, you can afford to do it elsewhere but don't do it with the military because we are responsible for the… Read more »
Ethiopia: Fighting, Abuses in Amhara Camps Put Sudanese Refugees at Risk - HRW
HRW
Recent fighting between Ethiopian government forces and Fano militias in the northwestern Amhara region has put Sudanese refugees in and around camps near the Sudan border at grave… Read more »
Ethiopia: Sudanese Refugees Narrate Agonizing Experience Inside Ethiopia
HRW
Refugees in the Amhara Region, Ethiopia Read more »
East Africa: Egypt-Ethiopia Hostilities Are Playing Out in the Horn - the Risk of New Proxy Wars Is High [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Egypt recently deepened its involvement in the war-weary Horn of Africa by arming Somalia and deploying its troops in the embattled country. To Ethiopia's growing alarm, Egypt is… Read more »
Africa: No Trade Ban Needed Over Marburg, WHO's Tedros Says
allAfrica
Rwanda has had 62 cases and 15 deaths from its Marburg outbreak since its declaration three weeks ago, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, said during a media… Read more »
Africa: Nile River Basin Commission - Regional Strife Could Make a Difficult Task Impossible [analysis]
ISS
Disputes over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam intersect with conflicts sparked by Ethiopia's Red Sea ambitions. Read more »
Kenya: Nationa Assembly Wants Impeachment to Continue While Gachagua in Hospital
Capital FM
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua failed to appear for his cross-examination in his impeachment trial on Thursday afternoon, leaving the Senate waiting as his whereabouts remained… Read more »
Kenya: Gachagua's Fate to Be Decided Today As Senate Prepares for Impeachment Vote
Capital FM
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua will know his fate today as Senators prepare to vote on his impeachment charges. Read more »
Uganda: '62 Since 62' - Uganda At 62 [opinion]
Observer
Uganda at 62 mirrors many African countries, brimming with hustle and bustle, a vibrant kaleidoscope of landscapes and cultures tethered to demigod leaders with extravagant convoys… Read more »
Rwanda: Kigali - Three Million Tree Planting Drive Targets Residential, Recreational Zones
New Times
The City of Kigali is focusing on homes, recreational zones, gardens, roadsides, areas with degraded forests among other urban areas as it targets to plant three million trees in a… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Deputy President in Hospital Ahead of Impeachment Vote - Lawyer
Nile Post
BBC | Kenyan Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has failed to appear in Senate to testify at his impeachment trial, with his lawyer saying that he has been taken ill. Read more »
