June 13
Tanzania: Navigating Fiscal Waters - Current Budget Implications for 2024/2025 Financial Year
Daily News
As Tanzania prepares for the presentation of the 2024/2025 budget to be tabled in the National Assembly in Dodoma today, a review of the past fiscal year's activities provides… Read more »
Tanzania: Horticulture's Wish List On
Daily News
As anticipation builds for the government main budget for 2024/25 slated to be tabled in the National Assembly tomorrow, the horticultural champion has presented the wish list to… Read more »
Rwanda: Jojea Kwizera - Who Is the New Rwandan Hero At World Cup 2026 Qualifiers?
New Times
New boy Jojea Kwizera is quickly becoming a household name in Rwanda as he continues to make headlines after his match winner against Lesotho on Tuesday, June 11, at Moses Mabhida… Read more »
Mauritius: Bangladeshi High Commissioner Presents Credentials to President Roopun
Government of Mauritius
The newly appointed High Commissioner of the People's Republic of Bangladesh to the Republic of Mauritius, Mr Zokey Ahad, presented his Letters of Credence, this morning at the… Read more »
Mauritius: National Mathematics Contest 2024 - College Du St Esprit Proclaimed As the Grand Winner
Government of Mauritius
The winners of the second edition of the National Mathematics Contest (NMC) 2024 were announced, this morning, during a Prize Giving Ceremony held at the Rajiv Gandhi Science… Read more »
Mauritius: Workshop Held On Kigali Implementation Plan for the Phase Down of Hfcs
Government of Mauritius
A one-day workshop focusing on the Validation of Report on Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) Phase Down Management Plan/ Kigali Implementation Plan, opened, this morning, in presence of… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda Names Final Squad for World Rugby Sevens 2024 Repechage in Monaco
Independent (Kampala)
Uganda coach Tolbert Onyango has named the final men's squad that will tussle it out in the World Rugby Sevens 2024 Repechage slated for June 21-23 at the Stade Louis II in Monaco,… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda FA Clears the Air On Spittler's Future
New Times
Rwanda's football governing body (Ferwafa) president, Alphonse Munyantwali has said that the future of Amavubi head coach Torsten Frank Spittler will be discussed when the right… Read more »
Rwanda: Amahoro Stadium Gets FIFA Green Light to Host Games
New Times
World football governing body (FIFA) and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) have approved Rwanda's newly-refurbished Amahoro Stadium to host international football… Read more »
June 12
Ethiopia: Parliament Considers Bill Allowing Interception of Communications Without Court Order in Crime, Terrorism Cases
Addis Standard
The House of Peoples' Representatives is currently considering a new bill that would empower investigators to intercept communications and correspondence without judicial… Read more »
Uganda: Museveni Should Surrender Over Corruption - Besigye
Nile Post
Last week, Museveni expressed concern about the rampant corruption in Uganda, revealing that even some of his staff at State House have been involved in corrupt practices. The… Read more »
Tanzania: East Africa Pipeline Project Paid Compensation to 99% of 'Project Victims'
Daily News
The East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline Project (EACOP) has completed 99 percent of compensation payments for project victims in the lake zone. Read more »
Kenya: Tana River MPs Accuse Top Security Officials of Fueling Boundary Conflict
Capital FM
Legislators hailing from Tana River County now want Eastern Regional Commander Joseph Napeiyan and Kitui County Commissioner held culpable for the boundary tension between Tana… Read more »
Kenya: Shakahola Death Toll Hits 448 As 2 More Bodies Exhumed
Capital FM
Two more bodies were on Tuesday exhumed at the Shakahola Forest during the fifth phase of the ongoing recovery exercise. Read more »
Tanzania: Police Linked to Killings At Gold Mine
HRW
Police in Tanzania guarding the North Mara Gold Mine have been linked to the killing of least six people and injury of several others during clashes since February 2024, Human… Read more »
Uganda: Three MPs Remanded to Prison Over Corruption
Nile Post
Accused of soliciting money from the chairperson of the human rights commission to inflate the 2024/2025 budget, members of parliament Cissy Namujju, Yusuf Mutembuli and Paul… Read more »
Sudan: Waiting Would Be 'Death Sentence' for Millions On Brink of Starvation - Relief Chief
UN News
Millions of people are teetering on the brink of starvation as conflict rages across many corners of the world. Nowhere is this more evident than in Sudan and Gaza, UN Emergency… Read more »
Sudan: TSC President Receives Document of Covenant and Charter From West Kordofan Community's Components
SNA
President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, General Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan, met on Wednesday with the components of the West… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Food Emergency - Local Researcher Unpacks Scale of the Disaster and What Action Is Needed [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The UN recently warned of the risk of famine in Sudan. The war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has killed civilians and devastated livelihoods on a… Read more »
Uganda: From VIP to Kitalya, MPs to Feel the Floor, Literally
Nile Post
The three legislators, for some reason, all checked into court in royal blue despite having no ties to Forum for Democratic Change, the political organisation that uses the colour. Read more »
Uganda: False Claims, Real Harm - LGBT Ugandans Shut Out From Asylum By Impostors
Global Press Journal
Uganda's anti-homosexuality laws offer plentiful reasons for transgender, gay and other gender and sexual minorities to seek asylum abroad. But some heterosexual people have seen… Read more »
Uganda: Men's Mental Health Month Shines Light On Silent Struggles
Nile Post
June is Men's Mental Health Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about the unique mental health challenges faced by men. Despite societal progress in addressing mental… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Eyes New Tax Reforms to Power Its Near Trillion-Birr Budget for Upcoming Fiscal Year
Addis Standard
With the proposed federal budget nearing one trillion birr for the upcoming fiscal year, the government is preparing to introduce new tax categories and broaden the tax base with… Read more »
Kenya: Enlisting Remote Workers Into the Kenya Tax Register - Time for Kenya to Consider the Remote Visa Option?
Capital FM
Like many governments around the world, the Government of Kenya (GoK) has unveiled an initiative to incorporate individuals working remotely for Kenyan organizations into its tax… Read more »
Uganda: Fewer Women Participating Raises Concerns as Study Loans Awarded
Observer
With a budget of Shs 5.2bn, the Higher Education Students' Financing Board (HESFB) awarded study loans to 1,196 needy but brilliant students to pursue diploma and undergraduate… Read more »