August 06, 2022
Kenya: Unregulated Campaign Spending Disenfranchises Youth, Women in Kenyan Politics
Candidates in Kenya's August 9 presidential election are wrapping up their campaigns after parties spent heavily in often lavish displays of wealth. Read more »
August 04, 2022
South Sudan: Leaders Extend Transitional Government Rule
South Sudan leaders said Thursday the country's transitional leadership will stay in power for another 24 months to complete the political, security and electoral reforms needed to… Read more »
Somalia: U.S. Donates Military Vehicles to African Union Troops in Somalia
The United States has donated 24 armored personnel carriers to the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia, three months after the deadliest attack in years on the… Read more »
August 03, 2022
East Africa: Millions of Hungry People in Horn of Africa Resort to Extreme Measures
The World Health Organization warns a lack of humanitarian aid is driving millions of hungry people in the Horn of Africa to engage in desperate measures to survive. Read more »
August 02, 2022
Kenya: Polls Show Former PM Leading Presidential Race
One week before voting, an opinion poll on Kenya's presidential election shows former prime minister Raila Odinga in front by six percentage points over Deputy President William… Read more »
Somalia: Former Al-Shabaab Commander, Al-Qaida Member Named to Cabinet
Somalia's prime minister has appointed the former deputy leader of the al-Shabab militant group, Mukhtar Robow, to the cabinet as minister for endowment and religious affairs. Read more »
East Africa: Horn of Africa Facing Unprecedented Food and Health Crisis
The World Health Organization is urgently appealing for $123.7 million to provide emergency aid for millions of people facing an unprecedented food and health crisis in the Horn of… Read more »
Ethiopia: U.S., EU Officials Urge Talks to Settle Tigray Conflict
U.S. and European Union special envoys for the Horn of Africa have called on Ethiopian authorities to restore basic services to the Tigray region in order to encourage peace talks… Read more »
East Africa: Ethiopia, Eritrea Are Biggest Jailers of Journalists in Sub-Saharan Africa - Report
Ethiopia now ranks with Eritrea as the biggest jailers of journalists in sub-Saharan Africa, a new report from the Committee to Protect Journalists says. Read more »
August 01, 2022
Kenya: Ministers Say Govt Not Banning Facebook
Kenyan ministers said the government has no intention of banning Facebook despite a watchdog last week accusing the social media platform of failing to stop hate speech ahead of… Read more »
East Africa: Uganda Monitors DR Congo Border After Deadly Shooting
Ugandan police are deploying a standby force to the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after U.N. peacekeeping troops opened fire on a border post, killing two… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Two Dead After UN Troops Open Fire At DRC, Uganda Border Post
The U.N. peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo has arrested U.N. peacekeeping troops suspected of having opened fire on a Ugandan border post, killing at least… Read more »
July 31, 2022
Somalia: Al-Shabaab Militants Execute Seven People By Firing Squad
Somali-based militant group al-Shabab has executed seven men in Somalia's southwestern region of Bay. Read more »
July 30, 2022
Somalia: President Urging Public to Help Millions Hit by Drought
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has called on the Somali public to join the government's effort to help millions of people in the country affected by the drought. The U.N.… Read more »
July 29, 2022
Somalia: At Least 10 Killed in Al-Shabab Attack of Town On Somalia-Ethiopia Border
At least 10 people were killed and more than 20 others injured Friday when al-Shabab extremists attacked a town that sits on the Somali side of the border with Ethiopia, according… Read more »
Somalia: Ethiopian Authorities to Create Buffer Zone Inside Somalia
A local Somali official has welcomed a plan by Ethiopia's Somali state to create a buffer zone along the border inside Somalia to fight militant group al-Shabab. The plan was… Read more »
Kenya: Facebook Approved Hate Speech Calling for Ethnic Violence in Kenya - Report
Kenyan authorities have called on Facebook to do more to rid the platform of hate speech ahead of the August 9 general election. Rights group Global Witness said the social media… Read more »
Ethiopia: Children Dying in Ethiopia's Afar Region Amid Drought and Conflict, Residents Say
As conflict in northern Ethiopia spreads into the Afar region amid lingering drought, some residents are appealing for help, saying they have nothing to eat and that their children… Read more »
July 28, 2022
Kenya: China Spotlighted in Kenya's Presidential Race
As campaigning gears up for Kenya's August 9 presidential elections, the two main candidates are both focused on one key talking point - the economy - and this inevitably means the… Read more »
Ethiopia: U.S. Warns Al-Shabaab Attack On Ethiopia 'Not a Fluke'
A concerted push by al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab to expand from Somalia into Ethiopia appears to have been "largely contained," according to a senior U.S. military official, though he… Read more »
July 27, 2022
Somalia: Bombings Kill At Least 18 People, Including Mayor of Regional Capital
Somali officials say two explosions Wednesday in the Lower Shabelle region have killed at least 18 people, including the mayor of the region's capital. Islamist militant group… Read more »
July 26, 2022
Ethiopia: Russian FM Lavrov Heads to Ethiopia, Seeking Closer Ties
Russia's foreign minister is heading to Ethiopia Tuesday, his last stop on a four-nation tour of Africa aimed at countering Western criticism of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.… Read more »
Kenya: Mercy Corps Says Hate Speech Spreading Ahead of Kenya's Election
The run-up to Kenya's Aug. 9 elections has seen an increase in hate speech aimed at influencing voters, mainly through social media. Groups such as the U.S.-based charity Mercy… Read more »
Ethiopia: Why Did Al-Shabaab Attack Inside Ethiopia?
Al-Shabab militants who crossed into eastern Ethiopia last week are still active inside the country despite claims by local officials that the force has been "destroyed," say… Read more »
July 25, 2022
Somalia: Media Watchdogs Condemn Brief Detention of BBC Staff in Somaliland
The Somali Journalists Syndicate has condemned police in the breakaway region of Somaliland for briefly detaining five journalists with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)… Read more »