April 15, 2023
Sudan: Sudan's Army Clashes With RSF Paramilitary - Reports
The Rapid Support Forces paramilitary and the Sudanese military exchanged accusations of attacks. Tensions in Sudan have been on the rise between the country's military leader and… Read more »
April 12, 2023
Ethiopia: Calm Returns to Amhara Region After Days of Protests - For Now
Days of protests across Amhara turned violent, triggering a curfew to foil a potential security crisis. A relative state of calm has been observed in the last 24 hours - but will… Read more »
April 11, 2023
Kenya: Civil Servants Threaten to Strike Over Wage Delay
The Kenyan economy faces many challenges, including soaring inflation and a high cost of living. However, the government is yet to tackle them, and the latest lack of cash to pay… Read more »
April 08, 2023
East Africa: Controversial GERD Dam is a Potential Boon for All, Experts Say
With 90% of the Grand Ethiopian Reservoir Dam completed, Sudan has now turned into a supporter. Though Egypt is critical of the project, experts have ruled out war and point to… Read more »
April 06, 2023
Sudan: Sudan Delays Signing Civilian Rule Agreement - Again
The agreement was delayed after parties failed to iron out details on the military restructure. Plans for returning to civilian rule were reached late last year, after persistent… Read more »
March 31, 2023
East Africa: Kenya Protests - Tanzanian Traders Wary of Impact to Business
Tanzanian traders doing business in Kenya have raised concerns that the weekly demonstrations by the opposition are negatively affecting their business. Kenya is the main… Read more »
March 30, 2023
Rwanda: Paul Rusesabagina, Who Inspired Hotel Rwanda Film, Arrives in U.S.
Paul Rusesabagina, whose efforts to save people during the 1994 genocide inspired the Hollywood film "Hotel Rwanda," has arrived in the US following his release from a Rwandan… Read more »
March 28, 2023
Kenya: Ruto Urges End to War in Ukraine
The Kenyan leader is on a visit to Germany and he called on China to encourage Putin to end the war in Urkaine. He also downplayed the anti-government protests rocking the East… Read more »
March 23, 2023
Uganda: Germany Condemns Uganda's New 'Draconian' Anti-Gay Law
The new anti-gay legislation in the East African country would mean long prison terms or even death for people who identify as LGBTQ. Read more »
Uganda: New Anti-LGBTQI+ Law Restricts Media and Activists Too
Uganda's new and stricter laws to punish lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people puts draconian restrictions on the media and advocates for LGBTQ rights too. Read more »
March 22, 2023
Tanzania: Clarifying German Colonial-Era Atrocities in Tanzania
The process of coming to terms with German colonial-era crimes in Tanzania is intended to strengthen relations. The two countries are also in talks on reparations. Read more »
March 21, 2023
East Africa: East Africa's LGBTQ Community Under Siege
In East African countries, people with diverse sexual orientations live in constant fear. Anti-LGBTQ rhetoric is on the rise in in the region as lawmakers in Uganda vote to pass… Read more »
March 20, 2023
Ethiopia: U.S. Concludes 'War Crimes' Committed in Ethiopia's Tigray War
The US human rights report has no immediate implications but supports calls for prosecuting allegations of war crimes, after finding all parties to the two-year war complicit. Read more »
Kenya: Arrests Made in Anti-Government Protests
Nairobi police sought to disperse demonstators protesting the cost of living crisis as well as accusing President Ruto of stealing last year's election. Authorities arrested… Read more »
March 17, 2023
Ethiopia: In Ethiopia's Tigray War, Rape Is Used As a Weapon
Sexual attacks on women and girls have continued since last year's peace deal between Ethiopia's government and Tigray leadership, witnesses told DW. Read more »
Kenya: Dollar Shortage Hits Motorists and Traders in Kenya
Kenya's economy is grappling with a shortage of foreign exchange reserves. As consumers feel the pain, bigger structural problems remain, and experts say relief might not come any… Read more »
March 16, 2023
Southern Africa: Cyclone Freddy - Over 300 Dead in Mozambique, Malawi and Madagascar
Hundreds of people have been killed as tropical cyclone Freddy continues its trail of destruction. Read more »
March 15, 2023
Rwanda: Explaining the West's Love Affair With Rwanda
Enforced disappearances, no political opposition and a longtime president who tolerates no dissent. So why are Western democracies so bent on doing business with Rwanda? Read more »
March 13, 2023
East Africa: Tigray - Evidence of a Massacre By Eritrean Soldiers
Eritrean soldiers allegedly massacred at least 300 people near Adwa just days before the Ethiopian government and Tigray forces signed a peace deal. A survivor in the village of… Read more »
March 10, 2023
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Seeks to Block UN Probe Into Tigray Massacres
As Ethiopian courts support a motion to cut short a United Nations-mandated inquiry into atrocities committed during the Tigray war, observers fear the move could widen the divide… Read more »
March 04, 2023
Kenya: Kenya Power Says Electricity Restored to Parts of Country
The blackout is just the latest in a country familiar with the struggle to keep the lights on. Read more »
February 07, 2023
Kenya: People From Low-Income Households More Likely to End Up On Death Row - Study
Kenya's death penalty disproportionately affects people from low-income households, many of whom lack proper legal representation. Those surveyed in a recent study also accused the… Read more »
February 06, 2023
Kenya: Women and Girls Forced to Trade Sex for Water in Kibera
Women and girls in Kenya's Kibera slum, the largest in Africa, are often forced to trade sex for water. The government says it now wants to tackle the problem which is also… Read more »
Kenya: Court Rules Workers Can Sue Facebook Parent Company, Meta
Parent company Meta has failed to block a court case accusing it of exploitative working conditions after arguing the East African country did not have jurisdiction over its… Read more »
February 03, 2023
South Sudan: Pope Francis in South Sudan On 'Pilgrimage for Peace'
The leader of the Catholic Church travels to Juba along with the Archbishop of Canterbury and the moderator of the Church of Scotland. The three leaders are hoping to push for… Read more »