President Mohamed Farmajo has appointed former warlord, Omar Mohamed Mohamed as Mogadishu mayor, following his predecessor Abdirahman Omar Osman's death in a terror attack. Read more »

In March, Rwanda reportedly issued a travel advisory against its people travelling to Uganda, following series of abductions of Rwandans in different parts of Uganda that saw ... Read more »

Tanzanian singer Harmonize is officially out of the Wasafi Classics Baby label and has started his own outfit,  Konde Gang. Harmonize was the first-ever artiste to be signed ... Read more »

Members of Sudan's new ruling body, the Sovereign Council, were officially sworn in on Wednesday, a day after the final signing of a long-anticipated power sharing agreement ... Read more »

300 million barrels of oil have been discovered by a consortium commissioned by the government to do prospecting in the southeastern region of the country. This sets in motion ... Read more »

The Kenya Wildlife Service have shared photographs and videos of veterinary doctors treating the giraffe that has an eye tumour that had spread from the bone following an outcry ... Read more »

Regional bloc Inter-Governmental Authority on Development has asked South Sudan's President Salva Kiir to disburse the balance of the pledged $100 million to speed up the ... Read more »

Ahmed Madobe has been re-elected as the President of the semi-autonomous Jubbaland region after a poll in the capital Kismayo. Read more »

Four candidates have expressed their interest in this week's Jubaland federal state election but the electoral process has been marred by threats, intimidation, violence and ... Read more »

Tributes have been pouring in for Kenyan musician John Ng'ang'a, popularly known as John DeMathew, who died in a car crash. The musician was driving alone, after attending a ... Read more »