Teachers in the country have gone on strike following the government's failure to meet their demand for a pay increase and better working conditions. Read more »
A major investigation by the international NGO Human Rights Watch has turned the spotlight on the use of thousands of children in Tanzania to work on small-scale gold mines, ... Read more »
Over 350 trucks stranded at the Tanzania- Rwanda border have crossed over to Kigali following a compromise by the two countries on road tolls. Read more »
Satellites have revealed that drought-stricken Turkana in the north lies atop two massive underground lakes, possibly solving the perennial water crisis in the barren region. Read more »
Uganda and ten other African countries have begun drafting a comprehensive policy that seeks to promote aquaculture, with the private sector as the major player to boost the ... Read more »
Experts say London-based Barclay's bank plans to close the accounts of money transfer firms, for fear it might end up in the hands of "terrorist" groups, might prove ... Read more »
Ugandan legislators have expressed outrage at the prohibition on foreign nationals operating motorbike services in South Sudan and are calling for expulsion of all South Sudanese ... Read more »
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