Browsing: East Africa
NAIROBI, Kenya — Former Chief Justice David Maraga was among several environmental activists arrested on Monday during protests against the proposed excision of 76 acres…
KAMPALA, Uganda — As Uganda battles a relatively limited Ebola outbreak linked to cross-border transmission from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), an increasingly contentious…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ali Saloongo Kony, the son of fugitive Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony, has expressed frustration over what he describes as…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Four ministerial nominees whose citizenship status has come under scrutiny could face delays in their swearing-in as government lawyers assess the legal…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has reassured motorists that the country’s instant traffic fines system remains fully operational, despite ongoing court…
KAMPALA, Uganda — In Ugandan politics, absence is rarely just absence. It is often a signal—sometimes procedural, sometimes political, and at times deeply symbolic. That is…
BWEYOGERERE, Uganda — An emotional memorial service for Uganda Rugby Cranes and Stanbic Black Pirates player Sydney Gongodyo at Kings Park Arena on Sunday took…
MAKUENI, Kenya — Seven people have died and 27 others sustained serious injuries following a grisly road traffic accident along the Nairobi–Mombasa Highway in Makueni…
NAIROBI, Kenya — When President William Ruto boarded yet another chartered executive jet for his recent state visit to South Africa, it did not arrive…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda has confirmed three new Ebola infections, bringing the total number of cases recorded since the outbreak was declared on May 15 to…