Browsing: East Africa
KAMPALA, Uganda — Former Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) spokesperson Charles Twine has been formally charged with inciting violence, hate speech, disseminating malicious information, and conspiracy to…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The National Police Service (NPS) has introduced new toll-free hotlines and digital reporting mechanisms in a renewed effort to tackle corruption both externally…
JUBA, South Sudan — The United Nations (UN) human rights office reported on Friday 23, May 2025 that clashes between the South Sudan army and opposition…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Embakasi East MP Babu Owino was among 609 lawyers admitted to the Bar as Advocates of the High Court of Kenya on…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The Standard Media Group has announced that a technical issue has temporarily disrupted broadcasting on its major television and radio stations. In a…
NAIROBI, KENYA — Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) is scheduled for its official public launch on Tuesday, June 3, 2025,…
MUTUKULA, UGANDA — Ugandan journalist and human rights activist Agather Atuhaire has been located alive after several days of incommunicado detention in Tanzania. Her family confirmed…
NAIROBI, KENYA — Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) in Kenya are facing intense scrutiny over the persistently high cost of cooking gas, with investigations revealing that…
NAIROBI, KENYA — Renowned Kenyan musician, philanthropist, and businesswoman Esther Akoth Kokeyo, popularly known as Akothee, has publicly announced her unconditional forgiveness of her younger…
NAIROBI, KENYA — Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi has publicly addressed his ordeal for the first time since his arrest, detention, and alleged torture by Tanzanian authorities,…