Browsing: East Africa
KAMPALA, Uganda — Lumumba Amin, the son of former Ugandan President Field Marshal Idi Amin Dada, has urged the public to stop drawing parallels between…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Parliament, Joel Ssenyonyi, has alleged that there is a plan to implicate him in a…
MOMBASA, Kenya — President William Ruto has pushed back against criticism over his frequent overseas travel, arguing that his international engagements are helping position Kenya…
NAIROBI, Kenya — As organisations increasingly rely on social media to amplify their reach and humanise their brands, a quieter but growing concern is emerging…
KINSHASA, DR Congo — A senior World Health Organization (WHO) official has warned of a mounting toll on frontline health workers in the Democratic Republic…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service is experiencing a noticeable slowdown in Kenya as rapid subscriber growth places increasing pressure on its…
KAMPALA, Uganda — A section of Members of Parliament (MPs) linked to the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) are reportedly exploring political options to remove…
NAIROBI, Kenya — President William Ruto has warned against any form of violence, destruction of property, or disruption of essential services ahead of next week’s…
KAMPALA, Uganda — An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda has killed more than 200 people within its first month,…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The United States has imposed new visa restrictions on individuals it accuses of undermining peace efforts in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, signalling…