EU Restricts Visa Provisions for Ethiopian Nationals
VOA
The European Union is tightening visa rules for people from Ethiopia in response to what it says is a lack of cooperation from the Ethiopian government with the repatriation of… Read more »
Deputy PM Biteko Stresses Natural Gas Use
Daily News
DEPUTY Prime Minister and Minister for Energy, Dr Dotto Biteko, reiterated the importance of utilising natural gas as an alternative energy source for Tanzania to mitigate climate… Read more »
UK Imposes Sanctions On Speaker, Others
Nile Post
The UK Government has slapped incredible raft of sanctions of Speaker of Parliament Anita Among for exercising "corruption at its worst and that has no place in society." Read more »
Somali National Army and U.S. Special Forces Join Forces Against Al-Shabaab Militants
Shabelle
In a significant development in the ongoing fight against terrorism in Somalia, a special meeting was recently convened between Major General Ibrahim Sheikh Muhuddin, the Commander… Read more »
U.S. Chamber Delegation to Kenya Lays Groundwork for State Visit [press release]
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's U.S.-Africa Business Center led a three-day executive delegation to Nairobi, Kenya, to coincide with the visit of U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina… Read more »
Kenyans to Buy Cars in Shillings With the Launch of Japanese Auction in Naivasha
Business Day Africa
Kenyans now have the opportunity to procure Japanese automobiles using the local currency, shillings, with the inauguration of a car auction at the Naivasha Special Economic Zone… Read more »
Kenya Floods - What a Deluge Reveals About Nairobi's Vulnerability
Capital FM
Everything feels sodden in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, and beyond. Read more »
Govt, Islamic Development Bank Sign U.S.$295 Million Deal to Finance Roads
Nile Post
Finance Minister Matia Kasaijja who is attending the 2024 Islamic Development Bank Group annual meetings in Riyadh,Saudi Arabia has signed a financing agreement with the president… Read more »
Mai Mahiu-Narok Road Closed After Severe Crack Occurs
Capital FM
The Mai Mahiu - Narok road has been closed temporarily after a severe crack caused by flash floods occured. Read more »
Dozens Killed As Dam Bursts in Kenya Following Devastating Rains
VOA
More than 40 people have died in southwestern Kenya after a dam burst Sunday night following heavy rains which spawned devastating flooding across the country. Earlier, several… Read more »
Tanzania, Somalia to Heighten Ties On Health
Daily News
TANZANIA and the Republic of Somalia have agreed to strengthen their partnership on health matters. This was revealed over the weekend by Health Minister Ummy Mwalimu when the… Read more »
Speaker Among Among Ugandan Officials Sanctioned by UK for Corruption
DW
The sanctions target parliamentry speaker Anita Among and two former ministers for the Karamoja region who allegedly stole thousands of iron sheets from a government housing… Read more »
Ex - President - Why I Never Spent a Night At State House
Daily News
TO the former Zanzibar president, Amani Karume, the idea of becoming a leader of the country never crossed his mind before because he did not like politics in the first place. Not… Read more »
Macron Urges Rwanda to End Support for DRC M23 Rebels and Withdraw Troops
RFI
Rwanda must end support for M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and withdraw troops from its neighbour's territory, French President Emmanuel Macron said… Read more »
Threat of 'Large-Scale Massacre' in Sudan's Darfur Is Imminent, U.S. Official Says
VOA
A senior U.S. official warned Monday that more than 2 million people in El Fasher, in Sudan's western Darfur region, are under imminent threat of a "large-scale massacre" from a… Read more »