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Category: East Africa

Below is the List of East African Countries. Burundi. Tanzania. Kenya. Uganda. Rwanda. Djibouti. Eritrea. Ethiopia.

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Kenya signs duty-free trade deal with European Union

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , , ,
Kenya has announced that it has signed a trade deal with the European Union to give it tariff-free access to the EU market. Once ratified the deal should mean that Kenyan goods would be cheaper for European consumers, which could increase exports and create more jobs in Kenya. An EU statement noted that this was a balanced agreement, as it… Read More
Africa East Africa World 

Uganda: Militants attack school killing over 40 people including pupils

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Militants linked to Islamic State have attacked a school in western Uganda near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least 40 people including pupils. The terrorists also abducted six others in the attack on Lhubiriha secondary school in Mpondwe, the military said on Saturday in a statement. A further eight people remain in a critical condition… Read More
Africa East Africa World 

Outrage as middle-aged woman in Tanzania rapes 8 year- old boy

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There is outrage in Tanzania after a middle-aged woman was found to have raped an eight-year-old boy. The woman is also accused of infecting the boy with sexually transmitted diseases. Desderia Mbwelwa, 57, has been sentenced to 29 years in prison at a court on Friday but details of the verdict have not been widely reported until now. On the… Read More
Africa East Africa World 

Eritrea rejoins the East African regional bloc after 16-year absence

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After 16 years of absence, Eritrea has rejoined the East African regional bloc, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (Igad). In 2007, Eritrea suspended its membership in protest against Ethiopia’s military intervention in Somalia. The country was also protesting against alleged manipulation of the organisation by external forces. Information Minister Yemane Meskel has tweeted that Eritrea has retaken its seat at… Read More
East Africa 

Uganda President explains law on same sex, as Malawi courts are asked to scrap them

Janet Karim
 “Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable. 23Do not have sexual relations with an animal and defile yourself with it. A woman must not present herself to an animal to have sexual relations with it; that is a perversion. 24Do not defile yourselves in any of these ways, because this is how the… Read More
Africa East Africa World 

Ugandan President denies death rumours

Elwin Mandowa, , , , ,
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has denied rumours about his death as he self- isolates after testing positive for Covid 19. The social media statement followed rumours that he had died after contracting Covid-19. President tested positive for the virus on 7 June and said the following day that he was taking “forced leave”. Rumours have emerged on Twitter over the… Read More
Africa Central Africa East Africa Rwanda World 

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame sacks 244 soldiers

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , , ,
Over 200 soldiers including senior military officers have been sacked from the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF). They were sacked by President Paul Kagame. The dismissed officers include Maj Gen Aloys Muganga who served as commander of the reserve forces from 2018 to 2019 and Brig Gen Francis Mutiganda, who headed the external security in the national intelligence service. In all,… Read More
Africa East Africa World 

Kenya: Mysterious disease kills 9 and hospitalises 80 others

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At least nine people have died from an outbreak of a mysterious condition in Kenya. 80 others have been hospitalised from the mysterious disease in northern Kenya’s Marsabit county. Reports say out of the nine people who have died, six were adults and three were children between one and three years. The local media reported that most of the affected… Read More
Africa East Africa World 

Kenya opposition makes deal with government and calls off protests

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Kenya’s opposition has suspended the latest anti-government protests planned for Thursday. The opposition said it suspended the planned protests after reaching an agreement with the government. On Monday the coalition resumed the twice-weekly protests begun in March to highlight high living costs and alleged fraud in last year’s election. The demonstrations have been marred by clashes between police and protesters… Read More
Africa East Africa World 

Food supply to Ethiopia halted over illegal sales claims

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , , ,
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID has halted food supply to Tigray region of Ethiopia after it discovered that the goods were being diverted for sale on the local market. The decision was based on the advice of the USAID Office of the Inspector General which investigated the matter. It comes just days after the Associated Press news… Read More