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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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Uganda: Police fire teargas at protesting university students

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Police in Uganda on Wednesday fired tear gas to disperse protesting Makerere University students who had assembled at the Freedom Square. Some of the student leaders were also arrested by the police and detained at unknown locations. Wednesday’s incident has reportedly disrupted academic activities with several students forced out of the lecture rooms. Students of the Makerere University have been… Read More
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Kenya: Militants attack police station to free terrorists

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Militants from Somali-based group Al-Shaabab have attacked a Kenyan police station in Wajir, some 683 kilometres from the capital Nairobi. Local media reported that the attack by the militants was in an attempt to free some of their colleague terrorists who had been arrested days back. Daily Nation reported that the attackers stormed the station after two members of the… Read More
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Uganda: Bobi Wine ridicules Museveni’s ‘man of ghetto’ tag

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Uganda’s opposition politician Bobi Wine has ridiculed President Yoweri Museveni’s move to win the support of young people. President Museveni over the weekend visited the Kibuye and Katwe settlements in the capital Kampala to launch a savings and loans project for the youth. During that visit a picture of him standing by a mural depicting him as a ‘Man of… Read More
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Kenyan IT pioneer grabs German Africa Prize

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Juliana Rotich became known in professional circles in 2007 as the co-founder of the open source platform Ushahidi (a Swahili word meaning “testimony”). It began in Kenya as an internet platform developed to map reports of post-election violence and went on to revolutionize the international flow of data and information. “Your success also encourages many other women,” Merkel said in her speech… Read More
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Kenya’s Safaricom offers data, voice plans without expiry dates

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Kenya’s leading telco, Safaricom has rolled out new data and voice packages that do not have expiry dates. The company on Wednesday made public this latest policy that affects data, voice and SMS products. A Kenyan citizen is already in court asking that the Communications and Multimedia Appeals Tribunal stops Safaricom and Airtel from irregularly depriving consumers of their unused… Read More
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Kenya: Civil servants to wear locally made outfits on Fridays

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Kenya’s government has ordered civil servants to wear made-in-Kenya outfits to work on Fridays and during public holidays. In a circular from the office of the Attorney General, all government staff were required to wear the locally produced outfit to boost the manufacturing sector of Kenya. The circular reads in part that “Pursuant to the achievement of the Big 4… Read More
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Eritrea summons German ambassador over DW coverage

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Eritrea’s foreign ministry has summoned Germany’s ambassador to the country accusing Germany’s international broadcaster of “unbridled smear campaigns”. The country’s Information Minister Yemane Gebremeskel said “German Government funded Deutsche Welle persists in its unbridled smear campaigns against Eritrea. Latest in these despicable series are half-baked and strident website pieces on the peace process and the National Service by its senior… Read More
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Kenyan man stabs and kills friend over termites meal

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A Kenyan man on Sunday stabbed and killed his friend after a scuffle broke out over a meal of termites. The incident which occurred in the Tharaka-Nithi County shocked many residents. The deceased, Daniel Mutiria Cece, 36, was allegedly stabbed four times in the stomach and chest by his friend, Muriungi Kiyogere, 35. Tharaka South Police Commander Kiprop Rutto confirmed… Read More
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Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge grabs top state award

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On Sunday world marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge received a top state award from Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta. Kipchoge received the Elder of the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya (E.G.H.) award during the country’s national Mashujaa Day celebrations in Mombasa. Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya is the highest category of presidential awards. The Elder of the… Read More
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South Sudan: Riek Machar in Juba to salvage peace deal

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South Sudan’s rebel leader Riek Machar is in Juba to help rescue the country’s peace deal as warring parties seem to be running out of time to form a new transitional government. The political rivals in South Sudan this year agreed on a unity government months after signing a deal to end the civil war in that country last year.… Read More
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