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Ethiopia’s warring parties sign deal for truce implementation

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REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya The Ethiopian government and Tigrayan forces have now signed an agreement detailing the roadmap for implementation of a peace deal. The agreement signed on Saturday is to facilitated the truce agreed to during negotiations in South Africa this month. Representatives from the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) have been meeting in Nairobi since Monday… Read More
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Kenya Airways strike disrupts flights as passengers get stranded

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– – Thousands of flights have been disrupted and passengers stranded following pilots strike at Kenya Airways. Kenya airways is one of Africa’s biggest carriers but has been facing some challenges forcing Saturday’s strike, despite the government urging them to call it off. The pilots union have called the strike over a dispute on pensions contributions and settlement of deferred… Read More
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Ethiopia: Tigray conflict factions agree to ceasefire

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– – Factions in the conflict in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray have agreed to ceasefire, according to mediators. On Wednesday in the South African capital Pretoria, the agreement was signed which is expected to allow humanitarian supplies to Tigray to be restored. African Union mediator Olusegun Obasanjo, who welcomed delegates from the government and the Tigray forces to the… Read More
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Tanzania: Water rationing begins due to drought

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– – Tanzanian authorities have started rationing water in the economic capital Dar es Salaam due to prevailing drought. The rationing which started on Thursday was after water levels dropped in its main source, the Ruvu River, dried up. Residents in the city have been struggling to access water and would now be without running water for 24 hours on… Read More
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Pakistani journalist shot dead by Kenyan police

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– – Kenyan police on Sunday night shot and killed a Pakistani journalist and TV host Arshad Sharif. He was shot in the head along the Nairobi-Magadi highway. His driver was also injured. Police say the journalist was mistakenly killed. Local media reports said Sharif was shot and killed by the police after he and his driver allegedly breached a… Read More
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Uganda’s Kasasa community gets savings and credit cooperative support

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– – Members of the Ugandan Kasasa community are benefiting from a savings and credit cooperative support to improve their livelihoods. The project by the InteRoots Initiative, a Denver, United States-based nonprofit organization with supporters from around the globe, has provided nearly $500,000 in unrestricted funding to the community for the project. The savings and credit cooperative has over 120… Read More
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Ethiopia: New date set for Tigray peace talks in South Africa

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– – Ethiopian government officials have said that a new date has been set by the African Union (AU) for the start of peace talks to resolve the Tigray conflict. The talks will now take place on Monday October 24 in South Africa, according to the Ethiopian government. Redwan Hussein, the Ethiopian prime minister’s national security adviser, confirmed that the… Read More
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Ethiopia: Federal government forces take control of key towns in Tigray

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– – The Ethiopian federal government has taken control of three towns in Tigray, north of the country, it said in a statement on Tuesday. “The ENDF has taken control of towns of Shire, Alamata and Korem without fighting in Urban areas,” the statement said. According to the government taking back these towns and other key structures would help accelerate… Read More
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Tanzania’s President starts birth control campaign

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Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has expressed concern over the high birth rate in the East African country as she urges citizens to take up birth control measures. It is a major reversal from the position of her predecessor, the late John Magufuli, who openly encouraged women not to use contraception. President Samia confronted the country’s baby boom over the… Read More
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Ethiopia: AU condemned over delayed Tigrayan peace talks

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– – Some political parties in the rebel-held Tigray region of Ethiopia have condemned the African Union mediation efforts aimed at ending the conflict in the region. Last weekend the African Union was expected to mediate talks in South Africa. This time, the AU special envoy and former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, with the support of former Kenyan President Uhuru… Read More