Two children die, 30 ill after measles outbreak in South Sudan
Juba, Two children have died of measles and 30 others are in critical condition in a Médecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) health facility in Pibor Administrative
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Ethiopia launches crackdown on TPLF fighters
The Ethiopian government Friday launched a massive crackdown on fighters of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, aiming to disarm local militia said to have attacked
New swarms of locusts breed in Ethiopia and Somalia
The formation of new swarms of desert locusts in Ethiopia and local breeding in northeastern Kenya means the region is not out of the woods
Ethiopia PM says unrest will not derail filling of Nile dam
Addis Ababa (AFP) Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Tuesday that recent domestic unrest would not derail his plan to start filling a mega-dam on
Burundi: Ndayishimiye unveils lean Cabinet, reaches out to minorities
For the first time in Burundi’s history, Batwa ethnic community will be represented in Cabinet. President Evariste Ndayishimiye has formed a lean Cabinet of 15
Tanzania attains lower middle income status five years early
Tanzania will now have access to international credit markets after the World Bank declared it a lower middle income country. However, this ends its eligibility
EAC MPs miss salaries in cash crunch, as Burundi and South Sudan face expulsion
Employees of the East African Legislative Assembly are yet to get their June salaries, while members of parliament have gone three months without their full
Kenya to reopen its airspace despite increasing Covid-19 cases
Kenya is set to reopen its airspace for domestic flights, allow religious gatherings and inter-county tourism and travel in a bid to salvage its battered
NRM joins Opposition against digital elections
The ruling NRM party has questioned the ban on open rallies and demanded “evidence-based” reasons to justify the push for virtual campaigns in the forthcoming
Ethiopia PM: Singer Hundeessa killing part of plot to sow unrest
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said the killing of a popular singer and subsequent violence that has left nearly 100 dead this week represented