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
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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
Khashoggi murder trial begins in Turkey
Twenty Saudi nationals have gone on trial in absentia in Turkey for the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. Khashoggi, a prominent
Rwandan nationals repatriated from India amid virus
Seventy-nine Rwandan nationals have been evacuated from India after being stuck for three months amid deadly COVID-19 pandemic, Rwandan local media reported Friday. “It’s amazing
At least 52 killed in Ethiopia protests over singer’s death
ADDIS ABABA, – At least 50 people were killed in Ethiopia’s Oromiya region in protests following the fatal shooting of a popular singer, a regional