U.N. Food Agency Warns of Looming Catastrophe in Ethiopia Amid Aid Cuts
By John Thiongo NAIROBI, Kenya – In a stark warning underscoring Ethiopia’s deepening humanitarian crisis, the head of the United Nations World Food Programme in...
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Kenya’s Ruto Visits China Amid Rising Trade Tensions With U.S.
By Judy Maina NAIROBI, Kenya – President William Ruto of Kenya arrived in Beijing on Tuesday evening for the start of a four-day state visit,...
Arson Attack Targets Home of Ruling Party Official in Southern Tanzania
By Judy Maina NAIROBI – A suspected arson attack early Tuesday morning targeted the home of a senior official from Tanzania’s ruling party, the latest...
Ethiopian Parliament Shifts Power Over Media Regulator Appointment to Prime Minister
ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia’s Parliament on Thursday approved a legislative amendment transferring the power to nominate the country’s top media regulator from lawmakers to the...
Turkey Deploys Hundreds of Troops to Somalia Amid Rising Concerns Over al-Shabab Threat
MOGADISHU, Somalia — More than 500 Turkish military personnel have reportedly arrived in Somalia’s capital this week, according to Somali and diplomatic sources, as part...
Tanzania Opposition Leader Moved to New Prison as Treason Case Draws Scrutiny
By Tom Mugisha DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Tundu Lissu, the prominent Tanzanian opposition leader facing treason charges, has been transferred to a different prison,...
Museveni’s son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, drops 2026 presidential bid
Internet was again left buzzing Saturday after President Museveni’s son, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba who has been mobilizing support ahead of 2026 presidential elections announced that...
Resource-strained Uganda decries massive influx of Sudanese refugees
Uganda has received more than 100,000 asylum seekers since January 2024, including an influx of Sudanese refugees fleeing brutal conflict in their home country, the...
Kenya to send 600 more police officers to Haiti
Kenya has pledged to send 600 more police officers to Haiti in the coming weeks to help fight gangs controlling much of the capital, Port-au-Prince,...
