By Elias Biryabarema, Francis Mukasa KAMPALA (Reuters) – Ugandan pop star turned opposition politician Robert Kyagulanyi pledged on Thursday to continue what he calls a fight for freedom for millions of oppressed fellow citizens, after returning to his country from the … Continued
By TOM ODULA, ASSOCIATED PRESS Five years after al-Shabab fighters burst into a luxury shopping mall in Kenya‘s capital, hurling grenades and starting a days-long siege that left 67 people dead, analysts say the Somalia-based extremist group has been pushed down Africa’s … Continued
As part of its on-going dispute with the Government of Djibouti, DP World has now released a video arguing its case and saying “dark clouds are gathering over Djibouti.” The video recounts DP World’s history in the African nation, highlighting … Continued
Ethiopia currently heads the league for hotel development in East Africa, according to a regional focus from the influential annual hotel pipeline survey by Lagos-based W Hospitality Group. Details of the survey, which covers the whole of the African continent, … Continued
By Mohammed Yusuf NAIROBI, KENYA — The Somali government said this week that it was ready to send troops to help with security and enhance peace in South Sudan, where officials and opposition groups recently signed an agreement to end a … Continued
At least 58 people were killed during ethnic violence at the weekend on the outskirts of Ethiopia’s capital, an Amnesty International researcher told AFP on Wednesday. And another source involved in the investigation, who saw and counted the corpses, told … Continued
Position:National Action Plan on Sexual Violence in Conflict (NAP/SVC) Coordinator Duration of the assignment:12 Months with the possibility of renewal Duty station: Mogadishu Deadline for application: 26 September 2018 Overall Goal and Purpose Under the co-supervision of the Director … Continued
By ELIAS MESERET, ASSOCIATED PRESS Ethiopia’s stunning political reforms are now threatened by long-standing ethnic tensions that have roared back to life since a young prime minister took power just five months ago and promised greater freedoms. While exiled … Continued
By ELIZABETH KIVUVA Different brands of rice at a supermarket. . Photo/Monicah Mwangi Plastic rice from China is slowly finding its way into the country, an agency set up to fight counterfeits told a Senate committee yesterday. Kenya Revenue Authority … Continued
The mob took away Adacha’s son. ‘I don’t know if he’s dead or alive,’ she says Askale Adacha, a 63-year-old living what she calls a “hand-to-mouth” life weaving clothes in the Ashewa Meda suburb of Ethiopia´s capital, lost what little … Continued
The United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Monday hailed a summit between Djibouti and Eritrea in Saudi Arabia, voicing hope in a statement that it would help create “greater peace” in the region. The summit brought together Djibouti President Ismail … Continued
BY KAREN JAYES The Ethiopian state under the cover of the War on Terror has criminalised its Somali population, causing unrest and resentment in the East African country. Abdullahi*, a Somalian who lives in a small village in the troubled … Continued
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