East Africa floods affecting 750,000 people, kill 235 – UN
UN humanitarians said about 750,000 people were affected by flooding in eastern Africa, with 234,000 displaced and more than 236 killed. The UN Office […]
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Worst floods in decades kill 29 in Somalia, hit towns across East Africa
National Disaster Management Agency on Wednesday said the worst flooding to hit Somalia in decades has killed 29 people and forced more than 300,000 […]
As EA steals AFCON rights, Botswana looks beyond diamond bling
On September 27, the men who run football in Morocco, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda were high-fiving and popping champagne. Meeting in the Egyptian capital Cairo, […]
42 killed, 15 children abducted as militants attack school in Uganda
At least 42 people were killed and eight others critically injured in a suspected rebel attack on a secondary school in western Uganda, police and […]
As hunger spreads in Somalia, babies begin to die
Hacked-off thorn branches encircle two mounds of earth heaped over the tiny bodies of Halima Hassan Abdullahi’s twin granddaughters. Babies Ebla and Abdia lived only […]
Ethiopia launches 5G network
Ethio Telecom, the state-owned telecom service provider in Ethiopia, on Monday launched 5G mobile phone service making Ethiopia among the leading few African countries, including […]
Ex-Kenyan President, Mwai Kibaki dies at 90
Former Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki, who led the East African country for more than a decade, has died, his successor Uhuru Kenyatta announced on Friday. […]