Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | The East Africa Community chairman President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya has called for the immediate deployment of a regional force to stabilize the situation in DRC. (FULL STATEMENT BOTTOM) “The East African Regional Force shall be deployed to the Ituri, North Kivu and South …
Read More »Intra-Sudanese dialogue hangs in balance amid civilian coalition’s hard line: analysts
Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Since the launch of a direct dialogue between the Sudanese army and the civilian coalition under international auspices on June 8, the civilian coalition’s overall hard line on the dialogue has led to analysts’ doubts about reaching a consensual solution to Sudan’s political crisis through the …
Read More »Russia-Ukraine conflict hurting East Africa’s business community
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The Russia-Ukraine conflict is hurting the performance of East Africa’s business community due to the rising prices of key commodities, the regional apex lobby said Tuesday. John Bosco Kalisa, the chief executive officer of the East African Business Council (EABC), told journalists in Nairobi, the capital …
Read More »18.4 million people in severe food insecurity in Horn of Africa drought: UN
United Nations | Xinhua | The Horn of Africa drought has thrust at least 18.4 million people, including more than 7.1 million acutely malnourished children, into severe food insecurity, UN humanitarians said on Monday. “From northern Ethiopia, we and our partners are continuing to provide humanitarian aid across Tigray, Afar, and …
Read More »Kiswahili lecturers struggle to deal with slangs
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the Chama Cha Kiswahili Africa Mashariki, an Association that brings together Lecturers of Kiswahili from higher institutions in East Africa have pointed blended Swahili known as ‘Sheng’ as one of the major challenges facing promotion of the language across the region. Sheng …
Read More »Crested Cranes are CECAFA senior women’s champs
Uganda 3 Burundi 1 Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s National Women’s Football team has won the CECAFA Senior Championship after defeating Burundi 3-1 in the final of the tournament staged at FUFA Technical Center, Njeru. In front of thousands of fans who gathered in Njeru to cheer the …
Read More »Somalia’s Mohamud inaugurated as tenth president amid peace pledge
Mogadishu, Somalia | Xinhua | Somalia’s newly elected President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was inaugurated Thursday as the country’s tenth leader amid tight security in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. The ceremony was graced by leaders from Ethiopia, Egypt, Djibouti, and Kenya, as well as representatives from more than 20 countries. In …
Read More »World Bank provides 385 mln USD to Horn of Africa to boost climate resilience
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The World Bank said it has provided 385 million U.S. dollars in International Development Association (IDA) financing to Horn of Africa countries to tap groundwater potential and boost climate resilience. The World Bank said in a statement issued on Wednesday evening that the Horn of Africa …
Read More »UN agencies call for relief as half mln people go hungry in NE Uganda
Food insecurity situation in Karamoja is of urgent concern Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | United Nations agencies in Uganda on Wednesday called for relief as more than half a million people go hungry in semi-arid northeastern Uganda also known as Karamoja. The call comes after a report, Integrated Food Security …
Read More »Terrorism deaths down globally, but up in Africa: UN chief
United Nations | Xinhua | The number of deaths from terrorist attacks is down globally but increasing in Africa, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday. “Sub-Saharan Africa accounted for 48 percent of deaths attributed to terrorist groups globally last year,” he told a meeting of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination …
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