AFRICA

Nile basin ministers’ tour of mega Ethiopian dam leaves sour taste for Egypt Benishangul-Gumuz, Ethiopia | RONALD MUSOKE  | At 8:10 am on an already warming Sunday Feb.23 morning, three light aircraft taxied off the tarmac of Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. They were carrying a group of about 24 people, …

Juba tense after arrest of opposition politicians, army generals COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | The political situation in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, is tense following the arrest of politicians and to army generals aligned with First Vice President Riek Machar. The unrest comes amid growing concerns over instability …

Nairobi, Kenya | CITIZEN DIGITAL | Police in Uasin Gishu have launched investigations after a man was found to have illegally set up a police patrol base in Cherus Centre, Kesses Sub-County, without the knowledge or authorization of the National Police Service (NPS). According to reports, the suspect, Collins Leitich, alias …

KINSHASA, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government has offered five million US Dollars to any person that will help in the arrest of top March 23 Movement (M23) leaders.   The leaders are Bertrand Bisimwa, the M23 President, General Emmanuel Sultani Makenga, the rebels’ …

Ugandan Health Workers Still Haven’t Seen the Money Kampala, Uganda | Nakisanze Segawa Global Press Journal Uganda |  On Jan. 20, US President Donald Trump abruptly cut funding for the surveillance of and response to an outbreak of the Sudan Ebola virus here. Elon Musk, Trump’s unelected right hand, said in a …

Tanzanian politician says Nyerere himself would have protested anyone calling him a saint. “What we should do, and make sure we do, is to humanize Mwalimu Nyerere.” Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Renowned Tanzanian opposition politician Tundu Antiphas Mughwai Lissu says Mwalimu Julius Nyerere should never be …

Raila: Why I signed agreement with President Ruto Nairobi, Kenya  | THE STAR KENYA | ODM leader Raila Odinga has explained why he signed a cooperation agreement with President William Ruto. Speaking at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) during the signing ceremony also attended by President Ruto, Raila stated that …

The sudden freeze threatens the stability of an economy built on US dollars. Harare, Zimbabwe |  Global Press Journal |  Batsirai Mutara started selling cheese and dairy products from a makeshift roadside stand when he was 27. It was a far cry from his former office job, where inflation devoured his paycheck, …

Things looked bad for Francis Thoya when the event planner lost his income and became a shark meat seller. But that led to an “aha” moment that has since become a win-win for him and his community. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY |  A delicious smell of baking fills the …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has suspended clearance of goods crossing to and from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) via borders affected by the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels insurgency. When M23 rebels captured the Uganda-DR Congo border of Bunagana, URA and Immigration services …