By REUTERS Comoros President Azali Assoumani has put his son, Nour El Fath, in charge of coordinating government affairs as...
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Riot police patrol Nairobi as Kenyan activists call for more protests
By REUTERS Riot police patrolled Kenya’s capital Nairobi on Tuesday morning as young activists called for more protests following last week’s deadly...
As Atmis exit, Al Shabaab creates deadly pan-East African force
By The EastAfrican The African Union (AU) has backed the creation of a new force to replace the more than...
EAC members to fund bulk of bloc’s $112m budget
By LUKE ANAMI The East African Community this week presented its budget, raising it 8.7 percent to $112.98 million, from...
AU attempts new mediation as hunger ravages Sudan
By AGGREY MUTAMBO By FRED OLUOCH The African Union (AU) is launching another bid to save Sudan from war, even...
Turkey mediating Somalia-Ethiopia talks on port deal -officials
By REUTERS Turkey has begun mediating talks between Somalia and Ethiopia over a port deal Addis Ababa signed with the...
Scientists call for halt to elephant hunting along Kenya-Tanzania border
By XINHUA A group of international scientists said Thursday that the hunting of elephants along the Kenya-Tanzania border for their...
Mauritanians vote as President Ghazouani seeks re-election
By REUTERS Mauritanians voted on Saturday in a presidential election that incumbent Mohamed Ould Ghazouani is widely expected to win, aiming to...
President Mohamud: We will not compromise Somalia’s territorial integrity and its unity
By JACKSON MUTINDA Somalia’s President Sheikh Hassan Mohamud spoke to NMG correspondent Jackson Mutinda, warning that Ethiopia, which signed an MoU with...
Tax fallout wave blows in region as Ruto buckles under public pressure
By JAMES ANYANZWA Kenya’s President William Ruto, bowing to pressure from an angry public, rejected the contentious Finance Bill 2024...