By The EastAfrican Somalia’s public could be a key resource to avoid a relapse to al-Shabaab control once African Union...
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Kenya protests expose jet-setting President Ruto’s neglect of discontent at home
By REUTERS In the two years since he was elected, Kenya’s President William Ruto has wowed global climate activists under...
DRC sends first minister to Eala two years after joining bloc
By MOSES HAVYARIMANA The East African Legislative Assembly (Eala) has sworn in the first Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) minister...
DRC sends first minister to EAC two years after joining bloc
By MOSES HAVYARIMANA The East African Legislative Assembly (Eala) has sworn in the first Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) minister...
Nigeria’s northeast risks mass hunger as UN funding dwindles
By REUTERS The United Nations humanitarian agency is struggling to secure funding to combat severe food insecurity in Nigeria’s insurgency-hit...
Kenya protests, Bolivia failed coup show perils of economic hardship
By REUTERS Deadly Kenyan protests that scuppered tax hikes and a failed coup amid fading economic prospects in Bolivia this week are...
Haiti residents cautiously hopeful as first Kenyan police deploy
By REUTERS Residents in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince expressed cautious hope after a first contingent of Kenyan police officers arrived...
Uganda census shows population now at 45.9m people, Ubos says
By MONITOR Uganda’s population stands at 45.9 million people, up from 34.6 million counted in 2014, according to new figures of the...
Thousands in South Sudan facing catastrophic food insecurity, UN says
By XINHUA South Sudan faces a “perfect storm” of violence, floods, an economic crisis and hunger, with 79,000 people in...
Biden falters as Trump unleashes falsehoods during presidential debate
By REUTERS US President Joe Biden delivered a shaky, halting performance while his Republican rival Donald Trump battered him with a series of often...