Ethiopia’s prime minister said on Wednesday that ending war and expanding economic ties with neighbouring Eritrea is critical for stability and development in the impoverished Horn of Africa region. Abiy Ahmed’s remarks followed the announcement on Tuesday by his ruling coalition that Ethiopia would fully implement a peace deal signed
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A delegation from the International Committee of the Red Cross today 5th June 2018 today met with Hon. Henry Okello Oryem, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in charge of International Cooperation at Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The delegation of three consisted of Mr Zoran Jovanovic, head of delegation, Mr.
Read MoreA two-year undercover investigation into football in Africa has revealed footage of over 100 referees and officials taking cash before games. Watch the BBC video here.
Read MoreThe wreckage of a FlySax plane that went missing on Tuesday evening has been located in the Aberdares, reports the Daily Nation. Aerial search teams on Thursday morning sighted the wreck at the peak of the ranges, according to Nyandarua County Commissioner Boaz Cherutich. "It’s a major breakthrough. Our search
Read MoreUganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has said ADF rebels would be no more, but they are being ‘preserved’ by United Nations (UN) and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). He made the remarks on Wednesday while delivering the State of the Nation Address for 2018 at the Uganda International Conference Centre, Serena, Kampala. He
Read MoreA Kenyan woman who was publicly humiliated after staff at one of the capital's top hotels accused her of being a prostitute has been awarded KShs3m (UShs112m) in damages. Winfred Njoki Clarke took the five-star Intercontinental Hotel, in Nairobi, to court two decades after they labeled her "a woman of
Read MorePresident Yoweri Museveni has underscored the need to commercialize agriculture in order to bring more Ugandans into the money economy. Delivering the 2018 State of the Nation Address for 2018 at the Uganda International Conference Centre, Serena, Kampala on Wednesday, Museveni said the 68% homesteads that are still in subsistence are a
Read MoreThe Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement (In Opposition) (SPLM/SPLA IO has dismissed reports that a face-to-face meeting between Salva Kiir and Riek Machar was due to take place. This dismissal is contained in a press statement issued by Mabior Garang Mabior, the chairman for information in SPLM. Below is the statement.
Read MoreState of the Nation Address by H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA at the Uganda International Conference Centre, Serena, Kampala 6th June, 2018 His Excellency the Vice President, Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament, His Lordship the Chief Justice, Rt. Hon. Deputy Speaker, His Lordship the Deputy
Read MorePresident Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on June6, 2018 delivered the State of the Nation Address for 2018 at the Uganda International Conference Centre, Serena, Kampala. He touched on a number of issues including security and the economy. He questioned the role of the IGG, noting that it has failed him on corruption. He
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