East African Community
Tanzanian Leader Urges Burundian Exiles To Go Home
Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Thursday called on Burundians who have fled their country to return home, after...
Washington Extends Review Period For Sudan Sanctions
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday opted to extend by three months the deadline on whether to lift decades-old...
South Sudan Marks Another Year of Freedom Without Peace
South Sudan on Sunday marked its sixth independence anniversary in muted fashion, with no official celebration as the...
Sudan Defends Human Rights Record Against US Criticism
Sudan insisted on Saturday that it respected media and religious freedoms after the United States said it was "very...
Sudan Hopes US Travel Ban Won’t Harm Sanctions Bid
Sudan expressed hopes on Tuesday that a US court's decision to partially reinstate a travel ban that includes its...
German Government Donate To East African Countries
The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany has committed two grants amounting to €35 million Euros to the East...
Nationwide Sensitisation On Truth Commission Kicks Off
A workshop launching a nationwide sensitization process aimed at increasing awareness and generating public opinion on...
Suspected Diarrhoea Kills 279 People In Sudan
At least 279 people have died and thousands sickened in Sudan from suspected acute diarrhoea since August, UN agencies...
Set Adrift In South Sudan’s War, A Family Is Reunited
Their hug is long and moving but awkward as Jorgina, sobbing, strains to embrace her teenage son Emmanuel who has grown...
Akufo-Addo Urged To Follow German Example To Forge West African Unity
President Akufo-Addo charged to lead efforts to unite the economic unity of West African states following years of...
Doctor In Sudan Who Treats Up To 750,000 People Wins Global Humanity Award
A surgeon, who is the only permanent doctor for 750,000 people, has been honoured for performing more than 1,000...
South Sudan Soldiers On Trial Over Rape of Aid Workers
Thirteen South Sudanese soldiers have gone on trial accused of raping foreign aid workers and murdering their local...
East African Leaders Press EU To Lift Burundi Sanctions
The presidents of Tanzania and Uganda called Saturday on the EU to lift sanctions on Burundi, but a diplomatic for the...
UN Calls For Halt To South Sudan Fighting
The United Nations on Saturday called for a halt to fighting in South Sudan after the government launched a new...
South Sudan Accused of Abducting Rivals In Nairobi
Human Rights Watch says it is concerned about two South Sudanese men, an activist and a rebel official, who disappeared...
‘Ethnic Killings’ In South Sudan
He said they were taking revenge after a military defeat A rebel official in South Sudan and a Roman Catholic priest...
Cinema Continues In South Sudan Depsite War
The civil war in South Sudan has made life hard for almost everyone - but it hasn't stopped the country's cinephiles...
UN Blocked From South Sudan Town Amid Reports of Killings
UN peacekeepers in South Sudan say they have twice been prevented from accessing the town of Pajok, where the army is...
Sudan Offers Scholarships To Over 500 Kenyan Students
Sudan has increased its scholarship offer to Kenyan students to 550 including 30 slots for the study of oil-related...