United Kingdom gives $59 million to Uganda to fight malaria
The United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DfID) has launched a new $59 million (about Shs215b) programme to tackle malaria
Eritrea protest aftermath: military makes arrests, internet cut reported
Eritrean authorities have made arrests following Tuesday’s rare protest in the capital, Asmara. The BBC Tigrinya service said the military carried out
Sweden gives $36m to UN Tanzania for development
The Swedish Embassy in Tanzania on Monday signed an agreement with the United Nations in Tanzania to donate $36 million
Kenya’s former IEBC official Roselyn Akombe returns to work at UN
Kenya’s former IEBC commissioner Roselyn Akombe has returned to work at United Nations Headquarters in New York City two weeks
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe calls for return of death penalty
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has called for the return of the death penalty, after more than 50 people applied for
Zambia starts emergency plan to help asylum seekers from DRC
The Zambian government has started an emergency plan to help asylum seekers from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as
CAF names 30-man list for 2017 African Player of the Year award
The Confederations of African Football (CAF) on Wednesday released the names of nominees for the 2017 African Player of the
Striking doctors could cause ‘state of emergency’ Uganda’s President threatens
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and the country’s medical union have entered into a row over proposed nationwide strikes. The strikes
Kenyan president makes surprise visit to pupils sitting national exams
Kenyan president-elect Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday paid a surprise visit to pupils at a school in the capital, ahead of
NRC: DRC displaced persons live in appalling conditions
People displaced by clashes in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Tanganyika province live in appalling conditions, a Norwegian Refugee Council