Tags GENERAL Uganda parliament ships in 488 iPads for legislators Uganda’s parliament has shipped in 488 iPads worth $600000 for MPs. The iPads are meant to facilitate MPs do their
Tags GENERAL Sudan’s al-Bashir promises to free political prisoners Sudan’s President Omar Al-Bashir has announced that all “political prisoners “will be released before the General Conference of the National
Tags GENERAL Some of the hottest places on Earth in Africa While it is unlikely that there is one place that can be named the hottest ever, since the weather varies
Tags GENERAL EAC moves to phase out Dollar as cross-border trade currency Conventionally, businesses from the East African Community states involved in cross-border trade use the American Dollar as the medium of
Tags GENERAL DR Congo, the sleeping giant awakens The Democratic Republic of Congo is famous for the ongoing violence within its borders and worrying politics, however according to
Tags GENERAL A new sugar factory to be built in Rwanda The Rwandan government has given permission to Mauritius investors to build a sugar processing factory in the Eastern Province reports
Tags GENERAL Public vehicles in Burundi prohibited from crossing into Rwanda Burundi public transport forbidden from crossing into Rwanda as the two neighbour’s relations deteriorates reports rfi. Police were at the
Tags GENERAL Tanzania looking into bamboo as a cheaper alternative for construction Tanzania’s National Housing and Building Research Agency (NHBRA) is running a study on the possibility of using bamboo poles for
Tags GENERAL British noble family shocked at the arrest of kin in Kenya The family of British aristocrat, Jack Marrian, have expressed shock at his arrest on suspicion of trafficking nearly 100kgs of
Tags GENERAL Seven die in Ethiopia anti-government protests At least seven people were killed during fresh clashes between police and anti-government protesters in western Ethiopia on Saturday, local