At least 12 Lesotho diplomats and their spouses have until Sunday to wind up and leave South Africa after being expelled over the illicit peddling of duty-free alcohol. Lesotho’s Foreign Affairs and International Relations ministry confirmed the setback on Thursday […]
Retired Chief Justice David Maraga has called on Members of Parliament to impeach President Uhuru Kenyatta for disregarding the rule of law. His request comes after the first in command appointed 34 judges and rejected six out of the 41 […]
Kabale High Court has summoned retired Archbishop of Church of Uganda Stanley Ntagali to file his defence in response to a law suit in which a reverend is seeking Shs500m in damages. Archbishop Ntagali is accused of committing adultery with […]
The failure of the South Sudan government to unify the forces is an enormous crack on the wall of the peace agreement of the country. Security Arrangement phase would have been the first to have been implemented in the […]
A top official from the alliance of civil society groups in South Sudan has criticised the country’s leadership, saying they lacked “political will” after the government missed a key deadline set in the peace agreement which ended the civil war […]
When the UK government announced cuts to overseas aid spending amounting to £4bn, the decision sent shockwaves through South Sudan, which is being faced with an economic crisis. Britain’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the government was looking to provide […]
A helicopter carrying ODM leader Raila Odinga crashed minutes after landing in Gem, Siaya County. The chopper had flown Raila from Kisumu to Gem in Siaya but crashed shortly after dropping him and his entourage of four people. Confirming the […]
South Sudan will not by any means harbor any elements or cooperate with forces that work against Ethiopia’s interests, according to Chief of the Defense Forces (CDF) of South Sudan. Ethiopia’s Ambassador to South Sudan, Nebil Mahdi on Thursday conferred […]
Sudan has declared a state of emergency and a night curfew in parts affected by ethnic clashes. Violence was reported in some parts of the coastal Port Sudan city. At least five people were killed and 13 injured, according to […]
Two rebel fighters were killed on Sunday in Rwanda’s southwest region after they launched a cross-border attack from neighboring Burundi, the army has announced. In a statement, the Rwandan army said other “assailants” retreated to Burundi, but they managed to […]
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