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Somali president declares drought national disaster

Somali's newly elected President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed on Tuesday declared a "national disaster" due to severe drought which aid agencies say has left some...

Blast Kills One in Somali Capital

Officials in Somalia say an explosion from improvised explosive device planted in a car killed one person in the capital, Mogadishu, early Tuesday. A security...

Uganda named best in English speaking

Uganda has been named the best English Speaking country in Africa. The study conducted by World Linguistic Society names Uganda as top, followed by Zambia, South Africa and Kenya.

President Kiir faces fresh rebellion as senior military officers resign

South Sudanese President Salva Kiir is facing a series of defections from the army as other communities accuse him of favouring his Dinka community in promotions.

Thousands flee to Sudan from famine-hit South Sudan

More than 31,000 South Sudanese refugees - mostly women and children - have crossed the border into Sudan this year, fleeing famine and conflict,...

Kenya government orders private media advertising boycott

Kenya's government has announced a ban on state advertising in commercial media in the country, a move intended to cut costs.

Tanzania’s Magufuli describes EPA trade deal with Europe as a form of colonialism

Tanzanian President John Magufuli Sunday described the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) as a “form of colonialism”, dampening the country's possibility of signing the deal...

Puntland troops stage short mutiny ‘over unpaid salaries’

Troops in Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland have briefly staged a mutiny. Dozens of soldiers seized the parliament compound in the administrative capital Garowe and...

South Sudanese hit by Famine eat weeds and water lilies to survive

Like thousands of other South Sudanese families caught up in famine, Sara Dit and her 10 children are hiding from marauding gunmen in the swamps and islands of the river Nile.

Ethiopia and South Sudan strike link roads deal

Ethiopia Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn and South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Friday signed several bilateral agreements among them the construction of two major link...

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