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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...

Fox show apologises for Kenya Westgate attack video

The executive producers of Fox's popular TV thriller 24: Legacy have apologised for using footage from a deadly terror attack in Kenya in 2013. Evan...

Uganda holds fleeing M23 rebels after Congo clashes

Uganda is holding dozens of fighters from the M23 rebel group who fled the Democratic Republic of Congo after clashing with troops there this...

Outrage After U.S. TV Show Uses Real Footage of Westgate Attack

Kenyans are outraged after a United States television series used real life footage from the September 2013 Westgate shopping mall terror attack. The new popular...

Pope appeals for urgent food aid to help famine-stricken South Sudan

Pope Francis called on Wednesday for urgent humanitarian aid for the starving people of South Sudan, saying millions risked being "condemned to death" by a famine in parts of the war-ravaged country.

Tanzania’s one month ultimatum to foreigners

Tanzania on Tuesday gave a one month ultimatum to foreign employees, employers and employment agents to verify work and residence documents. The Labour Commissioner said...

South Sudan’s Kiir promises safe aid access amid famine

The president of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, on Tuesday promised to get access to major NGOs that will provide food assistance to the hunger-stricken civilians.

Uganda inches closer to oil production by 2020

Partners in Uganda’s oil and gas are closer to making a final investments decision following the announcement that three companies will be involved in technical studies for upstream development.

Famine declared in South Sudan’s Unity State

A famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, the first to be announced in any part of the world in six years. The...

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