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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...

Suicide bomb in market in Somalia capital kills 39

A car bomb ripped through a market in Mogadishu on Sunday, killing 39 people and injuring around 50, a local official said, days after...

South Sudan Labour minister resigns

South Sudanese Labour and Public Service minister Lieutenant-General Gabriel Duop Lam has resigned. Lt-Gen Lam cited inconsistency in President Salva Kiir's leadership as the reason...

AIDS-services by 40 health centers in Tanzania stopped by the government

The government of Tanzania has decided to stop AIDs- related services from 40 privately run health centers. According to the AP news agency, the government...

Nairobi limits flights to salvage Kenya Airways’ fortunes

Kenya is limiting the issuing of new licences for global airlines seeking to exploit the strategic Nairobi hub in a protectionist move aimed at...

Tanzania turns the heat on illegal immigrants

The Regional Immigration Office in Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam has embarked on a crackdown on foreigners without residence or work permits. The department...

Jailed doctors’ union leaders in Kenya gain freedom

The seven leaders of the Kenyan doctors’ union jailed on Monday for contempt by the labour court Judge Hellen Wasilwa have gained their freedom. The...

Kenya’s government to push for the release of jailed doctors’ union leaders

The government of Kenya is reported to be discussing the possibility of having leaders of the doctors’ union jailed this week released. Seven leaders of...

East Africa food prices at record levels due to drought

Workers arrange meat products inside the Nakumatt supermarket in the reopened Westgate shopping mall, in Kenya"s capital Nairobi. File Photo Credit: Reuters   Drought in East...

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