East Africa

The US White House has warned Uganda of possible sanctions if the newly passed anti-gay bill becomes effective.Ugandan lawmakers on Tuesday passed into law...

Uganda on Tuesday passed a stricter anti-LGBTQ law that means offenders can be jailed for up to ten years. The law also makes room for...

Ugandan lawmakers on Tuesday passed into law a stricter anti-gay bill which outlines harsher punishment for people who engage in same-sex activities.Penalties under the...

Lightning struck two football players to death while playing a football match in Kisii county in western Kenya. According to local media reports, two other...

Tanzanian has banned children books on sex education from schools. The government said the books violate "cultural and moral standards" of the country.Some critics...

A Kenyan legislator had the shock of her life when she was ejected from parliament after attending a session while wearing a white suit...

Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki has accused the US of supporting Tigrayan rebels during the civil war in northern Ethiopia.The recently concluded conflict led to...

A Kenyan court has handed long prison sentences to a former police officer, two others still serving and their civilian informant for the 2016 murder...

Kenya’s Supreme Court has ruled that divorcing couples are not automatically entitled to 50 per cent share of matrimonial property.The landmark ruling seems to...

Government administrators in Kenya have been ordered to enforce a one-pub-per-town directive to fight alcoholism.Kenya's deputy president, Rigathi Gachagua ordered administrators especially in the...