[MSF] As the fighting in Sudan between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) began in April 2023, the displaced people of Al-Hasahisa camp, in Zalingei, capital of Central Darfur state, found themselves caught in between ...

[Radio Dalsan] The Somali Cabinet convened a high-level meeting to review a draft defence agreement between Somalia and its neighbouring country, Kenya.

[Nile Post] The traditional practice of home births in Uganda is experiencing a significant decline, as more women opt for institutional deliveries in hospitals and health centers.

[Dabanga] El Obeid -- Community leaders of El Obeid, capital of North Kordofan, earlier this week reached an agreement with commanders of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the area to reopen the road linking El Obeid with Tandalti in White Nile state...

[UN News] The UN's top human rights official has personally intervened to try to stop spiralling violence in Sudan that's having a terrifying impact on millions of civilians, who humanitarians say are "staring famine in the face".

[New Times] South Sudan's Transitional Government of National Unity and opposition groups signed a pact on Thursday to enhance efforts toward lasting peace and stability in the country, Xinhua reports.

[MSF] Doctors Without Borders (MSF) teams are providing medical care at the Zalingei Teaching Hospital in Sudan, and supporting the Ministry of Health with rehabilitation, training, and incentives for their staff. In April, MSF teams re-opened the em...

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- Parliament on Thursday passed a Sh72.130 trillion national budget, up from an earlier proposed total of Sh58 trillion. This is a Sh20 trillion increment from the last financial year budget of Sh52 trillion.

[Mastercard Foundation] Program: Ajira Digital Program Location: Kirinyaga, Kenya

[Independent (Kampala)] Nairobi -- Kenya and Uganda on Thursday signed a number of agreements to enhance bilateral cooperation.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- One of the great athletics rivalries of all time will be renewed at Paris 2024 after Kenenisa Bekele was named in Ethiopia's marathon squad.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The government of Ethiopia has been exerting efforts to expand solar water pumps for irrigation development in an effort to raise the productivity and incomes of smallholder farmers in the country, according to Ministry of Water ...

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration disclosed that the country has obtained more than 2.5 billion USD in the past nine months of the Ethiopian Fiscal Year.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the gains Ethiopia has made in the agricultural sector are now being replicated in the industrial sector.

[Dabanga] Kampala -- Uganda has warned of an alarming increase in the water level of Lake Victoria. Ugandan Minister of Water and Environment Sam Cheptoris told reporters earlier this week that the water level of Lake Victoria has risen to its highes...

[Dabanga] Port Sudan -- Beja leaders in eastern Sudan met with Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan this week to discuss their initiative to reach peace between the various communities in the region. Battles between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Ra...

[AI London] We, the undersigned non-governmental organisations, urge your delegation to support a Human Rights Council resolution that would:

[Mastercard Foundation] The Dadaab refugee complex, home to 218,873 refugees and asylum seekers, is not the obvious location for a story of digital entrepreneurship. Yet Khalif's journey, from being forced to flee Somalia at age 14 to forming the Dad...

[Capital FM] Kisumu -- Six Governors in the Nyanza region have distanced themselves from a planned Nyanza International Investment Conference, scheduled to take place next month.

[Africa Check] 'Don't believe everything you see on the internet' - photo shows journalist reporting on Nigerian floods in 2022, not in Kenya in 2024

[Nile Post] Guvnor, a renowned club, will be discontinuing its Saturday night operations after nearly 24 years of nightlife, starting next month.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Gor Mahia head coach Jonathan McKinstry will leave the country after Sunday's FKF Premier League match against Muhoroni Youth, where they will potentially clinch their record extending 21st league crown.

[New Times] The Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) announced on Thursday, May 16, the arrest of a suspected perpetrator of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi who, for the past 23 years, was hiding in a neighbour's house in Nyanza District to evade ju...

[Observer] Eleven years in the music industry and Ray G proved that he too deserves to be counted among top Ugandan players, despite the fact that he had to ferry many fans in buses all the way from Mbarara to Lugogo Cricket Oval last Friday for his ...

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Ethiopia has labeled a recent speech by resident United States Ambassador Ervin Massinga as "ill-advised" faulting "uninformed assertions" contained in the statement.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenyan bankers are against a proposal by the government to introduce a 16 percent VAT on financial transactions under the Finance Bill 2024.

[Mastercard Foundation] What better way to invest in adolescent girls and young women to grow and effectively participate in their society than by giving them a voice?

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has criticized a recent policy speech delivered by U.S. Ambassador Ervin J. Massinga, deeming it "ill-advised" and containing "uninformed assertions" about the Ethiopian govern...

[Daily News] President Hussein Mwinyi has said Zanzibar through improved efficiency has recorded admirable achievements in meeting the growing demands in aviation sector, which in turn boost the growth of tourism.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has arrived in Rwanda's Capital Kigali for the 2024 Africa CEO Forum.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Chairman of the National Assembly Finance Committee, Kuria Kimani, has said that the proposed 16 percent tax on bread was recommended by the National Treasury based on diabetes concerns.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya's Foreign Office has described President William Ruto's impending State Visit to the United States as an affirmation of the solid ties between the two nations.

[Ethiopian Herald] The availability of improved forage is fundamental to increase Ethiopia's livestock productivity and meet the public meat and milk consumption, experts said.

[MSF] As the fighting in Sudan between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) began in April 2023, the displaced people of Al-Hasahisa camp, in Zalingei, capital of Central Darfur state, found themselves caught in between ...

[Radio Dalsan] The Somali Cabinet convened a high-level meeting to review a draft defence agreement between Somalia and its neighbouring country, Kenya.

[Nile Post] The traditional practice of home births in Uganda is experiencing a significant decline, as more women opt for institutional deliveries in hospitals and health centers.

[Dabanga] El Obeid -- Community leaders of El Obeid, capital of North Kordofan, earlier this week reached an agreement with commanders of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the area to reopen the road linking El Obeid with Tandalti in White Nile state...

[UN News] The UN's top human rights official has personally intervened to try to stop spiralling violence in Sudan that's having a terrifying impact on millions of civilians, who humanitarians say are "staring famine in the face".

[New Times] South Sudan's Transitional Government of National Unity and opposition groups signed a pact on Thursday to enhance efforts toward lasting peace and stability in the country, Xinhua reports.

[MSF] Doctors Without Borders (MSF) teams are providing medical care at the Zalingei Teaching Hospital in Sudan, and supporting the Ministry of Health with rehabilitation, training, and incentives for their staff. In April, MSF teams re-opened the em...

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- Parliament on Thursday passed a Sh72.130 trillion national budget, up from an earlier proposed total of Sh58 trillion. This is a Sh20 trillion increment from the last financial year budget of Sh52 trillion.

[Mastercard Foundation] Program: Ajira Digital Program Location: Kirinyaga, Kenya

[Independent (Kampala)] Nairobi -- Kenya and Uganda on Thursday signed a number of agreements to enhance bilateral cooperation.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- One of the great athletics rivalries of all time will be renewed at Paris 2024 after Kenenisa Bekele was named in Ethiopia's marathon squad.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The government of Ethiopia has been exerting efforts to expand solar water pumps for irrigation development in an effort to raise the productivity and incomes of smallholder farmers in the country, according to Ministry of Water ...

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration disclosed that the country has obtained more than 2.5 billion USD in the past nine months of the Ethiopian Fiscal Year.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the gains Ethiopia has made in the agricultural sector are now being replicated in the industrial sector.

[Dabanga] Kampala -- Uganda has warned of an alarming increase in the water level of Lake Victoria. Ugandan Minister of Water and Environment Sam Cheptoris told reporters earlier this week that the water level of Lake Victoria has risen to its highes...

[Dabanga] Port Sudan -- Beja leaders in eastern Sudan met with Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan this week to discuss their initiative to reach peace between the various communities in the region. Battles between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Ra...

[AI London] We, the undersigned non-governmental organisations, urge your delegation to support a Human Rights Council resolution that would:

[Mastercard Foundation] The Dadaab refugee complex, home to 218,873 refugees and asylum seekers, is not the obvious location for a story of digital entrepreneurship. Yet Khalif's journey, from being forced to flee Somalia at age 14 to forming the Dad...

[Capital FM] Kisumu -- Six Governors in the Nyanza region have distanced themselves from a planned Nyanza International Investment Conference, scheduled to take place next month.

[Africa Check] 'Don't believe everything you see on the internet' - photo shows journalist reporting on Nigerian floods in 2022, not in Kenya in 2024

[Nile Post] Guvnor, a renowned club, will be discontinuing its Saturday night operations after nearly 24 years of nightlife, starting next month.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Gor Mahia head coach Jonathan McKinstry will leave the country after Sunday's FKF Premier League match against Muhoroni Youth, where they will potentially clinch their record extending 21st league crown.

[New Times] The Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) announced on Thursday, May 16, the arrest of a suspected perpetrator of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi who, for the past 23 years, was hiding in a neighbour's house in Nyanza District to evade ju...

[Observer] Eleven years in the music industry and Ray G proved that he too deserves to be counted among top Ugandan players, despite the fact that he had to ferry many fans in buses all the way from Mbarara to Lugogo Cricket Oval last Friday for his ...

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Ethiopia has labeled a recent speech by resident United States Ambassador Ervin Massinga as "ill-advised" faulting "uninformed assertions" contained in the statement.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenyan bankers are against a proposal by the government to introduce a 16 percent VAT on financial transactions under the Finance Bill 2024.

[Mastercard Foundation] What better way to invest in adolescent girls and young women to grow and effectively participate in their society than by giving them a voice?

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has criticized a recent policy speech delivered by U.S. Ambassador Ervin J. Massinga, deeming it "ill-advised" and containing "uninformed assertions" about the Ethiopian govern...

[Daily News] President Hussein Mwinyi has said Zanzibar through improved efficiency has recorded admirable achievements in meeting the growing demands in aviation sector, which in turn boost the growth of tourism.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has arrived in Rwanda's Capital Kigali for the 2024 Africa CEO Forum.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Chairman of the National Assembly Finance Committee, Kuria Kimani, has said that the proposed 16 percent tax on bread was recommended by the National Treasury based on diabetes concerns.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya's Foreign Office has described President William Ruto's impending State Visit to the United States as an affirmation of the solid ties between the two nations.

[Ethiopian Herald] The availability of improved forage is fundamental to increase Ethiopia's livestock productivity and meet the public meat and milk consumption, experts said.