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Erratic weather patterns upend traditional agriculture in Kenya

Wednesday, May 08, 2024

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Ethiopia earns 835 mln USD from coffee export in 9 months

Wednesday, May 08, 2024

Test tubes labeled "Monkeypox virus positive and negative" are seen in this illustration taken May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

WHO expresses concern over monkeypox outbreak in DRC

Wednesday, May 08, 2024

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2 dead in flash floods triggered by tropical cyclone Hidaya in southern Tanzania

Wednesday, May 08, 2024

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African Union launches strategy to combat desertification

Wednesday, May 08, 2024

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Floods death toll in Kenya rises to 238 as heavy rains continue

Wednesday, May 08, 2024

A view of a collapsed building in South Africa

6 dead, 48 still missing in building collapse in South Africa

Tuesday, May 07, 2024

Togo's ruling party has won a majority in the West African country's regional elections. internet

Togo's ruling party wins majority in regional elections

Tuesday, May 07, 2024

Two staff members of Kenya’s national carrier, Kenya Airways (KQ), who were detained in the DR Congo in late April have been released. Internet

Kenya Airways staff detained by DR Congo military intelligence freed

Tuesday, May 07, 2024

An engineer works on a power line pole in Nairobi, Kenya, May 6, 2024. UN humanitarians said on Monday nearly 750,000 people were affected by flooding in eastern Africa, with 234,000 displaced and more than 236 killed - more than 229 in Kenya alone.

East Africa floods affecting 750,000 people kill more than 235, displace 234,000: UN

Tuesday, May 07, 2024

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has ordered authorities to take emergency response in areas affected by tropical cyclone Hidaya.

Tanzanian president orders emergency response to cyclone-hit areas

Tuesday, May 07, 2024

AU vows to safeguard security gains in Somalia ahead of troop exit. Intenet

AU vows to safeguard security gains in Somalia ahead of troop exit

Monday, May 06, 2024

Ten candidates, including transitional President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno and Prime Minister Succes Masra, are contesting in the election. Internet

Voting underway in Chad presidential election

Monday, May 06, 2024

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Amb Moussa Faki Mahamat, has condemned, the murderous bombardment of the camps of the internally displaced persons in Lac-Vert and Mugunga. Courtesy

AU condemns attack on camps of internally displaced persons in eastern DR Congo

Monday, May 06, 2024

After dislodging the Islamic State-linked terrorists from major towns and villages in Cabo Delgado Province, in northern Mozambique, Rwandan and Mozambican troops have moved south in the neighbouring province of Nampula, where they are pursing the terrorists.

Rwanda, Mozambique armies pursue terrorists in Mozambique’s Nampula Province

Monday, May 06, 2024

The main bridge has a total length of 520 meters and the project is expected to be completed by the end of 2024. (Xinhua/Hua Hongli)

Magufuli Bridge project under construction in Tanzania

Monday, May 06, 2024

The Minister of Infrastructure, Jimmy Gasore, speaks during the signing ceremony as Kipchumba Murkomen, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport takes notes. Courtesy

Rwanda, Kenya agree to extend railway network

Saturday, May 04, 2024

Passengers pose for photos at a train station in Kampala, Uganda, May 2, 2024. (Photo by Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua)

Uganda resumes passenger train services in Kampala after renovation

Saturday, May 04, 2024

People pull a car submerged in flood water along Thika Road in Nairobi, capital of Kenya, on May 1, 2024. (Photo by Joy Nabukewa/Xinhua)

Kenya faces devastating losses as heavy rains trigger widespread flooding

Friday, May 03, 2024

A single currency was to be adopted by 2024. Members resolved to extend the timeline by 10 more years to 2031.

Is the proposed East African single currency a pipe dream?

Friday, May 03, 2024