South Sudan president sacks powerful vice president Bol Mel

JUBA. South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Wednesday dismissed Benjamin Bol Mel as vice president and…

Four opposition leaders released in Tanzania

DAR ES SALAAM. Four senior leaders of the opposition Chadema party were released on bail on…

U.S. terminates deportation protections for South Sudanese

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has terminated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for South Sudanese…

Cameroon’s Paul Biya ,92 sworn in for eighth term amid tight security

Cameroon’s 92-year-old leader Paul Biya has been sworn in for another seven years as president in…

Ex- Ugandan consul of eSwatini in hot soup over criminal acts

KAMPALA. Uganda’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) says it received multiple complaints against former honorary consul…

Museveni congratulates Tanzanian counterpart Samia Sululu

KAMPALA. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni congratulated his Tanzanian counterpart Samia Suluhu Hassan upon being sworn as…

Landslide Claims 22 Lives in Kenya’s Elgeyo Marakwet

At least 22 people have been confirmed dead and dozens remain missing after a powerful landslide…

Opposition says ‘hundreds’ killed in Tanzania post-voting protests

DAR –ES-SALAAM .Tanzania’s main opposition party has claimed that hundreds of people were killed in protests…

Tanzania lockdown extended after election chaos, deaths feared

LONDON – Tanzania extended a lockdown on Thursday, with soldiers and police on the main roads…

Tanzania deploys Army , imposes curfew on Election Day after protests erupt

Tanzania’s presidential election teetered toward chaos on Wednesday as protests erupted, the military was deployed, internet…