Latest news from East and Central Africa, covering politics, security, economies, and regional relations. Reporting from countries including Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, DRC, and Rwanda.
The World Food Programme(WFP) has cautioned that food aid could end in Somalia in April as a consequence of dire funding cuts. It reported 4.4 million are suffering "crisis" hunger and requires "Urgently needs $95 million".
The trial of Riek Machar in Juba was postponed until the 25th of February with judges saying they had to consult South Africa's Cybercrimes Act prior to passing sentence on whether to accept a South African digital forensics report into evidence.
Family members of men, believed to be fighting on behalf of Russia in the Ukraine conflict, are demanding the government helps their sons return. They claim their sons were lured into the fight with job offers, amid claims over a thousand Kenyan nationals were recruited after a briefing by the Kenyan National Intelligence Service.
Kenya’s National Intelligence Service has told parliament that more than 1,000 Kenyans were recruited to fight for Russia in the war against Ukraine. Recruits were allegedly lured with promises of high pay and foreign jobs, with dozens reported dead, missing, hospitalized or still deployed on the front lines.
"At least three aid workers were killed and others injured in an air strike in Sudan's Kordofan region, said to be related to fighting between paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. It hit a humanitarian aid convoy that was bringing in food and medical supplies, and shows the increasing danger to relief efforts".
Cardinal Polycarp Pengo, the Archbishop Emeritus of Dar es Salaam, has died at 81 while receiving treatment at the Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute.
In this week’s proceedings of Tundu Lissu’s treason trial, exchanges were tense as the opposition leader acting as his own counsel put questions to prosecution witnesses, provoking laughter, by highlighting inconsistencies in their answers.
A new mobile learning platform launched today will allow Tanzanians to study technical skills theory and prepare for practical training straight from their phones.
The Kenyan government began holding investor calls today to sell new dollar bonds maturing in 2034 and 2039. The money is intended to buy back $500 million of existing debt and manage the country's heavy repayment schedule.
UNESCO and the Japanese government conducted a high-level visit today to the Majestic Cinema in Stone Town. The project aims to turn the historic site into a modern cultural hub for festivals like Sauti za Busara.
