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1 month ago | 
businesslive.co.za | Sofia Christensen |Aaron Ross
Bengaluru — A de facto ceasefire between Democratic Republic of the Congo forces and Rwandan-backed rebels in the eastern DRC town of Walikale appeared to have broken down on Monday, with the rebels going back on a pledge to withdraw and accusing the army of violating its own commitments.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
businesslive.co.za | George Obulutsa |Aaron Ross
“I have directed agencies within the ministry of transport and within the ministry of energy and petroleum to immediately cancel the ongoing procurement,” Ruto said in his state of the nation address, attributing the decision to “new information provided by investigative agencies and partner nations”. Ruto’s announcement was met with thunderous applause and cheers from MPs in parliament, where he delivered his address.
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Dec 8, 2023 | 
newsbeezer.com | Aaron Ross |Giulia Paravicini |Tom Hogue |Andrew Heavens
NAIROBI, Dec 7 (Reuters) – An explosion at an explosives warehouse destroyed buildings and caused massive damage in an industrial area on the Seychelles’ main island of Mahe, officials said, prompting the president to declare a state of emergency on Thursday. The explosion rocked the island as heavy rains triggered floods that killed three people, the president told reporters on Thursday, calling for a minute’s silence.
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Aug 28, 2023 | 
businesslive.co.za | Aaron Ross |Peter Graff
Kampala — A 20-year-old man has become the first Ugandan to be prosecuted for “aggravated homosexuality”, an offence punishable by death under the country’s recently enacted anti-gay law, prosecutors and his lawyer said. Defying pressure from Western governments and rights organisations, Uganda in May enacted one of the world’s harshest laws targeting the LGBTQ community. It prescribes life in prison for same-sex intercourse.
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Aug 10, 2023 | 
openlynews.com | Elias Biryabarema |George Obulutsa |Aaron Ross |Bernadette Baum
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni denounced the World Bank's decision to suspend new funding in response to a harsh anti-LGBTQ law and vowed to find alternative sources of credit KAMPALA, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday denounced the World Bank'sdecisionto suspend new funding in response to a harsh anti-LGBTQ law and vowed to find alternative sources of credit.
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Aug 7, 2023 | 
somaliguardian.com | Dawit Endeshaw |George Obulutsa |Aaron Ross |Nick Macfie
A senior Ethiopian official accused militiamen in the Amhara region of seeking to overthrow the regional and federal governments following days of fighting that led the authorities to declare a state of emergency. Clashes between Fano militiamen and the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) continued over the weekend. Residents of Gondar, Amhara’s second-biggest city, said that heavy weapons fire that began on Sunday could be heard into Monday morning.
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Aug 4, 2023 | 
somaliguardian.com | Dawit Endeshaw |Aaron Ross |Toby Chopra |Angus MacSwan
Ethiopia’s government on Friday declared a state of emergency in its second-largest region, Amhara, following days of clashes between the military and local Fano militiamen. Fighting that broke out earlier this week has quickly become Ethiopia’s most serious security crisis since a two-year civil war in neighbouring Tigray region ended last November. Amhara’s regional government on Thursday requested additional help from federal authorities to reimpose order.
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Mar 25, 2023 | 
marketscreener.com | Philbert Girinema |Aaron Ross
Today at 08:24 am KIGALI (Reuters) - The release of Paul Rusesabagina from a Rwandan prison late on Friday was the result of months of negotiations between Washington and Kigali, with both eager to draw a line under what they described as an "irritant" to their relationship.
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Mar 22, 2023 | 
yournews.com | Elias Biryabarema |Aaron Ross |Hereward Holland |Josie Kao
KAMPALA, (Reuters) – Uganda’s parliament passed a law on Tuesday making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ, handing authorities broad powers to target gay Ugandans who already face legal discrimination and mob violence. More than 30 African countries, including Uganda, already ban same-sex relations. The new law appears to be the first to outlaw merely identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ), according to rights group Human Rights Watch.
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Feb 12, 2023 | 
blackchristiannews.com | George Obulutsa |Aaron Ross |William Maclean
NAIROBI, Feb 10 (Reuters) – Access to social media platforms has been restricted in Ethiopia, Internet watchdog NetBlocks said, following violent protests sparked by a rift within the country’s Orthodox Church. The protests broke out in the Oromiya region when three church officials declared themselves archbishops last month and set up their own governing body. Some demonstrators have opposed their move while others have supported it. At least 30 people have been killed in protests since Feb.
