Egypt, Sudan pullout from Nile Dam talks with Ethiopia
Egypt withdrew from the Nile dam talks scheduled today with Ethiopia claiming that the proposal put forth by the nation lacked regulations on dam operations...
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US slaps sanctions on Zimbabwean tycoon
The US on Wednesday imposed sanctions against a business tycoon with close links to Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa and former leader Robert Mugabe for allegedly...
Sudan welcomes Mike Pompeo comments on ending terror listing
Sudan’s government has welcomed remarks from US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo this week that he would like to delist Sudan as a state sponsor...
Tanzania bans Kenya Airways over omission from countries to resume flights
Tanzania has banned Kenya Airways from flying into the country until further notice. The Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) said in a statement that is...
Kenya resumes international flights
Kenya handled her first international flight Saturday since foreign flights were suspended in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. By Saturday 10am, five flights had...
Wanted US fugitive arrested at Kenyan airport
A multiagency team in Mombasa has arrested 60-year-old Mansur Mohamed Surur, aka “Mansour”, a Kenyan citizen and wanted fugitive in the US. Surur is said...
Tanzanian ex-President Benjamin Mkapa to be buried Wednesday
Tanzania’s former President Benjamin Mkapa, who died on July 24 in Dar es Salaam, will be buried Wednesday at his home in Lupaso village of...
Uganda flies flags at half-mast to mourn deceased former Tanzanian leader
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has ordered flags to fly at half-mast for three days starting on Saturday to mourn former Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa. “When...
Former Tanzanian president Benjamin Mkapa passes on at 81
Former Tanzanian president Benjamin Mkapa has died age 81 in a Dar es Salaam hospital, the government announced Friday. He was the country’s third president...
Burundi arrests local administrators for robbing residents
Police in Burundi have arrested 12 people, including local administrators, on charges of robbing residents returning from neighbouring Tanzania, a police spokesman said. The arrests...