Archive for Category: "East Africa"

Somali regions no longer famine stricken: UN

Somali regions no longer famine stricken: UN

An exceptional harvest after good rains and food deliveries by aid agencies have ended famine

Chinese hostages freed in Sudan

Chinese hostages freed in Sudan

China called on Sudan on Tuesday to seek urgently the release of 29 Chinese workers

Kenya’s Rudisha to kick off Olympic year Down Under

David Rudisha, Kenya’s 800 metres world champion and world record holder,

AU, Kenyan forces move to squeeze rebels out of Somali

AU, Kenyan forces move to squeeze rebels out of Somali

African Union and Kenyan troops aim to squeeze Somali rebels linked to al Qaeda by pursuing a coordinated war on two fronts,

Soudan: un nouveau patron pour le MJE

Soudan: un nouveau patron pour le MJE

Il n’y a pas de dialogue possible avec Khartoum. Le Mouvement pour la justice et l’égalité (MJE) continuera d’oeuvrer pour faire tomber

S. Sudan finishes oil shutdown, wants border deal

S. Sudan finishes oil shutdown, wants border deal

South Sudan has fully shut down oil output in a row with Sudan over export transit fees and will only restart after a broader deal

Kenya’s acting finmin says to tackle rates, volatile shilling

Kenya’s acting finmin says to tackle rates, volatile shilling

Kenya’s acting Finance Minister Robinson Githae has said he plans to tackle high lending rates,

Sudan says to release ships seized from S.Sudan

Sudan says to release ships seized from S.Sudan

Sudan will free ships carrying cargos of crude it seized from South Sudan to ease tensions between the former civil war foes

Sudan to treat southerners as foreigners from April

Sudan to treat southerners as foreigners from April

Sudan will treat South Sudanese as foreigners from April, state media said on Thursday,

S.Sudan, Kenya agree to build oil pipeline

S.Sudan, Kenya agree to build oil pipeline

South Sudan has signed an agreement with Kenya to build a pipeline to connect

Somalie: attentat suicide contre une base de l’armée éthiopienne

Somalie: attentat suicide contre une base de l’armée éthiopienne

Un insurgé islamiste somalien a perpétré un attentat suicide mardi matin

ICC to decide whether to try six Kenyan suspects

ICC to decide whether to try six Kenyan suspects

The International Criminal Court rules on Monday whether Kenyan presidential contenders,

Uganda detains opposition leader ahead of rally

Uganda detains opposition leader ahead of rally

Ugandan police fired tear gas before bundling opposition leader Kizza Besigye

Ethiopie: des villageois expropriés par l’Etat

Ethiopie: des villageois expropriés par l’Etat

Les autorités éthiopiennes ont expulsé des milliers de villageois de leurs terres

Ethiopia says four kidnapped in Afar tourist attack

Ethiopia says four kidnapped in Afar tourist attack

Four people, including two foreign tourists, were kidnapped by gunmen who killed