East Africa
East Africa is a region of Africa. It generally designates the countries of the Great African Rift Valley.
She understands : the countries of the Horn of Africa: Eritrea; Ethiopia; Djibouti; Somalia. South Sudan (border Sudan is sometimes added). the Great Lakes countries also part of the Great Rift: Kenya; Uganda; Tanzania; Rwanda; Burundi. the islands of the Indian Ocean (for some authors): Seychelles ; the Comoros ; Mayotte. The Mascarenes (Mauritius, Reunion). Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique are sometimes also included in this area. Rwanda and Burundi, which border two regions, and former German colonies within German East Africa that have become French-speaking (historically for Rwanda, and for Burundi even today), are often attached to the Central Africa.
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Uganda
Uganda’s Health Ministry Confirms Seven Ebola Cases Amid Latest Ebola Outbreak
Uganda’s health ministry official on Thursday confirmed seven cases of Ebola including that of a 24-year-old man who died earlier…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
French President Macron Hosts Rwanda & DR Congo Leaders Amid Tensions
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday met with Rwandan President Paul Kagame and the Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Government Rejects Report By UN Investigators On Tigray Atrocities
The Ethiopian government on Tuesday rejected a report by U.N. investigators, describing it as incomplete, incoherent and unsubstantiated and intended…
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Health
South Sudanese Government Increases Vigilance Along Borders With Ebola-Hit Uganda
South Sudanese government on Tuesday said it has increased vigilance along its borders following an outbreak of the Ebola-Sudan strain…
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Ethiopia
Tigrayan Authorities Accuse Eritrean Troops Of Launching Offensive In Ethiopia
Tigrayan authorities on Tuesday accused Eritrean troops of launching a full-scale offensive along the country’s border with northern Ethiopia as…
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Health
Ugandan Health Authorities Declare Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak, Confirms One Case
The Ugandan health authorities on Tuesday declared an outbreak of Ebola after a case of the relatively rare Sudan strain…
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Ethiopia
UN Experts Panel Reports Widespread Crimes Against Humanity In Ethiopia
A United Nations (UN) expert’s panel on Monday said there are reasonable grounds to belive that Ethiopia’s government was behind…
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Sudan
Sudan’s Military Junta Agrees To Civilians Naming Prime Minister, Head of State
Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council leaders on Friday gave a nod to the appointment of a Prime Minister and head of…
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Sudan
Sudanese Resume Protests To Demand For A Return To Civilian Rule Post Coup
Sudanese came out on the streets on Tuesday to demand for a return to civilian rule following a military coup…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s Tigray Hit By Airstrike After Ceasefire Offer- Hospital Staff Claims
Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region was hit by an air strike on Tuesday, a Tigrayan rebel spokesman and a hospital official…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ugandan Government Pays First Installment Of $65 Million War Reparations To DRC
The Ugandan government has reportedly paid the first instalment of $65 million to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in…
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Kenya
Kenya’s Interior Secretary: At Least 20 Heads Of State To Attend Ruto’s Inauguration
Kenya’s Interior Principal Secretary Karanja Kibicho has said that at least 20 Heads of State are expected to attend Tuesday’s…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s Tigrayan Rebel Forces Ready For Peace Process Led By African Union
Ethiopia’s Tigrayan rebels on Sunday said they were ready to begin peace talks led by the African Union (AU), reported…
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Burundi
Burundi’s Parliament Approves New PM As President Alleges Possible Coup
Burundi’s parliament on Wednesday approved the appointment of a new prime minister after President Evariste Ndayishimiye sacked his prime minister…
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Somalia
UNICEF: More Than 700 Children Have Died In Somalia Nutrition Centers This Year
The United Nations children’s agency (UNICEF) on Tuesday said hundreds of children have already died in nutrition centres across Somalia,…
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Somalia
UN Humanitarian Chief Martin Griffiths Says Famine At The Door In Somalia
The United Nations (UN) Humanitarian Chief Martin Griffiths on Monday warned that Somalia was on the brink of famine due…
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Kenya
Kenya’s Supreme Court Upholds William Ruto’s Presidential Election Victory
Kenya’s Supreme Court on Monday rejected challenges to the results of the presidential election and upheld Deputy President William Ruto’s…
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Ethiopia
Tigrayan Rebel Forces Accuse Ethiopian, Eritrean Forces Of Launching Latest Attacks
The Tigrayan rebel forces on Thursday accused the Ethiopian and Eritrean government forces of launching an attack in Ethiopia’s northern region…
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Sudan
Sudanese Protester Killed In Latest Round Of Protests In Khartoum- Medics Confirm
A Sudanese protester was killed on Wednesday during protests against Sudan’s military that staged a coup in October derailing a…
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Sudan
Sudan’s Foreign Ministry Summons Ethiopian Ambassador Over Plane Crash Statement
Sudan’s foreign ministry on Tuesday summoned Ethiopian ambassador, Yibeltal Aemeru, over his statement about Ethiopia’s downing of a plane that…
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Kenya
Kenya’s Opposition Leader Odinga Says He Will Respect Supreme Court’s Decision
Kenya’s main opposition leader Raila Odinga on Monday said he believes that he has won the recently held election, but…
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Ethiopia
UNICEF Condemns Air Strike On A Kindergarten In Ethiopia’s Tigray Region
The United Nations children’s agency UNICEF on Saturday condemned an air strike on a kindergarten in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, in which at…
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Ethiopia
WMO Warns Of Worsening Drought In Horn Of Africa Due To 5th Failed Rainy Season
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Friday warned of worsening drought in the Horn of Africa region in the face…
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Ethiopia
UN Secretary General Urges Ethiopian PM, TPLF Leader To Halt Fighting
The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday made an appeal to Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and head of…
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Kenya
Kenya’s Raila Odinga Files Court Petition Against Presidential Election Result
Kenya’s presidential election candidate Raila Odinga on Monday formally filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the results of…
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