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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Tanzania
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan Kicks Off COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Wednesday launched a COVID-19 vaccination campaign in the country, reported Africa News. The government…
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Tanzania
Tanzanian Government To Begin COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign On Wednesday
Tanzanian Health Minister Dr. Dorothy Gwajima on Monday announced the government will begin the COVID-19 vaccination campaign on Wednesday, July…
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Somalia
Somalian Government Again Delays Long-Delayed Election Over Candidate Names
The Somalian government has reportedly delayed elections that were scheduled to begin on Sunday after months of delays, reported Africa…
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Tanzania
Tanzanian Government Bans Unnecessary Gatherings To Curb COVID-19 Spread
The Tanzanian government on Thursday announced a ban on all unnecessary gatherings due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, reported CGTN…
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South Sudan
South Sudanese Gov’t Shuts COVID-19 Vaccination Centers After Exhausting Vaccines
South Sudanese health authorities said they have closed down COVID-19 vaccination centers after it exhausted all the AstraZeneca vaccine doses…
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Egypt
Ethiopian Government Completes Second Phase Of Filling Of Controversial Nile Dam
The Ethiopian government on Monday said it had fulfilled its second-year target for filling the mega Nile dam, a move…
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Rwanda
Rwandan Health Authorities Report Nearly 2,000 Covid Cases In A Single Day
Rwandan health official on Sunday said the ongoing mass testing in the capital city Kigali led to the detection of…
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Rwanda
Rwandan Government Locks Down Capital, Eight Other Districts As Covid Cases Surge
The Rwandan government on Wednesday announced it has put the capital Kigali and eight other districts across the country under…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Vows To Repel Attacks By Rebels In Tigray
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday vowed to defend and repel attacks by enemies after rebels in Tigray launched…
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Ethiopia
UNHRC Approves Resolution Calling For An End To Human Rights Violations In Tigray
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Tuesday approved a resolution calling for an immediate end to all violations…
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Mozambique
Rwandan Government To Deploy Forces To Battle Islamic Militants In Mozambique
The Rwandan government on Friday said it would deploy 1,000 security personnel in norther Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province to help…
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Egypt
Egypt, Sudan Calls Out UNSC To Intervene & Resolve Nile Dam Issue With Ethiopia
Egypt and Sudan on Thursday urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to intervene and undertake preventive diplomacy and call…
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Egypt
Egypt, Sudan Gets International Support From Saudi Arabia, Tunisia Over GERD Issue
Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia’s long-running Nile dam dispute is getting intense as the Ethiopian government has begun the second phase…
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Ethiopia
Tigray: TPLF Demands Troop Withdrawals Before Heading To Ceasefire Talks
The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has laid out strict conditions that need to be met before it can engage…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Government Denies Accusations Of Blocking Humanitarian Aid In Tigray
The Ethiopian government on Friday refuted accusations that it is blocking humanitarian aid to the northern Tigray region, which is…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian FM Spokesperson Calls On Tigray Rebel Group To Adhere To Ceasefire
Ethiopian Foreign Ministry spokesman Dina Mufti on Thursday called on rebel forces in the war-hit Tigray region to adhere to…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Prime Minister Says Army Quit Tigray As No Longer ‘Centre’ Of Conflict
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday said that the government troops had left Tigray’s regional capital Mekelle as the…
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Kenya
Kenyan President Kenyatta Announces Extension Of Night Curfew For Next 60 Days
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday announced that the government has decided to extend the night curfew by 60 days…
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Somalia
Somalia’s Long-Delayed Indirect Presidential Election To Be Held On October 10
Somalia’s political leaders have agreed to indirectly pick a new president in October, the prime minister’s office said on Tuesday,…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Government Declares Immediate, Unilateral Cease-Fire In Tigray
The Ethiopian government on Monday declared an immediate, unilateral cease-fire in the Tigray region after rebel fighters retook the regional…
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Somalia
At Least 30 Killed In Somalia’s Galmudug In An Attack By Al Shabaab Militants
At least 30 people were killed on Sunday when Somalia’s Islamist al Shabaab group launched an attack in a town…
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Tanzania
Tanzanian President Urges Citizens Not To Ignore Third Wave Of COVID-19
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Friday urged the public not to ignore the third wave of COVID-19 and to…
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Ethiopia
AU Election Observer Mission Lauds Ethiopia For Holding Peaceful, Credible Polls
The African Union (AU) election observer mission on Wednesday lauded Ethiopia for holding fair, and peaceful polls reported Africa News.…
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Rwanda
Rwandan Govt Warns Of A Total Lockdown If People Flout COVID-19 Preventive Measures
Rwandan Health Minister Daniel Ngamije on Tuesday warned that the government will be forced to impose a second nationwide total…
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Burundi
Burundi Welcomes European Union’s Decision To Lift Aid, Financial Sanctions
Burundi has welcomed the European Union’s (EU) decision to lift aid and financial sanctions imposed on the country, reported Africa…
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