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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Sudan
Sudan Says Ethiopia Has Denied Filling The Renaissance Dam Reservoir
Sudan’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday said Ethiopia has confirmed that news reports claiming that it had started filling the Grand…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Water Minister Confirms GERD Dam Reservoir On River Nile Filling Up
Ethiopia’s Water Minister on Wednesday confirmed the reservoir behind the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is filling, reported Reuters. The…
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Sudan
Sudan: Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok Replaces Ministers In Major Reshuffle
Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Thursday replaced the finance, foreign, energy and health ministers as well as three other…
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Kenya
Kenya, Washington Officially Launch Negotiation Talks For A Bilateral Trade Pact
Kenya has launched negotiation talks with the United States on Wednesday for a bilateral trade pact that is expected to…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Prime Minister Says Domestic Unrest Will Not Derail Filling Of Nile Dam
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday said the ongoing protests over the killing of Hachalu Hundessa would not derail…
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Kenya
Kenya’s Education Ministry Declares Schools Will Remain Closed Until January 2021
Kenya’s Ministry of Education on Tuesday announced all schools in the country will remain closed until next January due to…
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Kenya
Kenyan President Announces Resumption Of International, Domestic Flights
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday announced a phased reopening of the country from a COVID-19 lockdown, reported Reuters. The…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia: More Than 166 People Killed In Protests After Hachalu Hundessa’s Death
More than 166 people have been killed in Ethiopia during protests and violence in the aftermath of the killing of…
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Sudan
Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia Resumes Negotiation Talks Over Controversial Nile Dam
Sudan’s Irrigation and Water Resources Ministry on Friday confirmed the negotiation talks between Sudan, Egypt, and Ethiopia over the Grand…
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Burundi
Burundi: President Evariste Ndayishimiye Vows To Tackle Coronavirus Seriously
Burundi’s new President Evariste Ndayishimiye has promised that his government will take the ongoing coronavirus pandemic seriously unlike his predecessor…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Protests Erupt As Popular Musician Haacaaluu Hundessa Shot Dead In Addis Ababa
At least 10 people died and more than 80 were injured in blasts and protests in Ethiopia’s capital and the…
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Sudan
Sudan: Thousands Come Out On Streets Demanding Faster Reform
The people of Sudan came out on the streets on Tuesday to pressure transitional authorities, demanding justice for those killed…
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South Sudan
South Sudan: President Salva Kiir Appoints State Governors For Unity Government
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir on Monday appointed governors for eight states for the transitional coalition government formed four months…
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Somalia
Somalia: National Electoral Commission Postpones November 2020 Elections
Somalia’s Independent Electoral Commission has confirmed that the upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections will not take in the East African…
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Rwanda
Rwanda Re-Imposes Lockdown In Kigali Due To Increase In Coronavirus Cases
Rwanda has re-imposed a 15-day lockdown in six villages of Kigali after the capital recorded 21 new cases this month,…
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Sudan
Sudan Calls Out UNSC To Intervene In A Dispute Over Newly Built Nile Dam
Sudan government has urged the United Nations Security Council to intervene in a dispute over Ethiopia’s newly built hydroelectric Nile…
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Sudan
Sudanese Minister Warn Against Escalation Between Egypt, Ethiopia Over Nile Dam
Sudanese government on Sunday warned against escalation between Egypt and Ethiopia over the controversial Nile dam and urged for further…
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Kenya
Kenya: President Uhuru Kenyatta Confirms Talks On Trade Deal With Washington Delayed
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday said the government has decided to delay talks on a trade deal with the…
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Burundi
Burundi: Election Winner Evariste Ndayishimiye Gets Sworn In As New President
Evariste Ndayishimiye was sworn in as Burundi’s new president on Thursday, reported Reuters. He was sworn in early following the…
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Kenya
Kenya Reports Highest Single-Day COVID-19 Case Spike, Total Toll Now Stands At 4,044
Kenya recorded a record high in the number of new coronavirus cases on Wednesday after 184 cases were confirmed in…
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South Sudan
South Sudan: President Salva Kiir, Vice President Riek Machar Agree On States Allocation
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and former rebel leader Riek Machar, who is currently the country’s vice president, have reached…
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Tanzania
Tanzanian President Magufuli Dissolves Parliament Before October Election
Tanzanian President John Magufuli dissolved the parliament on Tuesday, pledging a free and fair vote in the country, reported Reuters.…
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Uganda
Uganda: Presidential Election Set In early 2021, Election Campaigns, Rallies Banned
Uganda’s election commission on Tuesday announced the presidential election will be held in the country between Jan. 10 and Feb.…
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Sudan
Sudanese Authorities Discover Mass Grave Believed To Be Linked To 1998 Killings
A top Sudanese prosecutor on Monday said the authorities have discovered a mass grave in the southeast of the capital,…
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Burundi
Burundi: Constitutional Court Rules President-Elect To Take Power Immediately
Burundi’s Constitutional Court on Friday has agreed that president-elect Evariste Ndayishimiye should be sworn in as soon as possible after…
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