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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Kenya
Kenya: President Uhuru Kenyatta Confirms Number Of Coronavirus Cases Reach 234
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday announced the number of people infected with coronavirus in the country has reached 234…
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Uganda
Uganda: President Yoweri Museveni Extends Lockdown For Another Three Weeks
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday announced the government has decided to extend the lockdown for another three weeks, until…
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Sudan
Sudan Government Imposes Lockdown On Khartoum To Curb Coronavirus Spread
Sudan’s Information Minister Faisal Salih on Monday announced that the government has decided to impose a lockdown on Khartoum for…
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Sudan
Sudan Says It Urgently Needs $120 Million To Fight Ongoing Coronavirus Pandemic
Sudan’s Health Minister Akram Ali Altom has said that country urgently needs $120 million to fight the coronavirus, amid a…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia, Liberia Announces States Of Emergency To Stop Spread Of Coronavirus
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed declared a state of emergency in the country on Wednesday to help curb the spread…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia Electoral Body Postpones August General Election Due To Coronavirus Outbreak
Ethiopia’s electoral commission has postponed the upcoming general election in the country that was scheduled to take place at the…
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Sudan
Sudan: Defense Minister Gamal Omar Dies Of Heart Attack In South Sudan’s Juba
Sudan’s Defense Minister Gamal Omar died in South Sudan capital, Juba, on Wednesday, according to Sudanese officials, reported Reuters. In…
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Sudan
Sudan Imposes Nationwide Curfew Starting Tuesday To Curb Spread Of Coronavirus
Sudan’s ruling transition council on Monday announced it has decided to impose a nationwide curfew in the country starting on…
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Angola
Angola, Eritrea, And Uganda Report First Confirmed Coronavirus Cases
Angola, Eritrea, and Uganda have reported their first confirmed cases of coronavirus, while Mauritius has recorded its first death from…
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South Sudan
UN Human Rights Chief Calls Out South Sudan To Address Growing Inter-Communal Clashes
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday called out South Sudan authorities to address growing intercommunal violence…
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East Africa
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Appeals Citizens To Refrain From Attacking Foreigners
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday urged citizens to refrain from attacking foreigners as coronavirus cases rise in the…
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South Sudan
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Calls For Rooting Out Corruption From The Country
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir on Wednesday warned ministers in the first-ever cabinet meeting of the Transitional Government of National…
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Benin
Coronavirus: Four More African Countries Report First Confirmed COVID 19 Cases
Four more African nations including Benin, Liberia, Somalia, and Tanzania have confirmed their first coronavirus cases on Monday, reported Reuters.…
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East Africa
Sudan Offers To Mediate Between Egypt, Ethiopia Over GERD Nile Dam Issue
Sudan’s Sovereign Council’s deputy head, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, on Sunday said his country would work as a mediator to bridge…
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East Africa
Kenya Government Bars Entry Of Foreigners From Coronavirus Affected Countries
Kenya has barred the entry of foreigners from countries affected by coronavirus cases and suspended schools and colleges in a…
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Health
Sudan Health Ministry Reports Death Of First Confirmed Coronavirus Patient
Sudan on Friday reported the first case of the novel coronavirus following the death of a 50-year-old man, reported Reuters.…
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South Sudan
South Sudan: President Kiir Announces New Cabinet In Transitional Unity Government
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir on Thursday appointed key ministers to the latest power-sharing government formed last month in line…
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Burundi
Burundi Police Says It Killed At Least 22 Evil-Doers In Pre-Election Violence In Bujumbura
Burundi police on Tuesday said at least 22 “evil-doers” have been killed in clashes between the security forces and an…
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Business
Qatar Airways In Negotiation Talks To Buy 49% Stake In Rwanda’s State Carrier RwandAir
Gulf Airline Qatar Airways is reportedly in talks to buy a 49% stake in Rwanda’s state carrier, RwandAir, reported Reuters.…
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Comoros
Comoros Election: Low Turnout In Election Boycotted By Opposition Parties
The people of Comoros voted on Sunday in the first round of a parliamentary election boycotted by opposition parties. Most…
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Mascarene Islands
Mauritius: Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth Secures Himself A Five Year Term
Mauritius’ incumbent Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth has secured himself a five-year term as his party Militant Socialist Movement (MSM)…
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Tanzania
Rights Groups Accuse Tanzania President Magufuli Of Undermining Democratic Freedom
Human rights organizations Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, have accused Tanzania’s president John Magufuli of undermining democratic freedom in…
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East Africa
South Sudan: Riek Machar Ready To Talk Peace With Kiir If His Demands Are Met
South Sudan’s former vice president and exiled leader Riek Machar says he is ready to talk peace with his rival…
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East Africa
UNSC Approves Resolution To Withdraw 1,000 Troops From Somalia
The United Nations Security Council on Friday approved a resolution to cut 1,000 troops from a regional peacekeeping force in…
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East Africa
Sudan Military Council Gets Three Months Time To Transfer Power To Civil Rule
African leaders have reportedly agreed to give Sudan’s ruling military council three months time to implement democratic reforms. The announcement…
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