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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South Sudan
South Sudanese President Kiir Names New Defense Minister Breaching Peace Deal
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir on Wednesday appointed a new defense minister who is a member of his own party,…
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Kenya
Kenyan President: Action Will Be Taken Against Protestors Involved In Criminal Activity
Kenyan President William Ruto on Tuesday said the government will take strict action against all criminals involved in the anti-government…
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Sudan
Sudanese Military Leader Al- Burhan Appeals To Soldiers To Back Democratic Transition
Sudanese military leader Abdel Fattah al Burhan on Sunday appealed to the troops to cease support for authoritarian leaders as…
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Kenya
Kenyan Police Chief Announces Fresh Ban On Protests Planned For Monday
The Kenyan police chief on Sunday announced a ban on demonstrations planned on Monday after last week’s protests grew into…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia Announces 90 Percent Completion Of Controversial GERD Construction
Ethiopia on Thursday announced the construction work of the mega-controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is 90 percent completed, reported…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian PM Ahmed Appoints Rebel Leader To Head Regional Government
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday announced the appointment of a Tigrayan rebel figure to head the interim government…
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Equatorial Guinea
WHO Confirms Eight New Marburg Cases In Equatorial Guinea, Kills 20
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday said eight new Marburg cases have been reported in Equatorial Guinea and the…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Parliament Removes Tigray Rebel Party From Terrorist Organizations List
Ethiopian lawmakers on Wednesday removed Tigray’s main political movement, the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF), from the country’s list of…
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Tanzania
Tanzanian Health Ministry Confirms Country’s First Ever Marburg Virus Cases
The Tanzanian health ministry on Tuesday confirmed the country’s first-ever cases of Marburg Virus Disease after laboratory tests were carried…
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Kenya
Kenyan Opposition Leader Odinga Vows To Continue With Nationwide Protests
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga on Tuesday vowed to continue with nationwide protests against President William Ruto’s government over increasing…
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Uganda
Uganda’s Parliament Passes New Law Criminalizing Identifying As LGBTQ
Uganda’s parliament on Tuesday passed a bill that will criminalize people who get identified as gay, or a sexual minority…
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Ethiopia
US Says All Warring Sides Committed War Crimes During Two-Year-Long Ethiopia Conflict
The United States (US) has concluded that all warring parties involved in the brutal war including the Ethiopian and Eritrean…
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Somalia
Somalia’s Longest Drought May Have Killed 43,000 In 2022, New Report Claims
Somalia’s longest drought on record led to an estimated 43,000 deaths last year, half of the total deaths of children…
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Kenya
Kenya’s Opposition Leader Odinga Calls For Protest Against Rising Cost Of Living
Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga on Sunday appealed to his supporters to join in large numbers in countrywide protests on…
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Sudan
Sudanese Military Officials And Civilian Leaders Agree To Form Transitional Government
Sudanese political leaders on Sunday agreed to name a new transitional government on April 11, Khalid Omar Yousif, the spokesperson…
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South Sudan
UNSC Announces Extension Of Peacekeeping Mission In South Sudan
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday announced the extension of its more than 17,000-strong peacekeeping mission in South…
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Ethiopia
US Secretary Of State Antony Blinken Announces $331 Million In New Aid To Ethiopia
The United States (US) Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday announced more than $331 million in new humanitarian aid…
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South Sudan
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Holds Frank Talks With Vice President Machar
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir on Friday met with opposition leader and First Vice President Riek Machar, the minister of…
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Ethiopia
Amnesty International Calls On Ethiopian Authorities To End Social Media Blockout
Amnesty International, on Thursday, appealed to Ethiopian authorities to restore access to social media networks including Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube…
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Uganda
Ugandan Lawmakers Present Anti-Gay Bill In Parliament With Tough New Penalties
Ugandan lawmakers on Thursday introduced a bill in the Parliament that proposes harsh new penalties for same-sex relations in the…
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Sudan
UNSC Extends Sanctions Against Sudan By A Year, Despite Lifting Calls From Khartoum
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday approved a resolution that extended sanctions and an arms embargo against Sudan…
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South Sudan
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Sacks Foreign Minister, Gives No Reason
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir on Wednesday sacked the country’s foreign minister without proving any explanation for the same, the…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
DRC President Requests French Counterpart To Pursue Sanctions Against Rwanda
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi has urged his visiting French counterpart Emmanuel Macron to pursue international…
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Burundi
Burundian Government To Deploy 100 Soldiers To Conflict-Hit Eastern DR Congo
The Burundian government is set to deploy 100 soldiers to the volatile eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Rwanda’s Defense Ministry: Rwandan Forces Killed DRC Soldier Who Crossed Border
Rwanda’s Defense Ministry on Friday said a Congolese soldier, who crossed the border and shot at security forces, was shot…
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