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
Indian Army Deploys Its Largest Single Unit Of Women Peacekeepers In UN Mission
The Indian government on Friday deployed army’s largest contingent of all-women peacekeepers in Sudan’s Abyei region, which is located on…
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Uganda
Africa CDC Says Ebola Outbreak In Uganda Is Finally Coming Under Control
Africa CDC, which is Africa’s top public health body, on Thursday said that the Ebola outbreak in Uganda is finally…
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Tanzania
Tanzania’s President Samia Hassan Lifts Six Year Old Ban On Opposition Rallies
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Tuesday announced lifting of a six-year-old ban on opposition rallies imposed in 2016 by…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
EU Calls On Rwandan Government To Stop Supporting M23 Rebel Group
The European Union (EU) on Saturday called on the Rwandan government to cease support to the M23 rebel group, which…
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Eritrea
Eritrean Forces Withdrawing From Major Towns In Northern Ethiopia- Witnesses
Eritrean forces, who supported Ethiopian troops in the two-year long war against Tigrayan forces, have begun withdrawing out of the…
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South Sudan
UNOCHA: An Estimated 30,000 People Displaced In South Sudan After Ethnic Violence
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian affairs, (UNOCHA), on Thursday said an estimated 30,000 people from South…
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Rwanda
Rwandan Government Says DRC Fighter Jet Briefly Violated It’s Air Space
The Rwandan government on Wednesday said a fighter jet from the Democratic Republic of Congo DRC) violated its airspace along…
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South Sudan
South Sudanese Government Announces Deployment Of 750 Soldiers To DRC
The South Sudanese government on Wednesday announced the deployment of 750 soldiers to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Airlines To Resume Flights To War-Torn Tigray’s Capital Mekele
Ethiopian Airlines would resume commercial flights to the war-torn Tigray region on Wednesday after almost 18 months, reported The Africa…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Gov’t Delegation Visits Mekele To Oversee Peace Deal Implementation
An Ethiopian government delegation visited Tigray’s capital city on Monday, to oversee the implementation of the peace agreement signed last…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Gov’t, Tigray Rebels Agree To Create Body To Monitor Ceasefire Deal
Ethiopian government and Tigray rebels on Thursday agreed to create a joint monitoring body to oversee the peace agreement signed…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
M23 Rebel Group Withdraws From Strategic Position In Eastern DR Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) M23 rebel group on Friday announced it has decided to withdrawn from a strategic…
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Uganda
Ugandan Government Receives Over 4,000 Doses Of Ebola Vaccines For Clinical Trial
The Ugandan government on Thursday received a bath of more than 4,000 doses of Ebola vaccines for a clinical trial…
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Uganda
Ugandan Government Announces Lifting Of Lockdown Ebola Epicenter Districts
The Ugandan government on Saturday announced lifting of a two-month long lockdown on two districts at the epicenter of the…
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Uganda
ICC Confirms Conviction Of Ugandan LRA Rebel Group’s Chief Dominic Ongwen
The International Criminal Court (ICC) appeals judges on Thursday confirmed the conviction of Dominic Ongwen, a former commander of the…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Rwandan President Kagame Says Violence In Eastern DRC Not Rwanda’s Problem
Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Wednesday said the soaring death toll in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) east was…
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South Sudan
UN Human Rights Commissioner Says Over 160 Civilians Killed In South Sudan Clashes
The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights on Wednesday said at least 166 civilians lost their lives, 237…
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Somalia
OCHA: Full-Blown Famine Narrowly Averted In Somalia, Underlying Crisis Still Persists
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Tuesday said a full-blown famine has been narrowly…
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South Sudan
South Sudanese Health Authorities Declare Measles Outbreak As Cases Increase
South Sudanese health authorities on Sunday declared a measles outbreak in the country following a constant increase in the number…
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Sudan
Sudan’s Main Pro-Democracy Coalition To Name New PM, Form Transition Gov’t Soon
Sudan’s main pro-democracy coalition, the Forces for Change and Freedom Coalition (FCC), on Wednesday said it will name a prime…
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South Sudan
UNHCR Says Fighting In South Sudan Displaces Over 20,000 People In 3 Months
The United Nations refugee agency, (UNHCR), on Wednesday said an escalating armed conflict in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State has…
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Somalia
Somalia’s Army & Allied Militia Recapture Key Town From Al-Shabab Extremists
Somalia’s government forces and allied military troops have recaptured a strategic town held by al-Shabaab extremists since last six years,…
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Sudan
Sudan’s Military, Pro-Democracy Groups Sign Framework Deal To End Crisis
Sudan’s military and main pro-democracy group signed an agreement on Monday that is aimed at ending a deep crisis that…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s Rebel Tigray Forces Say 65% Of Fighters Recalled From Frontlines
Ethiopia’s rebel Tigray forces has confirmed that more than half of Tigrayan forces have withdrawn from the frontlines, a month…
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Sudan
Sudan’s Military, Pro-Democracy Coalition To Sign Transition Framework Agreement
Sudan’s ruling military and main opposition movement, the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC), on Friday announced they have agreed…
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