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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Uganda
Ugandan Health Ministry Confirms Last Ebola Patient Discharged From Hospital
A Ugandan health official on Friday said that the country’s last known Ebola patient has been discharged from hospital, raising…
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Ethiopia
WHO Says It Still Doesn’t Have Full Access to Ethiopia’s War-Hit Tigray Region
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday said it still does not have unrestricted access to Ethiopia’s war-embattled Tigray region…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Rwandan President Kagame Accuses DRC President Of Using Crisis To Delay Polls
Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Wednesday accused his Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) counterpart of exploiting a violent crisis in…
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Somalia
FAO Increases Cash Transfers To Alleviate Impact Of Drought In Rural Somalia
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Tuesday said that it has bolstered humanitarian response in Somalia through…
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Somalia
Somalia’s Security Forces End Hours Long Seige By Al Shabab Militants In Mogadishu Hotel
Somalia’s security forces on Monday ended a deadly 21 hours long siege by Al Shabab militants who stormed a popular…
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Comoros
Comorian Court Sentences Ex-President Sambi To Life In Prison For High Treason
A Comorian court on Monday sentenced to ex-president Ahmed Abdallah Sambi to life in prison for high treason, reported The…
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South Sudan
UN Human Rights Commission Accuses South Sudanese Officials Of Overseeing Gang Rapes
The United Nations (UN) human rights commission on Monday urged South Sudanese authorities to investigate senior officials suspected of abetting…
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Uganda
Ugandan President Extends Ebola Lockdown In Kassanda & Mubende Districts
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has decided to extend the Ebola lockdown in Kassanda and Mubende districts for the next 21…
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Ethiopia
WFP Says Aid Deliveries To Tigray, Ethiopia Not Meeting Needs Of Affected People
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday said aid deliveries being sent into the war-ridden Tigray were “not…
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Sudan
One Sudanese Protester Killed By Security Forces During Thursday’s Protests
A Sudanese protester was shot dead by security forces on Thursday during renewed demonstrations against last year’s military coup led,…
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Ethiopia
U.S. State Department Secretary Stresses Implementing Ceasefire In Ethiopia
U.S. State Department Secretary Antony Blinken on Tuesday talked to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and stressed on the importance…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ugandan Army To Send 1,000 Military Troops To DR Congo By End Of November
The Ugandan army on Monday said the government has decided to send 1,000 military troops to the Democratic Republic of…
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Somalia
Somalia’s Government: UN Arms Embargo Impedes Efforts To Rebuild Army
Somalia’s government on Friday said that the United Nations Security Council’s arms embargo extension hinders the nation’s efforts to rebuild…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
EAC: Kenya, Rwanda Request M23 Ceasefire, Withdrawal From East Congo
The East African Community (EAC) bloc on Friday said Rwandan President Paul Kagame and former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta have…
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Health
WHO Chief Tedros: First Doses Of Trial Ebola Vaccine To Reach Uganda Next Week
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday said the first doses of a new trial vaccine…
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Sudan
UN Human Rights Commissioner Calls For Reaching Political Deal In Sudan
The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Commissioner Volker Turk on Wednesday called out Sudanese factions to reach an agreement to…
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Somalia
Somalia’s President Hassan Mohamud Vows to Continue War On Al-Shabab
Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Tuesday vowed to continue the war against al-Shabab militants in an address to lawmakers,…
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Uganda
Ugandan President Urges Foreigners Not To Cancel Travel Plans On Ebola Fears
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday gave an assurance to foreign visitors that the Ebola outbreak in the country was…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Prime Minister Vows Honest Implementation Of Tigray Truce
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday told parliament that the ceasefire agreement between his government and the Tigrayan forces…
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Somalia
UN Human Rights Chief Decries Steep Rise In Civilian Casualties In Somalia Attacks
The United Nations (UN) human rights chief on Monday said human rights and humanitarian situation is deteriorating in Somalia due…
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Uganda
Ugandan Health Ministry Confirms Spread Of Ebola In Country’s Eastern City Of Jinja
Ugandan health ministry on Sunday said a confirmed Ebola case had been reported from the country’s eastern city of Jinja,…
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Sudan
Sudanese Military Leader Burhan Warns Islamists Against Interfering With Military
Sudanese ruling military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Sunday issued another warning to Islamists and other political factions against…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Government Claims 70% Of Tigray Now In Control Of National Army
The Ethiopian government on Friday said that 70 percent of the war-hit northern region of Tigray was now under the…
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Kenya
Kenyan Government To Spend $37 Million On Sending Troops To DR Congo
The Kenyan Parliament on Wednesday approved the deployment of the deployment of nearly 1,000 troops for a new regional force…
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Ethiopia
WHO Chief Calls For Massive Influx Of Food, Medicines Into Ethiopia’s Tigray
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief on Wednesday called for a massive influx of food and medicines into Ethiopia’s war-embattled…
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