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 Government Shortens School Term By Two Weeks To Control Ebola Outbreak
Ugandan Education Minister Janet Museveni on Tuesday announced the government has decided to shorten the school term by two weeks…
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Kenya
Kenyan Labor Court Orders Striking Kenyan Airways Pilots To Resume Work
A Kenyan labor court on Tuesday ordered hundreds of striking pilots at Kenya Airways to resume work on Wednesday while…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Rwandan Government Accuses DRC Military Fighter Jet Of Violating Country’s Airspace
The Rwandan government on Monday accused the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) military of violating the country’s airspace, calling the…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Government, Tigrayan Leaders Begin New Round Of Talks In Kenya
The Ethiopian government leaders and Tigray regional representatives have begun a new round of talks on Monday in the Kenyan…
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Sudan
Sudan’s Al-Burhan Says Talks On New Sudan Political Framework Ongoing
Sudan’s ruling Sovereign Military Council head General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Sunday confirmed that talks on a new political framework…
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Tanzania
Tanzanian PM Kassim Majaliwa Says Death Toll From Sunday’s Plane Crash Rises To 19
Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said the death toll from Sunday’s plane crash in Lake Victoria has jumped to 19,…
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Uganda
Ugandan President Museveni Assures No Ebola Lockdown Amid Rising Cases
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Friday reiterated that there won’t be any lockdown in the country to stop the spread…
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Ethiopia
UN Humanitarian Agency Hopeful To Resume Aid Deliveries Into Ethiopia’s Tigray
The United Nations (UN) humanitarian agency head for Ethiopia on Friday said that his organization is hopeful that it can…
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Kenya
Kenyan Government Delivers Emergency Relief Supplies To Neighboring Somalia
The Kenyan government Thursday delivered emergency relief supplies to neighboring Somalia, just a week after twin bombing attacks jolted the…
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South Sudan
UN Report Warns Two Thirds Of South Sudan Population Risk Severe Hunger In 2023
A United Nations (UN) report published on Thursday warns that almost eight million people in South Sudan, or two-thirds of…
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Uganda
WHO Urges Neighboring Countries To Prepare As Ebola Spreads in Uganda’s Kampala
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday called on neighboring countries to boost their preparedness against Ebola as the deadly…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kenyan Government Deploys Troops To Eastern DR Congo To End Bloodshed
The Kenyan government on Wednesday deployed its forces to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as part of a…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Government, Tigrayan Leaders Agree To Halt Fighting After Two Years
The Ethiopian government and Tigaryan leaders have agreed to halt their two-year conflict, which resulted in thousands of deaths, displaced…
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Somalia
US Treasury Department Targets ISIS In Somalia With Weapons-Related Sanctions
The United States (US) on Tuesday imposed sanctions targeting the Al Qaeda-linked group, ISIS, in Somalia, designating members of the…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Prime Minister Says Ongoing Peace Talks Marred By Foreign Interference
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday said there is “heavy foreign interference” in the ongoing talks between the government…
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Somalia
Somalia’s Health Minister: Death Toll From Mogadishu Car Bombings Rises To 120
Somalia’s Health Minister Ali Haji Aden on Monday said the death toll from a pair of car bombings in Mogadishu…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Rwandan Government Regrets DR Congo’s Decision To Expel Its Envoy From Kinhasa
The Rwandan government on Sunday said it regretted the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) decision to expel its envoy from…
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Ethiopia
WHO Warns Ethiopia’s Tigray Region Running Out Of Medical Supplies Amid Health Crisis
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday warned that hospitals in Ethiopia’s war-embattled Tigray region are running dangerously low on…
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Uganda
Africa CDC: Ebola Outbreak In Uganda Not Getting Out Of Hand, Still Under Control
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC ) on Thursday said the Ebola outbreak in Uganda was…
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Kenya
Kenyan President Ruto New Cabinet Members Get Sworn-In Two Months After Vote
Kenyan President William Ruto’s cabinet members were sworn in on Thursday, almost two months after he won the presidential election,…
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Uganda
Ugandan Health Ministry Steps Up Ebola Response Plan Amid Increasing Cases
The Ugandan health ministry has stepped up its Ebola response plan as the number of cases continue to increase across…
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Burundi
EU Lifts Sanctions Against Prime Minister Ndirakobuca & Two Others
The European Union (EU) on Tuesday announced it has lifted sanctions on three Burundians, including Prime Minister Gervais Ndirakobuca, reported…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Government Begins Peace Talks With Tigrayan Leaders In South Africa
Ethiopian government delegation on Tuesday began peace talks with rival Tigray forces in South Africa on Tuesday, a spokesperson for…
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Sudan
Sudanese Protesters Rally In Khartoum Ahead Of Military Coup’s One Year Anniversary
Sudanese protesters came out in the streets of the capital Khartoum in huge number, ahead of the one year anniversary…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Assures Tigray War Will End & Peace Will Prevail
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday said that the war in the country’s northern Tigray region will end and…
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