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
Africa CDC: Uganda’s Ebola Outbreak Still A Manageable Risk At Current Stage
Africa CDC, Africa’s top public health body, on Thursday said there is a risk that Uganda’s Ebola outbreak could spread…
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Ethiopia
WHO Chief Warns Ghebreyesus Urgent Action Needed To Avert Genocide In Ethiopia
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday condemned the dire situation in Ethiopia’s conflict-torn Tigray…
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Somalia
UNICEF Warns Thousands Of Malnourished Children At Risk Of Dying In Somalia
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday warned thousands of severely malnourished boys and girls in severe drought-hit Somalia…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Military Gains Control Of Three Town From Rebel Tigrayan Forces
The Ethiopian military on Tuesday announced it has successfully taken control of three towns from rebel forces in the embattled…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s Rebel Leaders In Tigray Ready To Abide Ceasefire Following AU’s Plea
Ethiopia’s rebel leaders in the embattled Tigray region have announced they would respect a ceasefire as fighting intensified in the…
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Uganda
Ugandan President Announces Raft Of Measures To Control Current Ebola Outbreak
The Ugandan government on Saturday announced a raft of measures to stop the spread of Ebola in the country, reported…
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Uganda
Ugandan Health Minister Says Capital Kampala Remains Ebola-Free Despite Death
Ugandan health authorities on Friday said the country’s capital Kampala remains Ebola-free despite a 45-year-old man dying from the virus…
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Uganda
Ugandan President’s Son Asks Kenyan President To Forgive Him Over Kenya Invasion Tweets
Ugandan Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s son General Muhoozi Kainerugaba has apologised to Kenya’s President William Ruto over his tweets about…
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Health
WHO Working With Uganda To Stop Spread Of Ebola In Neighboring Nations
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief on Wednesday said the organization is working with Ugandan health authorities to prevent a…
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Sudan
Sudan’s Political Crisis Getting Closer To Settlement, Says Tripartite Mechanism
Sudan’s political crisis is getting closer to a satisfactory settlement, a tripartite mechanism tasked with facilitating intra-Sudanese dialogue announced on…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian President Zewde Reiterates Call For Negotiation To End Ongoing Civil War
Ethiopian President Sahle-work Zewde on Monday reiterated calls for negotiations and other means of peaceful resolution to put an end…
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Ethiopia
AU Sponsored Ethiopia Peace Talks In South Africa Delayed Over Logistics: Diplomats
The African Union (AU) sponsored peace talks scheduled for this weekend between the Ethiopian federal government and Tigrayan rebel leaders…
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Business
Kenya’s Safaricom Launches Mobile Network In Ethiopia As First Private Operator
Kenya’s biggest telco, Safaricom, on Thursday, launched its mobile network in Ethiopia, becoming the first private operator in the east…
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Uganda
Africa CDC, WHO, Uganda To Host Regional Meeting As Ebola Outbreak Spreads
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Thursday said Uganda will host a ministerial meeting next…
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Uganda
Ugandan President Museveni Apologises Kenya For Son Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s Tweet
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday apologised to Kenya after his son, a senior military officer, tweeted threats to invade…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Government, Tigrayan Leaders Ready To Participate In AU-led Peace Talks
The Ethiopian government and rebels leaders from the embattled Tigray region have accepted an invitation by the African Union (AU)…
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Tanzania
EACJ Rejects Maasai Community’s Petition Against Tanzanian Government
The East African Court of Justice (EACJ) on Friday rejected a petition by the Maasai community against the Tanzanian government…
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Health
EAC Urges Countries To Bolster Defense Amid Growing Risk From Uganda’s Ebola Outbreak
The East African Community (EAC) urged its member countries to step up their defenses amid growing risks posed by the…
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Uganda
Ugandan President Museveni Rules Out Importing Restrictions To Contain Ebola
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday ruled out possibilities of imposing a lockdown to contain spread of the highly contagious…
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Ethiopia
EHRC: Security Forces Killed Dozens Of Civilians Suspected Of Supporting Rebels
Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) on Wednesday said the security forces killed a number of civilians in Gambella in June…
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South Sudan
UNHCR Experts Warn Deeply Disturbing Violence Escalating All Over South Sudan
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) experts on Monday warned that deeply disturbing violence is escalating all over South…
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Uganda
Ugandan Health Authorities Confirm Total Ebola Cases Reaches 16 As Outbreak Spreads
Ugandan health authorities on Sunday said the number of Ebola cases had jumped to 16, while a further 18 people…
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Ethiopia
OCHA Says Fighting In Northern Ethiopia Displaced Thousands In War-Hit Areas
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Friday said fighting in northern Ethiopia has displaced hundreds…
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Uganda
Uganda’s Health Ministry Reports Death Of Three More Ebola Patients In New Outbreak
Uganda’s health ministry on Friday reported three more Ebola patients have died in the country Uganda, bringing the total death…
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Sudan
Sudan’s Ruling Military General Al-Burhan Says He Won’t Run In Elections
Sudan’s ruling military general, Gen. Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan, who led a coup nearly a year ago, has said he will not…
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