Browsing: East Africa

A Mombasa-based man named Rodgers Jasembo on Tuesday, October 2, celebrated the death of his friend and local musician…

The Rwandan media has denounced a new law criminalizing the publication of satire and political cartoons of politicians. The…

10 people have been killed and dozens more injured in after a hand grenade exploded in a nightclub packed with revellers…

BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Burundi has suspended some local and international non-governmental organizations for three months for violating a new law,…

Drawing cartoons or producing writing that “humiliates” a government official is now a criminal offense in Rwanda, a new law…

South Sudan President Salva Kiir has ordered the release of all political detainees held by his government as part of…

ODM leader Raila Odinga has expressed anger towards his party MPs who last week defied his stand to support…

South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar turned down an invitation on Saturday from President Salva Kiir to visit the…

Speakers of Parliament from the East African Community (EAC) have met in Juba, South Sudan with a call on states…

Burundi has threatened to withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council and sue its commissioners who authored a 272-page…