Eastern Africa

Madagascar: Severe Drought could Spur World’s First Climate Change Famine

More than one million people in southern Madagascar are struggling to get enough to eat, due to what could become…

3 years ago

Burundi offers free breast cancer screening to raise awareness

Breast cancer has killed 685,000 women worldwide in 2020, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), pointing out late screening…

3 years ago

New airstrike on Tigray capital Mekele

Ethiopia's military launched a new air strike on the Tigrayan capital Mekele on Wednesday, the second bombardment this week against…

3 years ago

UN court largely sides with Somalia in sea border dispute with Kenya

The UN's top court decides today on a long-running border dispute between Somalia and Kenya. Somalia will now own a…

3 years ago

Tunisia’s president names new government by decree

Tunisia's President Kais Saied on Monday appointed a new government by decree, 11 weeks after he fired the last one.…

3 years ago

Tanzania’s Abdulrazak Gurnah wins 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature

Abdulrazak Gurnah is a Tanzanian novel writer who was born on December 20, 1948, in the heart of Spice Island,…

3 years ago

Ugandan activist visits German open-pit coal mine

Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate on Saturday visited a vast German open-pit coal mine and a village that is to…

3 years ago

Ethiopia’s Lemma, Kenya’s Jepkosgei win London Marathon

Kenya's Joyciline Jepkosgei and Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia produced dominant performances to win the women's and men's race in the…

3 years ago

Kenya suspends visa-free transit with Pakistan

Kenya's Interior Ministry ordered the suspension on Wednesday of a visa-free transit agreement with Pakistan. The move was prompted after…

3 years ago

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