Thousands homeless as floods, landslides hit Kenya
A man takes a photograph of a flooded village after River Nzoia burst its banks and due to the backflow...
East Africa
President Magufuli dismisses accuracy of COVID-19 testing kits after goat, pawpaw test positive
Dar es Salaam - Tanzanian President John Magufuli has, on Sunday, May 3, dismissed coronavirus testing kits as faulty after...
Kenya records 30 new cases as COVID-19 total perforates to 465
Nairobi - Kenya has recorded 30 more cases of the novel coronavirus bringing the total to 465. Health CAS Dr....
Opposition MPs to boycott Parliament after 3 MPs die in Tanzania
AGENCIES | Aljazeera | Dar es Salaam - Tanzania's leading opposition party has called for a suspension of Parliament after...
KENYA: 20 saved from sinking water-bus after engine failure on Lake Victoria
Usenge - 20 people have escaped death by a whisker after were rescued from a sinking water bus on Lake...
10 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in South Sudan, rise count to 45
AGENCIES | Radio Tamazuj | Juba - The number of coronavirus cases in South Sudan on Friday jumped to 45...
Kampala Accord signatory and Tanzania Constitutional & Legal Affairs Minister dies at 74
Dodoma - Tanzania President Magufuli has, on May 1, confirmed the passing of Minister of Constitutional and Legal Affairs, Augustine...
Rwanda to ‘tone-down’ lockdown, businesses to resume under strict measures as borders remain closed
Kigali - The Government of Rwanda has announced a partial lift of the lockdown with some business operations set to...
President Kenyatta appoints Gen. Kibochi new Chief of Defence Forces as Mwathethe bows out
Nairobi - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has, on Thursday, April 30, appointed Robert Kibochi as the Chief of Defence Forces...
One woman tests positive with South Sudan’s COVID-19 count rising to 35
Juba - Africa's youngest nation, South Sudan, on Wednesday April 29, confirmed one case of the novel coronavirus This was...
10 more test positive with Kenya’s COVID-19 cases rising to 384 and 129 recoveries
Nairobi - Kenya's Health Ministry has, on Wednesday, April 29, recorded 10 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the number to...
196 new cases confirmed as Tanzania’s COVID-19 count ‘catapults’ to 480
Dar es Salaam - Tanzania has, on Wednesday, April 29, registered 196 new cases of the deadly novel coronavirus skyrocketing...
KENYA: 8 new cases confirmed as COVID-19 infections reach 363 with 114 recoveries registered
Nairobi - Kenya's Health Ministry has, on Monday April 27, confirmed 8 new cases of the novel coronavirus. While addressing...
Kenya registers 12 more cases in 24 hours, COVID-19 cases rise to 355
Nairobi - Kenya's Ministry of Health has, on Sunday, April 26, confirmed 12 more cases of COVID-19, raising the number...
US Govt sinks UGX48Bn in COVID-19 fight in South Sudan
AGENCIES | Juba - The United States government has confirmed the commitment of a tune of UGX 48 Billion (approx....
KENYA: 15 new COVID-19 cases confirmed as count rises to 296 with 14 deaths
Nairobi - Kenya's Health ministry has, on Tuesday, April 21, confirmed 15 more cases of the coronavirus in Kenya pushing...
TANZANIA: 84 test positive, 3 dead as COVID-19 cases skyrocket to 254
Dar es Salaam – The United Republic of Tanzania has, on Monday, April 20, registered 84 new cases of the...
Tanzania holds 3-day national Prayers, religious leaders call for unity in COVID-19 fight
Dar es Salaam – The people of Tanzania, on Friday, April 17, commenced special prayers, seeking the intervention of God...
Video conference! EAC Heads of States to hold crisis Summit on COVID-19 Wednesday
Arusha/Kigali – The East African Heads of State are set to convene an Extraordinary summit on COVID-19 this Wednesday, April...
Tanzanian Govt bans international flights in move to curb COVID-19, cases rise to 46
Dodoma – The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania – led by President Magufuli - suspended flights in and...