Son of Mozambique ex-leader’s in $2bn (£1.5bn) government debt scandal 
Police exhumes body of six year old murdered by father, 
French President Macron to visit Kenya next month 
More children and women among those infected and dying of the Ebola 
More Funding needed for women’s health in Africa Legal battle for control of Djibouti Ports comes to Hong Kong
HONG KONG, China One of the world’s largest port operators has sued a Chinese state…
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Maj. Gen. Sabiiti accesses security situation at Karuma Hydro power plant.
KARUMA, Uganda The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj. Gen. Sabiiti Muzeeyi has toured Karuma…
Uganda to hold first Kampala Strategic Leaders Summit
KAMPALA, Uganda Ugandan business leaders and executives, entrepreneurs, thought leaders and policy makers will on…
Government to recruit 6,000 policemen
KAMPALA, Uganda The Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Mario Obiga Kania has said that…
Over 40 Illegal Miners Buried Underground
TAPPITA, NIMBA COUNTY, Liberia At least 45 gold miners have been buried underground in Liberia’s…
Fire at Nigerian election office
ANAMBRA STATE, Nigeria Fire has gutted one of the offices of Nigeria’s Electoral Commission (…
Congo arrests over December massacre
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo The Military in DRC has arrested 15 people in connection…
Police rescue kidnapped child
BUSHENYI, Uganda Police in Masaka have arrested two men suspected of kidnapping a child at…
Gunmen force radio station off air
MONROVIA, Liberia Unidentified gunmen in Liberia’s capital Monrovia have stolen vital broadcast equipment from a…
Nigeria stampede: Deaths at Buhari rally in Port Harcourt
LAGOS, Nigeria A number of people have been killed and several injured in a stampede…
Kenyan Rights campaigner found dead
NAIROBI, Kenya A Kenyan human rights activist who went missing last Wednesday has been found…
Ethiopia participates in a Forum on China Africa Co-operation (FOCAC) dialogue on Peace and Security
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia A Ministerial-level Dialogue on the Implementation of China-Africa Peace and Security Initiative…
Germany and UNICEF hand over 30 vehicles to support mobile health and nutrition services for children in Afar and Somali regions
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany and UNICEF have today…
Ethiopian Singer killed by celebratory gunfire
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia An Ethiopian singer Dadhi Gelan has been accidentally shot celebratory gunfire at…
President Museveni holds bilateral talks with DR Congo, Somali and Kenya leaders in Addis Ababa
E ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia Uganda’s President Museveni has held a couple of bilateral meetings with…
UK aid helps stop 750 pieces of illegal ivory being smuggled from South Sudan into Uganda
LONDON, United Kingdom Thanks to scanners funded by the Department for International Development (DFID), the…
AU honours FAO’s Director-General for contribution to Zero Hunger vision in Africa
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia The African Union (AU) today awarded FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva…
Next Steps in Ongwen Trial after Defense Motion
HAGUE, Netherlands The defense of Dominic Ongwen filed a motion asking judges of the International…
Nigerian widows sue Shell
HAGUE, Netherlands Two Nigerian widows are in the Hague to sue oil giant Royal Dutch…
Four killed in Cameroon hospital attack
YAOUNDE, Cameroon Four people have been reported dead inside a hospital after it was set…