Highly skilled Kenyans without degree-level qualifications will from next year be allowed to apply for work permits in Britain under post-Brexit immigration rules, enabling them …
Two men arrested for murder of Ethiopian protest singer
The authorities in Ethiopia have detained two suspects who are accused of being involved in the shooting dead of the popular Oromo musician Hachalu Hundessa …
Tanzania becomes a middle income country
Tanzania is now officially a middle income country after the World Bank published a reviewed classification of world economies. The East African nation enters into …
Tanzania govt buys gemstones from Maasai tribesman for $3.34 million
Doto Biteko, the Minister of Minerals, collected the gemstones from the small-scale miner and handed him a cheque of 7.74 billion Tanzanian shillings (about 3.34 …
Burundi restores role of PM after 22 years
Burundi’s parliament has approved Alain Guillaume Bunyoni as prime minister, the first person to take on the role in 22 years. The position has been …
Kenya’s military denies partial lockdown of barracks
Kenya’s military has denied putting any of its barracks under partial lockdown amid media reports that dozens of soldiers are being treated at an isolation …
Covid-19: Kenya to discharge asymptomatic patients
Kenya plans to discharge nearly all asymptomatic Covid-19 patients to free-up space in congested hospitals. The government has released guidelines for home-based care for discharged …
Why Uhuru Kenyatta Wants to Change Constitution
By Justus Ochieng’ President Kenyatta on Monday gave the clearest indication yet that Kenyans will hold a referendum on the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI). “…[I]n …
Ugandan MPs ‘arrested over coronavirus border protest’
Two Ugandan MPs have been arrested after leading a demonstration calling for the closure of the border with South Sudan in order to prevent the …
Rwanda reverses easing of coronavirus lockdown
Rwanda has reversed its planned easing of coronavirus restrictions on Monday after recording the first death from the virus and a rise in new cases. …