Two Ethiopian Peacekeepers Are Killed in an Ambush in South Sudan
Two Ethiopian peacekeepers were killed and seven people injured when an eight-vehicle UN convoy was ambushed in Jonglei, South Sudan.
August 27, 2026Topic
East Africa
Mau Compensation List: Sh2.6bn Paid to 13,000 Evictees
Mau compensation list: Kenya says 13,000 Mau Forest evictees each received Sh200,000, a total of Sh2.6 billion, and the evictions...
August 27, 2026
Tanzania’s Vice President Quits, Saying the President Wanted It
The Tanzania vice president, Emmanuel Nchimbi, resigns on 4 September, saying he promised to step aside whenever the president wanted...
August 26, 2026
Kagame Says Rwanda Wants a Stake in Dangote’s Lamu Refinery
Rwanda would be happy to take a stake in Aliko Dangote's US6 billion refinery planned at Lamu in Kenya, President...
August 26, 2026
An Ethiopian Rewrote the Half-Marathon Record in Buenos Aires
Yomif Kejelcha ran 56:51 in Buenos Aires on 23 August 2026, a half marathon world record subject to ratification and...
August 25, 2026
Somalia’s Top Court Threw Out Galmudug’s First Direct Vote
Somalia’s Federal Supreme Court annulled the Galmudug election on 24 August 2026, voiding a July vote that was the state’s...
August 25, 2026
China’s Zijin Took 9.2% of the Miner Building Ethiopia’s Kurmuk
Zijin Gold took 9.2% of Allied Gold for US$295 million after its US$4bn takeover lapsed, tying it to Kurmuk, a...
August 25, 2026
Kenya’s Cost of Running Government Hits a Record
Kenya spent KSh1.317 trillion, about US$10.2 billion, just running the government last year. The jump was the largest on Treasury...
August 24, 2026
Kenya Gives Investigators 60 Days on Fuel Case
Kenya fuel import probe: the Senate gave investigators 60 days to report on the contested Mombasa petrol shipment bought at...
August 24, 2026