Ugandan students back to school after nearly two-year closure
Uganda ended the world’s longest school closure on Monday.
Author: Leah Ngari
Case of African swine fever detected in Italy
African swine fever has existed in Africa for decades.
South African graft whistleblower fears for life
Whistleblower says he is “in danger” following publication of a report into alleged state corruption under ex-president Jacob Zuma.
Ugandan government challenges court order for release of acclaimed author
Kakwenza Rukirabashaija was arrested at his home just days after Christmas.
Four police officers killed in Kenya’s coastal region in fresh attacks
Reports indicate that a police vehicle on patrol was “hit directly” by a rocket-propelled grenade.
China denies claims it is luring African countries into debt trap
China is Africa’s largest trading partner.
Tanzania’s speaker of parliament quits
Job Ndugai infuriated President Samia Suluhu last week when he criticized her over what he called Tanzania’s “excessive” foreign borrowing.
China to appoint special envoy to Africa
The announcement came as a US envoy was due to arrive in Ethiopia to encourage talks to end the fighting in the country’s north.
Officials: Banana-made local brew kills 11 in Rwanda
High levels of methanol were found in the stomachs of victims who drank the brew.
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Kenya
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken last November traveled to Africa in a trip that was in part aimed at countering China’s growing influence on the continent.
