Ethiopia protests ‘ill-advised’ speech by US ambassador
Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs denounced the speech on Thursday, saying it contained “allegations against, and unsolicited advice to the Government of Ethiopia.”
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Israel army says friendly fire killed five soldiers in north Gaza
The Israeli military said Thursday that friendly fire had killed five soldiers the previous day in the northern Gaza Strip, where intense fighting in the Israel-Hamas war has resumed in recent days.
Kenyan football, athletics, disrupted by stadium closures
Kenya’s sports ministry had said in April it would be closing Nairobi’s two main stadiums and another in Eldoret for renovations to prepare for the 2027 AFCON which Kenya will host jointly with Tanzania and Uganda.
East Africa hit with widespread internet outages
Tanzania and the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte were the hardest hit, the internet surveillance group said.
Kenyan rugby player turned TikTok star cooks to fight depression
A former Rugby Sevens international, Ombachi reinvented himself to become a social media star with a global fanbase in just a few years.
Netflix sees Africa as rich source of unique stories
Well-crafted local stories are “a major opportunity”, Netflix’s Africa and Middle East content vice president Ben Amadasun told AFP, on the sidelines of the Forbes Under 30 Summit Africa in the Botswanan capital Gaborone this week.
Millions suffer ‘severe’ food insecurity in Burkina, Mali, Niger: rights group
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, which was put under regional economic sanctions after a coup last July, are all on the UN list of the least developed nations in the world.
Flood-hit Kenya reports dozens of cholera cases
The World Health Organization (WHO) said 44 cases of the disease have been reported in Tana River County in eastern Kenya, one of the areas hardest hit in weeks of destructive rains and flooding.
Kenya health ministry says deal signed to end doctors’ strike
In 2017, doctors staged a 100-day nationwide strike that forced public hospitals to shut
Kagame critic Rwigara unveils election bid
The 42-year-old Rwigara, who is leader of the People Salvation Movement, had planned to stand in the 2017 election against Kagame but was disqualified.
