East Africa
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Ugandan author charged with “disturbing” President’s family
Kakwenza Rukirabashaija was charged with two counts of “offensive communication” and remanded in prison until January 21.
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Tanzania turns tables on Kenya as exports grow to $396m
The trade wars are a drag on what the region could achieve under a more open trade regime.
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UN urges Somalia to make good on election agreement
Under a deal announced Sunday, parliamentary polls are due to be concluded by February 25.
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Sudan UN envoy to launch talks on escalating political crisis
Citizens have repeatedly taken to the streets in the last two months or so to demand civilian rule.
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Ugandan students back to school after nearly two-year closure
Uganda ended the world’s longest school closure on Monday.
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Ugandan government challenges court order for release of acclaimed author
Kakwenza Rukirabashaija was arrested at his home just days after Christmas.
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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.
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China denies claims it is luring African countries into debt trap
China is Africa’s largest trading partner.
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At least three Sudanese protesters killed in fresh mass demonstrations
One of the slain demonstrators took a “live bullet to the head.
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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.
