Tag: East Africa
World leaders call for international pandemic treaty
LONDON — More than 20 heads of government and global agencies on Tuesday called for an international treaty for pandemic preparedness that they say...
Tanzania: 45 people died stampede to see ex-president’s body
NAIROBI, Kenya — Tanzanian police have said 45 people died in a stampede last week during a public viewing of the body of the...
Obama family matriarch has died in a Kenyan hospital at 99
NAIROBI, Kenya — Sarah Obama, the matriarch of former U.S. President Barack Obama's Kenyan family has died, relatives and officials confirmed Monday but did...
African basketball league to go ahead in Rwanda in May
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The inaugural African basketball league will take place in Rwanda in May after a delay of more than a...
Rebels leave beheaded bodies in streets of Mozambique town
JOHANNESBURG — Fierce fighting for control of Mozambique's strategic northern town of Palma left beheaded bodies strewn in the streets Monday, with heavily armed...
Tanzania’s ex-president Magufuli to be buried
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Thousands have gathered in the northwestern town of Chato for the burial of former Tanzanian President John Magufuli whose...
Report coming out on French role in 1994 Rwandan Genocide
PARIS — The findings of a commission that has spent two years uncovering France’s role in 1994’s Rwandan genocide are set to be made...
Kenya tightens restrictions amid a spike of COVID-19 deaths
NAIROBI, Kenya — With Kenya's COVID-19 cases and deaths surging, President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced tightened restrictions in five of the most affected counties.
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Northern Mozambique town attacked by rebels for third day
JOHANNESBURG — The town of Palma in northern Mozambique remained under attack from insurgents for a third day Friday, with residents trying to flee...
African expert warns of ‘vaccine war’ over access to jabs
KAMPALA, Uganda — The head of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday warned against a “vaccine war” among nations amid...
