Paul Rusesabagina: Hotel Rwanda Hero set Free
Paul Rusesabagina, a former hotel manager portrayed as a hero in the Hollywood film Hotel Rwanda, has been released from prison in Kigali. Two years …
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Paul Rusesabagina, a former hotel manager portrayed as a hero in the Hollywood film Hotel Rwanda, has been released from prison in Kigali. Two years …
Human rights advocates in Kenya are condemning what they call “barbaric acts” by police in their response to protests over the high cost of living. …
Burundi has declared a national public health emergency after polio was detected in a 4-year-old and two other children who had been in contact with …
Ugandan security forces have been put on high alert in case of any spill over from the outbreak of protests in Kenya due to high …
Several shops in Nairobi Central Business District have been closed as police lob teargas at protesters engaging in the March 20 Azimio la Umoja mass action. …
South Sudan’s National Security Service has released the remaining journalists who had been detained for weeks over a video apparently showing the country’s president urinating …
A proposed ban on importation of powdered milk from Uganda has been suspended by the Kenyan government. “I’m happy to inform the country that by 5pm …
The M23 rebels have announced their readiness to withdraw and hand over five positions in Masisi territory, North Kivu province, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. …
Kisoro district authorities are protesting the prolonged detention of Valence Kibyeye, a prominent fabrics dealer in Rwanda. According to Kisoro authorities, Kibyeye, who deals in African …
Uganda’s rising trend in milk exports is likely to suffer a new dent after Kenya suspended imports of powdered milk, in what some think is …