EAST AFRICA

Rwandan President Paul Kagame suspended his minister for youth and culture, the authorities have said. Edouard Bamporiki’s suspension was as a result of “matters of accountability under investigations”, a statement from the …

The Somali parliament announced Thursday that the long-awaited presidential election will finally take place on May 15 and that 329 lawmakers from both houses, 54 from the Senate or Upper …

NCBA Group’s net earnings for the first three months of the year rose 20 per cent to Sh3.41 billion up from Sh2.84 billion last year on strong business development. The bank’s …

With Kenya’s general elections fast approaching, tension between President Uhuru Kenyatta and his vice-president, William Ruto is mounting.**President Kenyatta has asked his Deputy to resign claiming he did not act …

Ethiopian police used tear gas and briefly clashed with young Muslims in the capital on Monday during prayers to mark the end of Ramadan. The Ethiopian capital saw scenes of …

Ethiopia’s state-appointed human rights mentioned on Monday it was investigating a video exhibiting a gaggle of fighters in Ethiopian military fatigues abusing and capturing a boy they accused of being …