Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seized the strategic city of Uvira in eastern Congo as US-mediated Peace Accord counts for nothing
M23’s latest offensive comes despite a US-mediated peace agreement signed last week by the Congolese and Rwandan presidents in Washington. The accord didn’t include the rebel group, which is negotiating separately with Congo and agreed earlier this year to a ceasefire.
Kenya’s chamber of commerce pours cold water of Public-Private Sector Bill they say it’s intended to emasculate private sector
The Bill, developed by the Department of Investment Promotion, seeks to provide a framework to foster engagement between the public and the private sector for the purpose of enhancing the investment climate and business environment in the country.
Kenya president unveils Tsavo National Park revenue plan as searchlight turns on his personal, daughter’s interests in tourism investments
The government has invested more than $4.7 million in advanced security technologies to safeguard the sanctuary. These include AI-enabled cameras, drones, aerial surveillance, over 300 security personnel, 250 kilometres of upgraded fencing, and 40 newly built ranger houses.
Civil society, trade unions enter pact to fight back political coalitions accused of frustrating Kenyans
MAC, an umbrella body representing eight workers’ unions in Mombasa, will work with CCSNHR to jointly identify, review and update priority areas of collaboration based on emerging needs.
Tension over disputed election forces Tanzania President Samia Suluhu to shelve Independence Day celebrations fearing protests
Prime Minister Mwigulu Nchemba on Monday asked all nonessential workers to stay home on Tuesday. The annual Independence Day celebrations were cancelled in November and the government said funds that would have been used for the celebrations would be used to repair damaged infrastructure.
Kenya’s IEBC features in Uganda’s presidential election fraud allegations as it is accused of training NRM agents to rig in Museveni
In Uganda, signs of democratic backsliding include restrictions on freedoms, weakened accountability and increasingly opaque governance.
A hundred schoolchildren abducted in Nigeria are released but more are still held
At least 303 schoolchildren were seized at the Niger state school together with 12 of their teachers when gunmen attacked the St Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri community on November 21. Fifty escaped in the hours that followed.
‘Bloody peace’: 30 killed, 20 injured in bomb explosion in eastern Congo after army clashes with militia
More than 300 armed groups vie for a foothold in mineral-rich eastern DRC near the border with Rwanda, most prominently the Rwanda-backed M23 group. The conflict has created one of the world’s most significant humanitarian crises with more than seven million people displaced, officials say.
Minister: Kenya working on policy to revive moribund local vehicle assembly plants
He stated that the government was planning to raise a bond in Japan, which will be restructured so that at least Ksh13 billion from the total amount will be used to promote growth of the local automobile industry by making available affordable credit facilities to local players.
Understanding why Uganda’s political dinosaur Museveni is whining as Bobi Wine drains country’s moral and economic swamp
Bobi Wine’s rise as a populist leader in the 21st century has, of course, been catalysed by his viral political, effective social media presence and crowd dynamics, heavily driven by young people. Most of these are in their 20s and 30s, who have grown under and seen only President Tibuhaburwa Museveni.
