Tanzania Government Plans Election Rerun in February
The Zanzibar government has announced plans to hold a rerun of the elections in February, amid international and domestic pressure to resolve a stalemate after the results of the October 2015 General Election were nullified following claims of irregularities. Zanzibar’s main opposition party, the Civic United Front (CUF), has protested the decision to hold fresh […]
Tanzania Supports Plan to Send 5,000 Troops to Troubled Burundi
Tanzania has become the first East African Community member to openly support the deployment of peacekeeping troops to troubled Burundi, despite Bujumbura referring to the proposed mission “an invasion”. During a meeting with African Union Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma last week, Tanzanian Foreign Minister Augustine said the peacekeeping mission was essential as it would protect civilians, […]
South Sudan Government and Rebels Reach Agreement On Peace Deal
The two sides, which have been at war for two years, have reached a consensus on the structure of a transitional government. The agreement follows peace talks that lasted months in neighboring Ethiopia. The government of President Salva Kiir reached the agreement with rebel leader Riek Machar on Thursday, according to the organization that has […]
Woman In Kenya stabbed multiple times by her husband
Doctors at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) on Friday successfully removed a knife lodged in the cheek of a woman who was a victim of domestic violence in Wajir. Ms Fatuma Ibrahim, 32, was rushed to KNH on Thursday evening from Wajir Referral Hospital following an attack from her husband. She sustained multiple stab wounds […]
Ideal Christmas Gift for Kenyans Is Money
Nearly half of Kenyans, mostly males of 45 years and above, would like to receive any type of gift for Christmas, while most Kenyans who know what they specifically want would like to be given money, shows a new survey by Consumer Insight. The study, Festive Season Polls Report, says 47 per cent of Kenyans […]
Rwanda Refuses to Send Troops to Burundi
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has stated that the country will not offer troops to an African Union (AU) peacekeeping force proposed to be sent to Burundi, a move that could further dent the bloc’s desire to halt the spiralling violence in the central African country. “Even with the proposed (AU) military contingent sent to Burundi, […]
2015 Likely to Break Records for Forced Displacement in Africa
With almost a million people having crossed the Mediterranean as refugees and migrants so far this year, and conflicts in Syria and elsewhere continuing to generate staggering levels of human suffering, 2015 is likely to exceed all previous records for global forced displacement, the UN Refugee Agency warned in a new report today. UNHCR’s Mid-Year […]
Pope Francis In Africa, Nairobi-Kenya
Pope Francis warned poverty fuelled “conflict and terrorism” as he kicked off a landmark first trip to Africa on Wednesday, landing to a rapturous welcome from cheering crowds and traditional dancers. After joyous celebrations in Nairobi where some greeted Francis in traditional feather headdresses, bright clothes, and beads, the 78-year-old pontiff went to Kenya’s presidential […]
Zimbabwe Needs Radical Budget Action
A fortnight from now, Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa will have the arduous task of presenting a national budget and fiscal policy statement that the entire nation, and indeed the international community, hope will reshape Zimbabwe’s tortuous economic course and stem a tide of company closures and job losses. Ominously, the budget presentation […]
Tanzani`s New President Is Breathing Fire: Sacks Hospital Boss After Finding Patients Sleeping On The Floor
TANZANIA’S new president John Pombe Magufuli is breathing fire.Barely a week after being sworn in as the nation’s fifth president, the 56-year-old has wasted no time in dealing with errant public officials. Just a day after his swearing in, Magufuli made a surprise visit to the Finance Ministry on Friday and was shocked to notice […]
