East Africa

South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit has called for calm following the death of General Majur Dak Thel and several officers in an attack on a military garrison in Nasir …

The Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) has taken custody of Brigadier-General Ezechiel Gakwerere, a senior intelligence chief of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) and a fugitive wanted …

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has dismissed two vice presidents appointed under the terms of a peace agreement, along with a recently appointed spy chief. The announcement was made late …

The Ministry of Health of South Sudan has declared an outbreak of mpox in Juba, Central Equatoria State, following the confirmation of a case on 6 February 2025. The patient, …

A high-level joint summit between the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the East African Community (EAC) has convened in Tanzania to address the ongoing crisis in the DR Congo, …

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has told CNN he doesn’t know if his country’s troops are in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where fighting between the M23 armed …

GOMA – The March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group has announced a ceasefire effective February 4, 2025, citing humanitarian concerns amid ongoing clashes with the Armed Forces of the Democratic …

The United States has issued a fresh security alert for its citizens in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, urging immediate departure due to escalating security threats. …

In a shocking escalation of protests in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Ugandan embassy was looted and partially set ablaze early this morning. This …

The Ugandan government has expressed deep concern over the escalating conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo  which has intensified in the eastern region and is now spreading to the …