Tag: East Africa
African expert warns of ‘vaccine war’ over access to jabs
<p>KAMPALA, Uganda — The head of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday warned against a “vaccine war” among nations amid...
African Cup: Egypt, Ghana qualify; Gambia, Comoros to debut
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Egypt and Ghana qualified for the African Cup of Nations on Thursday and were joined by Comoros and Gambia,...
Jihadi rebels hit town in north Mozambique near gas project
<p>JOHANNESBURG — Jihadi rebels are fighting to capture Palma, a strategic town in northern Mozambique where fighting continued Thursday after launching a three-pronged assault...
UN, Ethiopia rights agency to conduct joint Tigray probe
<p>KAMPALA, Uganda — The United Nations and an Ethiopian rights agency said on Thursday they had agreed to carry out a joint investigation into...
Protest in South Africa over conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray
<p>JOHANNESBURG — Members of Ethiopia's Tigrayan community in South Africa demonstrated in the capital in a bid to bring international attention to the humanitarian...
Bus in Kenya’s hostile north hits roadside bomb, 4 killed
NAIROBI, Kenya — A Kenyan official says four passengers were killed and dozens wounded when a bus hit an improvised bomb on a main...
Aid group reports killings by Ethiopian troops in Tigray
KAMPALA, Uganda — The humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders said Wednesday that its staff saw Ethiopian government troops shooting and killing four men whom...
Bus in Kenya’s hostile north hits roadside bomb, 4 killed
<p>NAIROBI, Kenya — A Kenyan official says four passengers were killed and dozens wounded when a bus hit an improvised bomb on a main...
Aid group reports killings by Ethiopian troops in Tigray
<p>KAMPALA, Uganda — The humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders said Wednesday that its staff saw Ethiopian government troops shooting and killing four men whom...
Ugandan police detain American man over alleged subversion
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan police said an American man has been detained over alleged involvement in “subversive activities” against the government.
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