Tag: East Africa
Former Ugandan army chief hospitalized after gun attack
KAMPALA, Uganda — A former army chief in Uganda has been wounded and his daughter killed after gunmen shot at the car in which...
Aid worker killed in Tigray as humanitarians are targeted
KAMPALA, Uganda — An Ethiopian national working for an Italian charity was killed in the war-hit Tigray region on Saturday after he was “hit...
Somaliland vote highlights peace in breakaway Somali region
KAMPALA, Uganda — The people of Somaliland are voting Monday in parliamentary and local elections, highlighting progress in the semi-autonomous region of Somalia that...
Egypt, Sudan conclude war games amid Ethiopia’s dam dispute
CAIRO — Egypt and Sudan on Monday concluded joint war games that involved ground, air and naval units. The six-day drill meant to showcase...
Ethiopians protest US sanctions over brutal Tigray war
KAMPALA, Uganda — Thousands of Ethiopians gathered in the nation's capital Sunday to protest outside pressure on the government over its brutal war in...
Family of American killed in Kenya wants separate probe
NAIROBI — The family of an American investor of Somali origin whose body was found with torture wounds days after he went missing in...
‘Our season’: Eritrean troops kill, rape, loot in Tigray
MEKELE, Ethiopia — Women who make it to the clinic for sex abuse survivors in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray usually struggle to...
Visiting South Africa, France’s Macron pledges vaccine help
JOHANNESBURG — On a visit to South Africa, French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed that his country will provide millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses...
France’s Macron visits Rwanda as relations improve
KIGALI, Rwanda — French President Emmanuel Macron made a key visit to Rwanda on Thursday as his country tries to mend relations with the...
Egypt president in Djibouti to forge ties amid Nile dispute
CAIRO — The Egyptian president was in Djibouti on Thursday for talks with his counterpart there as part of Egyptian diplomatic attempts to build...