Category: East Africa

A statement issued on Tuesday said Rwanda, the DRC and the M23 should adhere to regional peace processes and lay down arms. 

Findings from the latest Annual State of Media Freedom Report in Somalia show that at least two journalists were killed last year, six others injured in their line of duty and several others arrested, illegally detained or tortured for doing their work.

The UN rights office said on Tuesday it was in discussion with Uganda over how to continue its work in the country after the government said it had to leave, a move activist say highlights the country's deteriorating record on civil liberties.

Mr Stephen Odongo, a Ugandan representative in the EALA, said their DRC counterparts were concerned about their security while in Kampala. They are said to have avoided entering Rwanda for the committee sessions of EALA on the same grounds.

The Tanzanian government has banned a popular series of children's books from schools, claiming they violate local cultural norms.

Speaking after meeting leaders from Baringo County at State House in Nakuru, Ruto ordered the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) to conduct a joint security operation with the police in all banditry-prone areas starting Tuesday to combat lawlessness, which has hampered education and development and caused...

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Uganda said Wednesday it would not renew its mandate for the UN's rights office, a move criticised in a country where campaigners say freedoms are regularly threatened.

The protestors then set upon the UN peacekeepers, resulting in clashes, the provincial government said on Wednesday.

He is accompanied by his Foreign Minister Osman Saleh and Presidential Advisor Yemane Ghebreab.