Category: East Africa

They demanded the departure of the regional troops from the country.

Ndayishimiye, the current chairperson of the East African Community, will now lead the Regional Oversight Mechanism (ROM), an African Union and UN-supported regional mission in the Great Lakes Region meant to help end violence in eastern DR Congo.

On January 28, the head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (Unmiss), Nicholas Haysom gave an undertaking that the global body will advise and assist with best practices for technical preparations for elections in South Sudan.

Kony, who has evaded arrest for more than 17 years, is the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army rebel group.

Pope Francis on Saturday will meet victims of South Sudan's civil war, a day after delivering an impassioned plea for the country's leaders to recommit to peace for the sake of their long-suffering people.

Inspector-General of Police Japhet Koome said Friday he had recalled the top officer on Kenyatta’s security team to comply with the law that requires a retired president is guarded by one of a lower rank.

<p class="align--justify">Pope Francis began a visit to South Sudan on Friday with an impassioned plea to its fractious leaders to turn their backs on the violence, ethnic hatred and corruption that have stopped the world's youngest country from achieving peace and prosperity.</p>

At least 21 people have been killed in a cattle raid in South Sudan on the eve of a visit by Pope Francis to encourage peace in the conflict-ridden country, local authorities said.

The head of the Roman Catholic Church landed from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where clashes had erupted as he toured the country.

Kenya has not executed anyone since 1987, with death sentences usually being commuted to life in prison.