East Africa

Kenya's beekeeping industry gained momentum from the Turkish Co-operation and Coordination Office (TIKA), Turkey's leading aid agency. The country is among the best honey producers in Africa and has close ties with Turkey. On Tuesday, Kenya's National Beekeeping Institute received a supply of equipment from Turkey to increase the quality of honey produced in the East African country. "Today we are very happy to have the support of the Turkish government. This is really important to us because our…

Ethiopia on Tuesday ended a ceasefire against the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), which had previously stopped the government's military offensive in the north of the country. The announcement to end the ceasefire declared by the government in the conflict with the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) came in a statement from Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's office. Nearly 2 million Ethiopians have been displaced internally as a result of the conflict, while tens of thousands have fled to…

Sudan said on Sunday it had ordered its envoy to Ethiopia's home for consultation after a government spokesman in Addis Ababa rejected a Sudanese initiative to mediate a ceasefire in the Tigray War, accusing it of occupying Ethiopian territory. The move announced in a statement from the Foreign Ministry was the latest sign of deteriorating relations between the African neighbors. Tensions began after Sudan deployed troops to the fertile border area of ​​Al-Fashaga at the end of last year, which it says…

Lalibela, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its 13th-century cliffs in Ethiopia's Amhara region, was taken over by rebels from the nearby Tigray region, residents said on Thursday. The development came when a senior Amhara official told Agence France-Presse (AFP) that the rebels, known as the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), pushed "deep" into Amhara territory and hinted at possible reprisals. "I think now, enough is enough. Because TPLF is no longer in Tigray. TPLF is moving deep into…

About 50 bodies have been found floating in the river between Ethiopia's Tigray and Sudan, according to a Sudanese official in Kassala province. The Setit River separates Sudan from Ethiopia and serves as a de facto boundary between the conflicting Tigrayan forces and Ethiopian-backed Amhara forces. "They were shot in the chest, abdomen, legs ... and also had their hands tied," said Tewodros Tefera, a surgeon who fled the nearby town of Tigray in Humera to Sudan. The doctor told the Associated Press…

Eritrea is the only country on the African continent that has not yet started vaccinating its citizens against COVID-19 as part of a national campaign. According to national media reports, after the vaccination campaign started in Tanzania on July 28 and Burundi announced that it would also vaccinate itself, Eritrea is now the only country on the continent that has not planned a COVID-19 vaccination campaign. Although Tanzania and Burundi say "yes" to the vaccine with the help of the international…

Jean Damascene Ngoboka, a perpetrator of genocide in Rwanda, said he was not at peace for many years because he was haunted by his crimes committed during the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi ethnic group. "I experienced nightmares. I lost my sleep because of my crimes committed during the genocide. It can scare me," Ngoboka said. Ngoboka, 45, no longer gets a good night's sleep and moves freely around Bumbogo in Kigali's Gasabo district, where he took part in massacres in the Tutsi ethnic community.…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Members of the international community welcomed the progress made in holding free and fair elections in Somalia, arguing that the plan has been fully implemented so far in accordance with the original agreement. The country has launched the long process of selecting the leaders, who will lead the country for the next four years. Already, senatorial elections have started across the country, with Jubaland becoming the first state to choose senators. In a statement, members of the international…

In Uganda, the 42-day containment in mid-June ordered to fight the new wave of Covid-19 cases that ended on Saturday, July 31. Transportation, including motorcycle taxis, is allowed again and shopping malls can reopen. The curfew will be maintained at 7 pm and the schools will remain closed for the time being, but for Kampala residents, the resumption of operations is a real relief.…

On Saturday, the French president summoned Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Abdallah Hamdok, the head of the Sudanese government. Two interviews to underline, according to the Élysée, France's concerns about the rise of fighting in northern Ethiopia and the development of the humanitarian situation in Tigray. Emmanuel…