East Africa

In Uganda, strong mobilization on social networks after the arrest on Tuesday of lawyer and human rights activist Nicholas Opiyo, as well as four other lawyers, all suspected of money laundering. The five men remain in police custody and many human rights defenders demand their release. with our correspondent in Kampala, Lucie…

The two presidents of the Republic of Somaliland and Djibouti, their excellencies Musa Bihi Abdi and Ismail Omar Ghuelleh, held a protracted meeting, Wednesday, in Djibouti to renew collaboration on mutual areas of problem. The meeting between the two presidents follows an unannounced, impromptu check with which President Bihi made to Djibouti outdated at the moment. Djibouti as an internationally recognized country, even supposing the nearest to kinfolk to Somaliland on many fronts along side fashionable descent and…

The Ethiopian Human Rights Fee says greater than 100 other people were killed within the most up-to-date bloodbath alongside ethnic strains within the western element of the rustic. Amhara Mass Media Company, affiliated with the rustic's Amhara area, quoted witnesses in a separate record as pronouncing that the assault came about early on Wednesday within the Metekel zone of the Benishangul-Gumuz area. The assault got here an afternoon after Top Minister Abiy Ahmed visited the area and spoke concerning…

Somalia units yet another election date in the middle of an opposition boycott MOGADISHU, Somalia - The disputed federal election behavior crew has printed a brand new election calendar indicating the Senate election for the length between 31 December and six January. The FEIT introduced on Wednesday that the registration of applicants for the 54 seats will initiate on December 26, whereas state…

Somalia: The HirShabelle Meeting affords the closing nod to an extended presidency JOWHAR, Somalia - HirShabelle's parliament gave its consent on Wednesday to constitutional modifications that make bigger the presidency from 4 to 5 years. The consultation became attended by means of 70 MEPs, of whom 66 voted in want, 3 in opposition to and 1 abstention. Law has been sped up by means of Parliament's job…

Ex-president disturbing conditions Farmajo to shake up out of the country protection amid quarrels with Kenya MOGADISHU, Somalia - For steadiness reasons, Mogadishu have to interchange and variety its out of the country protection, former President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has said, together with that such insurance coverage insurance policies ought to be formulated without emotion to be certain that that the country to compete indubitably throughout the overseas subject. The UPD get together's presidential candidate, who…

In July last year, in order to stabilize vanilla prices and ensure a fair income, the government decided to use price fixing for the second time in a row by introducing a minimum selling price of USD 250. the kilo of vanilla ready for export. Ten days ago, despite the prayer of many historical exporters, who in the face of the lack of sales hoped that this tariff would be abandoned, the Prime Minister…

Somalia's Northeastern State police foil terrorist assault key port metropolis BOSSASO, Northeastern State - Police in Northeastern State, the northern federal state of Somalia, rejected an tried terrorist assault within the buying and selling the city of Bosaso, focusing on blameless civilians and safety officers, within the militant's most modern try and wreak havoc and chaos in the rustic. Police…

Ethiopia and Sudan resume talks around the disputed border ADDIS ABEBA - Sudan and Ethiopia resumed their 2d assembly of the high-level political committee on border topics in Khartoum on Tuesday, state-affiliated Fana reported, days after Addis Ababa ended aggregation within the Tigray area. The Ethiopian delegation led by means of Deputy High Minister and Overseas Minister Demeke Mekonnen attended the…

US plane carriers arrive off the coast of Somalia to stream 700 troops and equipment MOGADISHU, Somalia - A U.S. plane provider has in spite of everything arrived off the coast of Somalia, days after the Division of Protection printed plans to withdraw troops from the war-torn country, only a month earlier than President Donald Trump resigned, which crashed in November polls. Makin Island Amphibious…