Summary: The European Union has allocated $21.4 million to bolster Kenya’s defense against threats like Al Shabaab, marking the first …
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‘You can’t kill all of us’: Kenya protesters vow to march again
Summary: Kenyan protesters call for peaceful marches against tax hikes amid escalating violence, with 22 deaths reported. Demonstrators, mainly youth-led, …
Read More »22 Killed in Kenya’s Deadliest Day of Protests
Summary: Twenty-two people were killed in Kenya on Tuesday during protests against tax increases. The Kenya National Commission on Human …
Read More »Experts convene in Uganda to tackle food insecurity in IGAD Region
Summary: Crop and livestock experts are convening in Uganda to tackle emerging threats to food security, especially in the livestock …
Read More »Uganda’s U-turn on refugee policy leaves Sudanese asylum seekers stranded
Summary: People fleeing war in Sudan feel stuck after Uganda announced change to ‘open door’ policy amid funding crisis Four …
Read More »U.S. Donates Level II Hospital Storage Facility to Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces
Summary: The United States has donated a Level II hospital storage facility to the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces at the …
Read More »10 shot at Arkansas grocery store, 2 dead, police say
Summary: A mass shooting at a Fordyce grocery store has left a community in shambles after more than a dozen …
Read More »AU Examines Somalia Plea To Slow Troop Withdrawal: Officials
Summary: Somalia requested the African Union to delay withdrawing troops fighting Al-Shabaab militants. The AU was considering this request amidst …
Read More »New Report Reveals Militarization Undermines Human Development in Uganda
Summary: A new report by Makerere University’s Human Rights and Peace Center (HURIPEC) and the University of Copenhagen reveals that …
Read More »Ugandan Designer’s Dreadlocks Cut in Jail
Summary: Latif Madoi, a prominent Ugandan fashion designer, is “depressed” after authorities cut his dreadlocks during his detention, says his …
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