All Schools to Be Re-Opened On Monday
Capital FM
President William Ruto has ordered the re-opening of all schools on Monday. Read more »
'This Flood Has Caused a Massive Shift' - Surviving in Kenya's Slums [analysis]
African Arguments
Washington Mboya, an environmentalist in Nairobi, describes the effects of and response to the devastating floods in the city's poorest areas. Read more »
Sudan Requests Ethiopia to Play Vital Role in Sudan's Comprehensive Peace-Making Efforts
ENA
State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Mesganu Arga today received Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Sudan, Ambassador Hussein Awad Ali Mohammed, in… Read more »
2 Dead in Flash Floods Triggered By Tropical Cyclone Hidaya in Southern Tanzania
New Times
At least two people have been killed by flash floods triggered by tropical cyclone Hidaya in Kilwa district in the Lindi region in southern Tanzania, an official has said. Read more »
U.S. and DRC's Partners Call On Rwanda to Punish Forces Over Attack
RFI
The United States has called on Rwanda to punish forces behind an attack in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Both Kinshasa and the US accuse Kigali of meddling in DRC's… Read more »
KQ to Resume Kinshasa Flights Tomorrow After Release of Detained Staff
Capital FM
Kenya Airways will resume its flights to the Democratic Republic of Congo's Capital, Kinshasa, starting Wednesday following the release of its detained staff by the Congolese… Read more »
Patrick Lumumba Is to Address Conference in Monrovia Today
New Dawn
Kenyan lawyer and Pan-Africanism activist Prof. Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba is expected to address a conference in Monrovia today, May 7, 2024. Read more »
How Will Govt Finance the 2024-2025 Budget?
New Times
The government plans to spend an estimated Rwf5,690 billion in the fiscal year 2024/2025, an 11.2 per cent increase compared to the Rwf5,116 billion approved for the current fiscal… Read more »
Kenya Hosts Biggest Africa Media Summit Tuesday
Leadership
Media owners, chief executives, editors and other categories of journalists will be converging on Nairobi, Kenya for the biggest AllAfrica Media Leaders' Summit (AMLS). Read more »
Displaced Yet Again - Ethiopian and Eritrean Refugee Subjectivities in War Torn Sudan [analysis]
African Arguments
Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from… Read more »
Ethiopia Tamirt Expo Expected to Generate Over 3 Billion Birr in Market Linkages
ENA
The second edition of "Let Ethiopia Produce" (ETHIOPIA TAMRIT) expo will be held from May 9-13, 2024 at the Millennium Hall, in Addis Ababa. Read more »
Fake Fertiliser Claims First Causality - Will Cabinet Secretary Linturi Fall?
Business Day Africa
The fake fertiliser incident has resulted in its first casualty, as attention shifts to Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi in the ongoing impeachment proceedings… Read more »
Kenya, Somalia Commits to Enhance Bilateral Relations in Trade Investment
Capital FM
Kenya and Somalia have committed to deepen their bilateral relations and economic ties in trade and investment with a view of boosting the economy of both nations. Read more »
Ongoing War in Sudan Stalls Progress in Disputed Abyei Region
UN News
The ongoing conflict between rival militaries in Sudan has stalled progress towards the determination of the final status of the disputed oil-rich Abyei region which straddles the… Read more »
Amnesty International Accuses Somali Military of Civilian Killings in Drone Strikes
Shabelle
Amnesty International has released a new report accusing the Somali military of killing 23 civilians, including 14 children and five women, during drone strikes conducted with… Read more »