Tanzania’s ban on foreigners operating small businesses sparks Kenyan backlash
Tanzania’s Trade Minister Selemani Jafo said the move was intended to safeguard local livelihoods July 30 — Tanzania has barred foreign nationals from owning and...
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Uganda Secures National GS1 Barcode Identifier to Strengthen Export Authenticity and Boost Trade
In a significant move to assert its trade identity and enhance the global competitiveness of its exports, Uganda has officially secured its own national GS1...
Sudanese coalition led by paramilitary RSF announces parallel government
Deputy head of Sudan’s sovereign council General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo speaks during a press conference at Rapid Support Forces head quarter in Khartoum, Sudan July...
Former DR Congo president on trial for treason
Joseph Kabila is accused by the current president of masterminding the M23 rebels July 25 — The treason trial of the former president of the...
Kenya rights activist freed on bail, charged with unlawful possession of ammunition
Boniface Mwangi has been released on bail after denying the charge of illegal possession of ammunition Nairobi, July 21 — Kenyan human rights activist Boniface...
Kenyan police arrest rights activist Mwangi over role in deadly protests
Kenyan Rights activist Boniface Mwangi to appear in court Monday July 20 — Kenyan police have arrested prominent human rights activist Boniface Mwangi and plan...
Eswatini holds U.S. deportees in prisons, aims to repatriate them
KMIII International Airport in Eswatini where the U.S. deportees landed July 17 — Eswatini (formally Swaziland) government said that it was holding five third-country nationals...
Besigye takes Kenyan Gov’t to court over ‘Abduction and Illegal Handover’ to Uganda
Dr Kiiza Besigye in Makindye military tribunal facing treason charges July 17 — Prominent Ugandan opposition leader, Col (Rtd) Dr. Kiiza Besigye and political activist...
Al Shabaab captures central Somali town, presses on with advance
Al-Shabab fighters on patrol July 14 – Al Shabaab insurgents have seized the town of Tardo in Somalia’s central Hiiran region and are pressing on...
Business resumes at Bunagana as border with DR Congo reopens
Business resumed at a low pace at Bunagana border post after the reopening of the post July 10 — Business resumed Thursday at Uganda’s border...