Turkey sends 450 locally made MPT-76 assault rifles to Somalia
The Turkish government has sent 450 of its first locally designed MPT-76 assault rifles to Somalia to fight al Shabaab, weeks after the militant group […]
Uganda
Uganda eyes up to $20 bln oil sector investment by 2020
Uganda’s petroleum authority on Tuesday said it expect investments of $15 billion to $20 billion in its oil industry in the next three to four […]
Uganda inks $287 million power deal with China Exim Bank
The Ugandan government has announced that it will borrow $287 million from Exim Bank of China, as part of its electrification process. According to the […]
Uganda to export electricity to South Sudan
Uganda will soon supply power to South Sudanese border towns as part of the East Africa Community agreement to help member states, state-run news agency […]
Uganda: Police fires teargas as parliament extends Museveni’s rule
Police in Uganda on Thursday fired teargas to disperse protesters outside the East African nation’s parliament. The move comes as legislators of the ruling party […]
Uganda: MPs to remove presidential age limit
Lawmakers of the Ugandan ruling party on Tuesday announced plans to remove the presidential age limit to allow longtime President Yoweri Museveni to extend his […]
Terrorism surge: Uganda court jails Muslim leader, others for life
A court in Uganda on Tuesday sentenced a Muslim group leader, Sheikh Mohammad Yunus Kamoga, and three associates over conviction on terrorism charges, local media […]
Tanzania’s first quarter growth slows to 5.7 %
Tanzania’s economic growth slowed to 5.7 percent in the first quarter of this year from 6.8 percent previously, the statistics office of the East African […]
Rwanda: Diaspora casts votes in presidential poll
Rwandan expatriates have started casting ballots in presidential elections as polling stations in Kenya, Uganda, Djibouti and South Africa, opened on Thursday. More than 44,000 […]
South Sudan seeks assistance to adopt Swahili as official language
The South Sudanese government on Wednesday announced plans to introduce Swahili language in school curriculum ahead of its adoption as an official language. In a […]