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By AFP KAMPALA — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni won a seventh term in office on Saturday after an election marred by violence and an internet shutdown, with African observers saying …

KAMPALA — Ugandan security forces have beefed up patrolling in the capital Kampala and several districts as the country goes to a highly contested elections between incumbent Yoweri Museveni and …

JUBA — Ethiopian Foreign Minister Dr. Gideon Timothewos jetted to Juba on Wednesday for high-level talks with President Salva Kiir Mayardit, in a visit said to discuss longstanding partnership between …

By Juba Witness and News Agencies KAMPALA — Ugandan authorities have imposed a nationwide internet blackout days before presidential elections in which President Yoweri Museveni is expected to prolong his …

JUBA — On this day, 9th January, in 2005, Sudan marked a historic turning point when the warring Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) and the National Congress Party (NCP) signed …

JUBA — The Government of South Sudan has confirmed the death of 12 of its citizens following a tragic road accident in Sudan’s White Nile State, with at least 40 …

DJIBOUTI — The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has formally acknowledged the decision by Eritrea’s government to withdraw from the regional organisation, following receipt of an official Note Verbale communicated to …

PORT SUDAN – An engineer at Sudan’s largest oil field said Monday that the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces had seized the facility along the country’s southern border, forcing the evacuation …

KHARTOUM – The Central Bank of Sudan on Thursday announced the issuance of a new 2,000 pound banknote, along with a second edition of the 500 pound note, amid concerns …

News Agencies Ethiopia’s Afar region has accused forces from neighbouring Tigray of crossing into its territory, seizing several villages and attacking civilians, in what it called a breach of the …