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IGAD ministers commit to developing roadmap to boost food security

NAIROBI, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Eight African ministers from the Horn of African region have…

Ethiopia achieves encouraging socioeconomic progress amid challenges: president

ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia has registered encouraging socioeconomic progress despite man-made and…

Kenya joins Uganda, Tanzania in separating mobile money from telecom operations

NAIROBI, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Kenya Central Bank on Tuesday announced the successful separation of…

South Sudan government to introduce electronic payroll for civil servants

South Sudan’s Council of Ministers on Wednesday approved the electronic payment for civil servants' salaries…

Kenya’s president William Ruto names new cabinet

NAIROBI, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan President William Ruto on Tuesday named his nominees to…

UN: Fighting in Northern Ethiopia displaces hundreds of thousands, curtails aid

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Fighting in northern Ethiopia has displaced hundreds of thousands…

Former Rwandan minister Bamporiki in court over corruption charges

KIGALI, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- A Rwandan court in the capital Kigali Wednesday started the…

SPLM/IO concerned about Machar being sidelined from international engagements

The Sudan People`s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM/IO) has said it is concerned about the…

Kenya rolls out pioneer study on Alzheimer’s, dementia burden

NAIROBI, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- A Kenyan medical researcher said Wednesday it has rolled out…

BREAKING! Burundi President Gen Ndayishimiye sacks Prime Minister, top aide after coup plot warning

GITENGA—Burundi's President Gen. Evariste Ndayishimiye has sacked his prime minister and a top aide in…