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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has “strongly condemned” and refuted allegations that Ethiopian troops have crossed into neighboring Sudan. Ahmed made the statement in response to allegations that Ethiopian troops have crossed into Sudan’s territory as the country encounters an internal conflict between the Sudanese …

Cairo, Egypt | Xinhua | Fomer Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail died on Saturday at the age of 67, Egypt’s official news agency MENA reported. Ismail had a disease in the digestive system, according to earlier official media reports. Ismail served as the country’s prime minister between 2015 and 2018. He was …

London, UK | Xinhua | Eight candidates have been nominated to enter the race to be the leader of the Conservative Party and replace outgoing Boris Johnson as prime minister of the United Kingdom (UK), the party’s backbench 1922 Committee said on Tuesday. The eight contenders who successfully enlisted the required …

Khartoum, Sudan | THE INDEPENDENT | Sudan Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has this evening announced his resignation as pressure mounts with demonstrations against the recent military coup. Hamdok had first been sacked, before being reinstated. Reports from Khartoum say that  Hamdok had quit, saying discussions towards a new agreement are …

Mogadishu, Somalia | XINHUA | Somali lawmakers voted on Saturday to oust Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire in a vote of no-confidence. Parliamentary speaker Mohamed Mursal said some 170 lawmakers voted in favor of no-confidence vote while eight others voted against it. Mursal called on President Mohamed Farmajo to appoint a …

Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda is optimistic that the synergy between the tourism and coffee sub-sectors will be instrumental to getting Uganda’s economy to middle income status. Rugunda was speaking as Chief Guest at the first annual Coffee and Tourism Symposium and Exposition at Golden Tulip …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | AFP | Ethiopia’s opposition reacted cautiously on Friday a day after the surprise resignation of the prime minister, warning it did not herald real change since the ruling party remains in power. Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn resigned on Thursday after weeks of anti-government demonstrations and growing …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | AFP | Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn resigned Thursday after long-running political turmoil, in an unprecedented move in the vast East African country. The decision by Hailemariam, in power since 2012, comes after months of escalating anti-government protests and signs of growing splits within the ruling …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwanda is renowned world-over for its tough and successful anti-corruption management. But to mark this year’s International Anti-Corruption Day on December 08, the government renewed its call to itizens to break the silence on the still lingering pockets of graft in the country. Speaking at …

Jerusalem, Undefined | AFP | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set to be questioned by police on Thursday in connection with two separate investigations into alleged corruption, media reports said. Police refused to confirm the reports. Netanyahu has already been questioned by police four times as part of the investigations. …