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April 7, 2021 at 4:20 am

Rwanda recalls genocide as France seeks to reset relations

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwanda is marking 27 years since its genocide with somber commemoration events Wednesday, as France reevaluates its role in the mass...

April 3, 2021 at 1:21 pm

Ethiopia says Eritrean troops are pulling out of Tigray

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ethiopian authorities said on Saturday that Eritrean troops have started withdrawing from Tigray, where they have been fighting on the side...

March 23, 2021 at 4:35 am

Ethiopia’s leader says atrocities committed in Tigray war

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ethiopia's leader on Tuesday said atrocities have been committed in Tigray, his first public acknowledgment of possible war crimes in the...

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March 19, 2021 at 12:20 am

Europe pause of AstraZeneca sends ripple of doubt elsewhere VIEW

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The suspension of the AstraZeneca vaccine in several European countries over the past week could fuel skepticism about the shot far...

FILE – In this Saturday, July 11, 2015 file photo, Tanzania’s then public works minister and presidential candidate John Magufuli speaks at an internal party poll to decide the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party’s presidential candidate, which they later chose him to be, in Dodoma, Tanzania. President John Magufuli of Tanzania, a prominent COVID-19 skeptic whose populist rule often cast his country in a harsh international spotlight, has died aged 61 of heart failure, it was announced Wednesday, March 17, 2021 by Vice President Samia Suluhu. (AP Photo/Khalfan Said, File) NAI101 NAI101

March 17, 2021 at 2:05 pm

Tanzania’s populist President John Magufuli has died at 61 VIEW

President John Magufuli of Tanzania, a prominent COVID-19 skeptic whose populist rule often cast his country in a harsh international spotlight, has died aged 61...

March 14, 2021 at 11:14 pm

Group reports health facilities looted in Ethiopia’s Tigray VIEW

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Health facilities in Ethiopia’s embattled region of Tigray have been “looted, vandalized and destroyed in a deliberate and widespread attack on...

March 14, 2021 at 1:05 am

Africans rethink big, bountiful weddings as pandemic bites VIEW

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The moment of truth for Ivan Arinaitwe came when he had to choose among many relatives and friends whom to invite...

March 13, 2021 at 1:42 am

Ethiopia denies ‘ethnic cleansing,’ is open to outside probe

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The Ethiopian government is disputing charges of ethnic cleansing in the Tigray conflict, calling allegations by the United States “unfounded." “Nothing...

March 10, 2021 at 11:35 pm

Ethiopia’s leader faces intense pressure to end Tigray war VIEW

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ethiopia's government on Thursday faced mounting pressure to withdraw troops from the northern region of Tigray amid growing reports of war...

March 5, 2021 at 3:07 am

Africa welcomes COVAX doses but warns against ‘selfishness’ VIEW

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Urgent calls for COVID-19 vaccine fairness rang through African countries on Friday as more welcomed or rolled out doses from the...