Rwanda Cuts Ties with Belgium Over Congo Conflict and E.U. Sanctions.
The authorities in Kigali, Rwanda’s capital, have given Belgian diplomats 48 hours to leave the country.
Focus on Africa
British man killed in Kenya after being knocked over by president’s speeding motorcade.
Frederick had been visiting Kenya to see family members living in the country.
Kenya seeks new IMF deal after abandoning latest review.
Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi told Reuters last month that the government would be seeking a financing programme.
Several dead as al-Shabaab gunmen lay siege to Somali hotel.
he raid on the hotel took place as politicians, security officials and traditional elders were meeting to discuss plans for an offensive against the group in central Somalia.
Ghana’s Mahama Pledges to Restore Trust Between Sahel Bloc and ECOWAS.
President Mahama has promised his Burkinabe counterpart, Ibrahim Traore that the concerns of members of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) will be forwarded to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for redress.
President’s church donation sparks Kenyan clashes.
Ruto has defended his donation and has offered a similar gift to another church in Eldoret.
Africa CDC warns of new Ebola cluster detected in Uganda.
Uganda declared an outbreak of the highly infectious and often fatal hemorrhagic disease in January
Sudan Accuses U.A.E. of Being Complicit in Genocide.
Sudan is taking the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing it of supporting Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the civil war.
Army surrounds South Sudan’s vice president’s home as his allies are arrested.
South Sudanese forces have arrested the petroleum minister and several senior military officials allied with First Vice President Riek Machar as soldiers surrounded his home in the capital, Juba
Mystery illness kills over 50 in Congo, patients die within 48 hours: WHO raises alarm
An unknown illness has killed more than 50 people within hours of the onset of their symptoms in northwestern Congo, according to the World Health Organization.