Egypt PM: Nile River ‘a matter of existence’ amid rising tensions with Ethiopia
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has described the Nile River as “a matter of existence, not subject to compromise,” underscoring the country’s acute dependence...
Kenya’s Raila Odinga dies in India
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80 during a health visit to India, local police said Wednesday -- a...
Rwanda-backed rebels massacred civilians in Congo, Human Rights Watch says
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels killed at least 140 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in July, Human Rights Watch said in a report on...
War looming between Ethiopia and Eritrea as tensions flare in Tigray
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - War between Ethiopia and Eritrea appears increasingly likely, with leaders of both nations exchanging sharp accusations and warnings, as military buildup...
Kenya interior minister accuses protesters of coup attempt after deadly demonstrations
Kenya's Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen accused protesters on Thursday of attempting to overthrow the government during a day of deadly demonstrations, remarks that protest...
Egypt sentences two Israelis to five years in jail for assaulting hotel workers
An Egyptian court has sentenced two Israeli citizens to five years in jail for assaulting hotel workers in the Red Sea town of Taba...
At least 5 Kenyan soldiers killed in Al-Shabaab ambush in Kenya
NAIROBI (Somaliguardian) - At least five Kenyan soldiers were killed and eight others wounded in an ambush by suspected al-Shabaab militants in the dense...
South Sudan’s military recaptures key town from White Army militia
South Sudan's army said it had recaptured a key town in Upper Nile state that it lost to an ethnic Nuer militia in March...
Ethiopia and Eritrea on path to war, Tigray officials warn
Longtime foes Ethiopia and Eritrea could be headed towards war, officials in a restive Ethiopian region at the centre of the tensions have warned,...
East African bloc urges South Sudan to free arrested officials
A bloc of East African nations on Wednesday called for South Sudan's government to release detained officials and lift security restrictions as part of...