ARTICLES RELATING TO EAST AFRICA

Burundi bus ambush: 2 killed

2013-05-19 18:49

Two people have been killed after a bus carrying 30 passengers was ambushed by armed men believed to be ex-rebels near Burundi's capital Bujumbura.

Kenya police kill 'terror couple'

2013-05-19 15:42

Kenya police have shot dead the 'terror couple' who wounded 5 police officers in grenade attack.

MSF hospital ruined in South Sudan

2013-05-17 13:55

The medical aid group Doctors Without Borders says one of its medical facilities located in a rural but violent region of South Sudan has been ransacked and destroyed.

Chad jets targeted Darfur rebels

2013-05-16 22:02

Chad's air force has targeted Sudanese rebels along the Darfur border after, a breakaway rebel leader reputedly backed by N'Djamena was killed, the insurgents have charged.

Rwanda building collapse rescue ends

2013-05-15 17:36

Six people died and more than 30 others were injured after a building collapsed in northeastern Rwanda after the rescue effort was called off.

Many trapped in Rwanda building collapse

2013-05-14 18:20

Around 100 people are feared trapped after a four-storey building under construction collapsed in northeastern Rwanda.

Kenyan police fire teargas at protesters

2013-05-14 16:03

Kenyan police in riot gear have fired teargas and water cannon to disperse about 200 protesters gathered outside parliament to demonstrate against lawmakers’ salary demands.

Kenyan official found with 19kg of ivory

2013-05-13 19:04

A top official in a Kenyan conservation group has been charged with illegal possession of 19kg of elephant ivory worth more than $20 000.

40 Kenyan mental asylum patients escape

2013-05-13 13:39

Kenyan police have launched a manhunt for 40 mental patients who escaped an asylum after overpowering their guards near Nairobi.

S Sudan soldiers accused of looting

2013-05-12 21:55

South Sudanese soldiers have looted UN stores and charities in troubled Jonglei state where the government has been battling rebels for a year, humanitarian sources claim.

40 000 flee rebel assault in Sudan

2013-05-10 22:12

Up to 40 000 people have fled since rebels launched a major assault in central Sudan, the UN says, amid signs of a new insurgent campaign to push closer to the capital.

Eritrea jailed 'at least 10 000'

2013-05-09 22:20

Eritrea's hardline regime has jailed at least 10 000 political prisoners, many in "unimaginably atrocious conditions", rights group Amnesty International says.

Somalia can't afford weapons – minister

2013-05-09 10:18

Somalia's armed forces have not received "a single bullet" despite the partial listing of a UN arms embargo because the country lacks funds, its defence minister says.

100s of Congolese flee to Uganda

2013-05-08 19:01

A spokesperson for the UN refugee agency in Uganda says hundreds of Congolese are fleeing into Uganda to avoid being forcibly conscripted into the ranks of the rebel group M23.

Eight arrested for Tanzania church bomb

2013-05-07 17:39

Tanzanian police have arrested two more people bringing to eight the number of suspects held following a deadly bombing at a church in which three people died.

Just 5 dead in Sudan mine collapse

2013-05-07 15:07

A senior official from Sudan’s Darfur region says only five people died in the collapse of an unlicensed gold mine last week, disputing estimates that dozens perished.

Chinese actress feeds orphan elephants

2013-05-06 21:41

Chinese actress has fed Kenya's orphan elephants to raise awareness of Asian ivory demand.

Kiir, Bashir talk to defuse tensions

2013-05-06 14:35

South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has spoken with his Sudanese counterpart Omar al-Bashir in a bid to ease tensions after deadly clashes in Abyei, a region claimed by both sides, officials say.

Car bomber kills 7 in Mogadishu

2013-05-06 07:48

Seven people have been killed after a suicide bomber attempted to ram a car laden with explosives into a military convoy escorting a four-member Qatari delegation.

Attacks in Somali capital intensify

2013-05-05 15:52

A bomber killed 7 after ramming a car into a military convey escorting a Qatari delegation in Somalia.

Search ends for dead Sudan miners

2013-05-04 13:02

The search for about 100 workers believed to have died inside a collapsed gold mine in Sudan's Darfur region has ended after nine rescuers also became trapped.

JEM's surprise push was 1st 'joint force' op

2013-05-03 12:33

Sudanese insurgents have carried out their first combined attack, a surprise push into a strategic and previously peaceful region, but analysts doubt the rebels' readiness to take Khartoum by force.

100 die in Darfur mine disaster, rescuers trapped

2013-05-03 10:58

At least 100 miners are estimated to have died inside a collapsed gold mine in Sudan’s Darfur region and nine rescuers trying to free dozens of workers are now trapped, a miner says.

Fighting against Somali pirates 'effective'

2013-05-03 08:06

The fight against Somali pirates has been so effective that they haven't been able to mount a successful hijacking in nearly a year, a group says.

60 die in Darfur gold mine collapse

2013-05-02 15:07

Dozens of people have been killed in a gold mine collapse in Sudan’s Darfur region, says the chief of the district where fighting over gold in January led to the region's worst unrest in years.

 

South Sudan cattle raid: 29 killed

2013-05-19 17:05

At least 29 people have been killed when cattle raiders from a South Sudanese minority group opened fire on members of another group in a village in Upper Nile state.

Tanzania arrests 5 with explosives

2013-05-18 16:09

Tanzanian police have arrested five people in possession of explosives in Dar es Salaam.

2 women sentenced in Somali terror case

2013-05-17 09:34

Two women convicted of conspiring to send money to al-Shabaab in Somalia have been given prison sentences in federal court.

Tensions simmer in south Somali region

2013-05-16 12:19

A warlord in southern Somalia's Jubaland region has declared himself "president" of the region, leaders have said shortly after the election of another militia commander to the post.

Rwanda building collapse kills 3

2013-05-15 09:33

Police in Rwanda say a four-story building that was under construction collapsed, killing at least three workers and injuring 21 more people.

Kenyans protest MPs' high pay

2013-05-14 17:22

Kenyans have protested outside parliament against lawmakers' demands for a salary 130 times the legal minimum wage.

Man gets 20 years in Somali terror probe

2013-05-14 07:46

A man who authorities say played a key role in funnelling young men from Minnesota to a terrorist group in Somalia has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Ugandan general faces arrest, aides jailed

2013-05-13 14:48

A general who asked questions about President Yoweri Museveni’s succession plans faces charges stemming from the alleged breach of an official code of conduct, a spokesperson says.

Bombing: Tanzania frees 3 Emiratis

2013-05-13 10:57

Three Emiratis arrested in Tanzania after a deadly attack on a church there a week ago have been freed and are back home, a report says.

Rape in Somaliland increasing

2013-05-12 21:16

Rape is on the rise in Somaliland, an area traditionally considered a refuge from violence.

Up to 3 000 AU troops killed in Somalia

2013-05-10 07:57

As many as 3 000 AU peacekeepers have been killed in Somalia in recent years in an attempt to end an Islamist insurgency and bring stability to the Horn of Africa nation, the UN says.

Kenya asks UN to drop ICC charges

2013-05-09 21:06

Kenya has written to the UN Security Council pleading to scrap the international crimes against humanity trials for President Uhuru Kenyatta and his vice president William Ruto.

South Sudan rebels take town, base

2013-05-08 20:55

South Sudanese rebels have seized a military base and town after clashing with the army in the east, in an escalation of violence.

3 Emiratis held after Tanzanian blast

2013-05-08 12:05

Tanzania has arrested three Emirati men and a Saudi national over a deadly church bombing, officials say.

Somalia asks for cash

2013-05-07 16:32

Somalia has asked for more funds at a London conference to aid its recent gains in security and justice.

Somalia's 2 decades of chaos

2013-05-07 13:36

An international conference is being held in London to boost political stability in Somalia and to prevent the Horn of Africa nation from slipping back into abject lawlessness.

Saudis arrested for Tanzania church bomb

2013-05-06 21:40

Tanzanian police have arrested six people including Saudi nationals over a deadly bombing at a church mass that President Jakaya Kikwete described as an "act of terrorism".

UK mulls payouts for Mau Mau victims

2013-05-06 09:02

Britain is negotiating to compensate thousands of Kenyans who claim they were severely mistreated by their colonial rulers during the 1950s Mau Mau uprising, a report says.

Tanzania church blast kills 1, wounds 57

2013-05-05 18:00

A suspected bomb attack on a new Catholic church in the northern Tanzanian town of Arusha has killed at least one person and wounded dozens of others.

South Sudan editor detained without charge

2013-05-04 22:27

South Sudan's police have detained a newspaper editor without charge and refused him access to a lawyer for three days, he told a Reuters reporter who visited him in a crowded police cell.

UK invites Kenyatta to Somalia meeting

2013-05-03 15:22

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, who faces charges of crimes against humanity at the ICC, is expected to visit London at UK's invitation next week for a conference on Somalia.

Tribal fighting kills 130+ in Darfur

2013-05-03 12:33

More than 130 people have been killed in the latest outbreak of tribal fighting in western Sudan’s Darfur, a tribal leader says.

Ethiopia confirms jail term for blogger

2013-05-03 09:38

An Ethiopian court has dismissed the appeal of blogger Eskinder Nega and opposition leader Andualem Arage who were jailed last year for terror-related offences.

Kenya grants Venezuela diplomat bail

2013-05-02 20:35

A Venezuelan diplomat in Kenya charged with the murder of his ambassador has been granted bail after nine months in custody.

Kenya: 2 Iranians guilty of terror plot

2013-05-02 15:07

A Kenyan court has found two Iranian nationals guilty of planning to attack Western targets in Kenya.

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