Recent News Headlines : East Africa

CHARITIES, RESELLERS FEELING THE PINCH OF STIFFER TARIFFS ON CHEAP SECOND-HAND CLOTHING FLOODING EAST AFRICA


Charities, resellers feeling the pinch of stiffer tariffs on cheap second-hand clothing flooding East Africa... READ MORE

29th October, 2017 6282

EAST AFRICA SEEKS TO CURB SECONDHAND CLOTHES IMPORTS


Behind the American response to the East African ban is a group of 40 used clothing exporters, known as the Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles Association... READ MORE

12th October, 2017 7971

GERMANY TO INVESTIGATE 1,000 SKULLS TAKEN FROM AFRICAN COLONIES FOR 'RACIAL RESEARCH'


The skulls - mostly from Rwanda - were shipped to Europe in 1907-08 for 'scientific' research and could be returned after studying origins... READ MORE

6th October, 2017 1318

Trending News Headlines : East Africa

KENYA BRINGS IN WORLD'S TOUGHEST PLASTIC BAG BAN


Kenya is a major exporter of plastic bags to the region... READ MORE

28th August, 2017 30331

I DREAMED OF AFRICA AUTHOR AND CONSERVATIONIST IS SHOT IN KENYA


Mrs. Gallmann's vast ranch is in Laikipia, a highland plateau north of Kenya's capital, Nairobi... READ MORE

23rd April, 2017 12266

AFRICAN LION POPULATION IS DWINDLING STUDY FINDS


There were less drastic but still substantial declines in the East African countries where lions have traditionally thrived... READ MORE

26th October, 2015 2384

HOW TO FIT TWO WEEKS' WORTH OF CLOTHES IN A CARRY-ON AND OTHER TRAVEL TIPS


You can always avoid checking your carry-on, even on a full flight... READ MORE

9th July, 2017 2198

WHY KENYA'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION ON AUGUST 8 MATTERS


South Sudan is at the mercy of the elections in Kenya... READ MORE

2nd August, 2017 1242

OBAMA TO PRESS AFRICAN LEADERS ON RIGHTS AND CORRUPTION


President Obama said the US would continue to co-operate with Kenya and other East African nations to counter the threats from Islamist extremists groups... READ MORE

24th July, 2015 1172

147 DEAD AS ISLAMIST GUNMEN TARGET CHRISTIAN STUDENTS


It was the deadliest in Kenya since the Westgate Shopping Centre attack in Nairobi in 2013... READ MORE

3rd April, 2015 975

SHOCKING FACEBOOK VIDEO OF UGANDAN NANNY ABUSING TODDLER RACKS UP 30M VIEWS


Please read our A video of a toddler being abused by her nanny has shocked Uganda after the child's father posted the footage on Facebook... READ MORE

26th November, 2014 649

HOW SECOND-HAND CLOTHING DONATIONS ARE CREATING A DILEMMA FOR KENYA


Kenya alone imports around 100 000 tonnes of second-hand clothes shoes and accessories a year many of which were originally donated to charity shops in the west... READ MORE

9th July, 2015 583

THREE AFRICANS LISTED AMONG FORTUNE MAGAZINE'S TOP 50 WORLD LEADERS


Chairman, Econet Wireless Group Strive Masiyiwa led the trio from Africa by ranking 33 for his energetic and well-rounded philanthropy making an impact in Africa, the magazine noted... READ MORE

25th March, 2017 421

KENYA ENJOYS RARE SNOWY FEEL, BUT METEO AGENCY SAYS IT WAS HAIL STORM


Kenyans on Tuesday evening took to social media to celebrate a rare case of snow falling in the East African country... READ MORE

7th July, 2017 370

AL-SHABAAB ATROCITY: KENYAN OFFICIALS UNDER FIRE FOR FAILURE TO PROTECT STUDENTS


Garissa the scene of the attack is the main population centre in a sprawling, lightly policed territory near the border with Somalia... READ MORE

3rd April, 2015 331

AL-SHABAAB VOWS TO MAKE KENYA 'RUN RED WITH BLOOD'


Kenya Garissa University attack Al-Shabaab vows to make Kenya 'run red with blood'... READ MORE

4th April, 2015 296

ONE OF GARISSA ATTACK GUNMEN WAS 'GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL'S SON' AND 'BRIGHT LAW STUDENT'


Students flee Kenya university after gunmen attack Mwenda Njoka, an interior ministry spokesman, said Mr Abdullahi had been a brilliant upcoming lawyer ... READ MORE

5th April, 2015 265

AL-SHABAAB KILLS MORE THAN A DOZEN IN KENYA ATTACK WEEKS BEFORE OBAMA VISIT


The attack was staged only weeks before a visit by President Barack Obama to the east African country... READ MORE

7th July, 2015 241

EAST AFRICA TO TRACK TRUCKS FROM MOMBASA PORT TO STOP THEFT


East African customs authorities have adopted an electronic system to track lorries travelling between Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda to speed up journeys... READ MORE

26th February, 2017 203

KENYA'S INFECTIOUS MUSICAL GIFT TO AFRICA


Wisdom as the cab driver was called had listened to the Kenyan guitar music benga while living in Zimbabwe during its 1970s heyday... READ MORE

9th July, 2015 184

UGANDA, TANZANIA COMMENCE WORK ON CONSTRUCTION OF $3.5BN OIL PIPELINE


The 1,445 km-project set for completion by 2020 will stretch from landlocked Uganda's western region, where crude reserves were discovered in 2006, to Tanzania's Indian Ocean seaport of Tanga... READ MORE

9th August, 2017 164

TRIBUTES TO IRISH BACKPACKER (20) WHO WAS 'EVERYONE'S FRIEND'


The 20-year-old victim Govan Jolliffe-Byrne who is from Dublin is understood to have fallen after leaving a club in Tanzania yesterday... READ MORE

17th August, 2015 151

ISIS IN KENYA: POLICE FOIL ALLEGED ANTHRAX ATTACK BY ISLAMIC STATE GROUP-LINKED MEDICS


Kenyan police chief Joseph Boinnet said officials uncovered a terror cell linked to the Islamic State group that was allegedly planning a biological attack... READ MORE

18th September, 2016 141

ETHIOPIA PARLIAMENT PASSES $13BN BUDGET AFTER WORLD BANK, IMF PRAISE


The East African nation's budget sets aside 114.7 billion birr for capital expenditures... READ MORE

8th July, 2017 97

SAMANTHA LEWTHWAITE T-SHIRTS GO ON SALE ON AMAZON


T-shirts bearing a quote from White Widow Samantha Lewthwaite are being sold online... READ MORE

9th December, 2014 88

KENYA SAYS IT WILL CLOSE ALL REFUGEE CAMPS, DISPLACING 600,000 PEOPLE


Dadaab, a sprawling series of settlements 80 miles inside Kenya from the border with Somalia, is the world's largest refugee camp and is nearing its 25th anniversary... READ MORE

9th May, 2016 86

I'M GLAD MY TERRORIST SON, ABDUL HAKIM, IS 'BURNING IN HELL'


The former Manchester United fan from High Wycombe became radicalised in Britain and changed his name to Abdul Hakim before travelling to east Africa in 2011... READ MORE

11th October, 2015 79

'LAST AFRICAN DINOSAUR' DISCOVERED IN MOROCCAN MINE


Three West African leaders, one from North Africa and two from East Africa were part of the Africa-focused aspect of the meeting... READ MORE

31st May, 2017 73

KENYA IN SHOCK AFTER UNIVERSITY SIEGE LEAVES 147 DEAD


In the country's deadliest attack since US embassy bombings in 1998... READ MORE

3rd April, 2015 70

KENYA GARISSA UNIVERSITY ATTACK: WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT AL-SHABAAB LEADER MOHAMED MOHAMUD NAMED AS MASTERMIND BEHIND THE ATROCITY?


Shortly before Christmas, Kenyan police circulated images of two terror suspects with a reward offered for any information leading to their arrests... READ MORE

2nd April, 2015 66

REFERENDUM TO GIVE MILLIONS OF IRISH ABROAD A VOTE IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PLANNED FOR 2017


Minister McHugh is on a three day visit of Irish Aid funded projects in Uganda... READ MORE

12th July, 2016 48

SHABAB AND EAST AFRICAN FRONT MILITANTS COMPETE FOR NOTORIETY


Al Shabab has now become a psychological and physical prison, the East African Front said... READ MORE

13th April, 2016 41

HUMANS LEFT AFRICA SOONER THAN THOUGHT, ENTERED CHINA BEFORE EUROPE


Humans left Africa sooner than thought, entered China before Europe tooth study... READ MORE

15th October, 2015 33


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