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Last Monday Burundi Internal Affairs ministry announced that two dead bodies were found in a locked building in Kamenge a suburb in Bujumbura. “The dead bodies was of a man and a woman from the same locality. The circumstances of their death are not elucidated yet. But the most plausible hypothesis would be occult...

Merck Foundation and Ghana’s First Lady Rebecca Akufo Addo stepped up last week to raise awareness through music on building heath care in Africa. PHOTO|FILE Merck Foundation and Ghana’s First Lady Rebecca Akufo Addo stepped up last week to raise awareness through music on building heath care in Africa. During the annual Conference...

Chair of the Committee on Accounts, Dr Ngwaru Maghembe, told an attentive House late yesterday that if remedial measures are not taken, Lake Victoria risks being extinct in the next 123 Years. PHOTO| EALA. A report of the Assembly has lamented over the declining forest cover in the EAC region, while calling for remedial...

UNESCO reports that at least 68 journalists and media workers have been killed in the line of duty so far in 2024. More than 60% of the killings took place in countries in conflict, the highest percentage in more than ten years. Of the 42 journalist killings in countries in conflict, 18 took place...

The El Niño phenomenon caused torrential rains, floods and landslides, has affected more than 237,000, leaving 42,000 displaced according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).  “29 dead and 175 people injured, since the start of the rainy season in September 2023. Women are mostly affected,” a press release from...

The four journalists have been behind bars for six months after being sentenced for two years and a half. PHOTO| FILE This Wednesday four journalists from a local media organistion (Iwacu) appeared in the court in Bubanza where they appealed for the previous ruling that sentenced them two years and a half  of jail,...

Ahead of the 2nd EAC World Kiswahili Day celebrations that is being held in Kampala, Uganda

Sheikh Nayabagabo Salum was formally invested as the new Mufti (Leader) of the Islamic Community of Burundi (COMIBU) in a ceremony at the Ingoma Stadium in Gitega. Chaired by Sheikh Gihete Youssuf, the event was a solemn occasion marked by mutual pledges of support and commitments from both the newly appointed Mufti and the Islamic community.

Discrimination against women and girls remains widespread in family laws across Africa according to the latest report released by Equality Now. “Analysis of twenty African countries reveals gender inequality in marriage, divorce, custody, and property rights is being perpetuated by sex discrimination institutionalized within legal systems and customary laws.,” the report from Equality Now...

South Africa and Zimbabwe lead Africa in English proficiency, both scoring 602 and ranking joint‑13th globally in the 2025 EF English Proficiency Index (EF EPI). Kenya follows with 593 (19th globally), Zambia 573 (27th), and Nigeria 568 (29th), making it the continent’s fifth‑highest scorer. Ghana ranks sixth in Africa and 36th globally with 540. Compared with 2024,...