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Three Ugandan ministers - Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa, Government Chief Whip John Nasasira and Junior Labour Minister Mwesigwa Rukutana - resigned from their cabinet positions.... 2011-12-19

Irish independent Tullow Oil expects its Ugandan farm-out agreements with state-run China National Offshore Oil (CNC) and French major Total to be completed shortly. Parliament... 2011-11-17

The government of Eritrea has denied claims by Kenya that it may be providing arms to Islamist al-Shabaab rebels in Somalia. This comes as a diplomatic row between the two countries... 2011-11-17

The Tanzanian government will provide financial support to hospitals to encourage better services in rural areas. The government and other donors have reached an agreement to distribute... 2011-11-17

The leader of the National Consensus Forces, a grouping of the main Sudanese opposition parties, has warned that Sudan could be the next Arab country to see a popular uprising. Farouk... 2011-11-17

A memorandum of understanding will be signed by South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo to begin preparations to build a 5,000MW hydroelectric dam on the Congo River, according... 2011-11-17

President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has said that his government will go ahead with plans to adopt a new constitution based on Islamic law. Sudan's population is almost entirely Muslim... 2011-10-21

Kenyan armed forces have launched a cross-border military operation with Somali counterparts to rid the area surrounding the border the countries share of rebels. The decision was taken... 2011-10-21

Minerals and energy minister William Ngeleja has said that Tanzania will raise the royalty payments on gold exports by the end of 2011. The government introduced a mining act in 2010... 2011-10-21

Three Ugandan ministers - Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa, Government Chief Whip John Nasasira and Junior Labour Minister Mwesigwa Rukutana - resigned from their cabinet positions... 2011-10-20