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Rebels killed 10 people in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in two separate attacks. The victims were travelling in South Kivu when their vehicles were attacked.... 2011-10-20

Fighting has resumed in the state of South Kordofan which lies on the border separating Sudan and newly formed South Sudan, between armed opposition groups and the Sudanese army. The... 2011-09-26

A bill allowing the Kenyan government to implement price control measures for any essential commodity has been enacted into a law. President Mwai Kibaki signed the bill allowing the... 2011-09-26

Vincent Nzaramba, a writer whose book 'People Power: Battle the Mighty General' foresees the end of President Yoweri Museveni's rule through popular uprising, was detained by police... 2011-09-26

Finance minister Mustafa Mkulo has said that the government is not in a rush to raise mining taxes and that any change will only happen after discussions with mining companies. Mkulo... 2011-09-26

Low water levels have forced the Democratic Republic of Congo's main hydro-power plant to run at half of its capacity, causing long blackouts in the city of Kinshasa. Other issues,... 2011-08-26

The government of Tanzania is likely to conclude discussions with mining companies in early September regarding increasing royalty payments on the export of gold from the present 3%... 2011-08-26

Sudan has become one of the first sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries to recognise the rebel National Transitional Council (NTC) of Libya as the legitimate government of that country.... 2011-08-26

According to reports in local media, Kenyan lawmakers have approved a bill that, if implemented, would allow the government to control prices of commodities including wheat, rice, corn... 2011-08-26

UNESCO has urged the Tanzanian government to re-consider its plans to undertake uranium mining and oil exploration in the protected Selous game reserve warning that such an action could... 2011-07-22