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Kenya is facing a shortage of nurses and is considering hiring laboratory technicians and pharmacists, according to Public Health Minister Beth Mugo. She added that the health ministry... 2011-05-26

South Sudanese president Salva Kiir said in late May that a northern Sudanese incursion into the disputed Abeyi region would not lead to a return to conflict nor would it derail the... 2011-05-26

Presidential and legislative elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will be conducted in 2011 despite concerns over the voter list, funding and political disputes, according... 2011-04-27

The United Nations estimates that more than 800 people were killed in violence in South Sudan during the first three months of 2011. The UN blames rebel militia battling the South Sudanese... 2011-04-21

Kenya's high court cleared suspended higher education minister William Ruto of corruption charges in April removing one of the obstacles to his stated intention to run for the presidency... 2011-04-21

Tanzania has announced that its navy will provide protection against Somali pirates to those ships that request it upon entering its waters. Tanzanian authorities have so far arrested... 2011-04-21

Tanzania, often viewed as a beacon of political stability in a historically volatile region, has seen unusual instances of political unrest in late 2010 and early 2011. In December... 2011-03-25

In a worrying sign that north-south tensions are reigniting, the ruling Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) has accused the regime of President Omar al Bashir in the north of... 2011-03-25

US diplomatic cables published on the WikiLeaks website revealed that Edward Hoseah, director general of the Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB) in Tanzania, feared... 2011-02-25

Tanzanian police fired live rounds into the air in December 2010 in a bid to disperse hundreds of opposition supporters who had taken to the streets of Dar Es Salaam in support of calls... 2011-01-27