About 50 million people are at risk of starvation as East African countries are hit by a drought, particularly Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, as the region received poor rainfall. Tanzania has opened grain storage facilities in Lubumbashi, DR Congo, and in Juba, South Sudan, to facilitate the sale of surplus food to the affected areas....
When one hears of East Africa, there are only a few countries that come to mind, i.e. Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi meanwhile the region comprises many other countries and some mix between East Africa and East African Community (EAC). EAC was established with the aim is to widen and deepen economic, political, social,...
East Africa is on alert as the Uganda health minister confirms the country’s first cases of Covid-19 omicron variant today, December 11, 2021. Uganda Health Minister, Jane Aceng said seven travellers were tested on Tuesday, December 7th and the results came out positive. The carriers are five travellers from Nigeria and two from South Africa....