According to the spokesman for the AU force the incident took place on the outskirts of Mogadishu, when a convoy of peacekeepers was hit by an explosive device. The incident is likely to increase pres……

Some residents said at least 28 vehicles carrying Ethiopian troops and some equipment arrived in Afgoye town, located about 30 kms South of Mogadishu, but they were not sure whether the troops were ac……

Caritas International said in a statement on Tuesday that the simultaneous attacks carried out in Orientale province were evidenced by bloody killings, looting, abductions and torching of villages all……

Official data published on Wednesday showed prices rose 27.7 percent in December compared with the same month a year earlier, down from 29.4 percent in November. Core inflation, which excludes food, s……

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mohamed Muya, said in a statement that Tengeru Institute of Agricultural Research in Arusha region, Northern Tanzania had predicted the outbreak citing maize, so……

There are varying reports on the number of people who died in the massacre. While a European aid worker told Associated Press that the number stood at 100, the Congolese military put it at between 120……

Ethiopia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the government had written to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Chairman of AU Commission Jean Ping on Tuesday to inform them of its decision……

It is hoped that signing of the peace deal on Saturday would bring to an end the Uganda civil war which has run for two decades, killing millions of people and displacing many others. Chief mediato……

The two prominent former cabinet ministers had served under Presidents Benjamin Mkapa and Jakaya Kikwete respectively. Mramba had also served under President Mkapa in the third phase government as Fin……

By Deodatus Mfugale Two former Tanzanian government ministers on Monday appeared in court in Dar es Salaam charged with 13 counts of abuse of office and illegally exempting tax to private compani……

The meeting is taking place as piracy is escalating in the area with the latest major event being the hijacking of a Saudi supertanker, the Sirius Star. The ship with its 25 crew is now anchored off E……

By Deodatus Mfugale A meeting that has drawn senior officials from Sudan, Yemen, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan is underway in Cairo to find out ways of dealing with piracy in the Gulf of Aden and ……

Coordinator of the East African Seafarers Association in Kenya, Andrew Mwangura, said on Tuesday that some residents had spotted an unusually big vessel near the small port of Eyl, indicating that it ……

Al Shabaab fighters, one of the strongest rebel groups, early this week moved from Sinkadheer to Elasha town where Ethiopian forces are based. This left them a distance of only 15 kilometres to Mogadi……

By Deodatus Mfugale Somali gunmen on Monday kidnapped two Italian nuns when they raided a remote Kenyan border town of El Wak, witnesses have said. A resident in the small town said that the kidn……

By Deodatus Mfugale The Congo crisis has set off international pressure on leaders of the Great Lakes Region to end the conflict and help the restoration of peace in the Democratic Republic of Cong……

The move has jeopardized the ceasefire announced by renegade commander of the rebel forces Gen. Laurent Nkunda early this week, according to UN military spokesman. Thousands of civilians who fled from……

By Deodatus Mfugale Relatives and neighbours in the ancestral home of USA President elect, Barack Obama, took to the streets and danced with joy on Wednesday to celebrate the victory of their son ……

The new wave of bombings is also likely to unsettle the meeting taking place in Nairobi, Kenya, between interim government leaders and regional leaders which was called to discuss, among other things,……

“The agreement reached in Djibouti by the two parties is in line with our policy of orderly withdrawal,” said foreign ministry spokesman Wahade Belay on Monday. He added that Ethiopia woul……

Killing of albinos of all ages is taking roots in the country as 30 of them have lost their lives within the past 12 months, with the highest number of killings taking place in the lake regions of Mwa……

The AU hopes that other countries would send their soldiers to make up the AU planned force have started to fade away as insurgents have recently been targeting the peacekeepers. Ethiopian soldiers……

The suspension was announced by the Minister for Information Culture and Sports Development, George Mkuchika, who said that the newspaper had in its October 8, 2008 issue run a story purporting that t……

By Deodatus Mfugale Tanzania’s potential as a coveted investment destination has not fully been exploited because the country has unreliable power supply, investors and economists attending t……

A bill signed into law by USA President George Bush on Friday last week has raised apprehension among Uganda army senior officers as it has paved way for their arrest and subsequent trial in USA for r……