Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Somalia, the Sudans, EAC and IGAD.
The Uganda Law Society wants Dr Douglas Singiza to quit as Judicial Service Commission chairperson over his alleged endorsement of Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba. It has asked the Constitutional court to hear its petition against him on November 3 and 4.
A local administrator in Kongo-Central said on Saturday that checks found no suspected infiltrators of Rwandan origin at Joseph Kabila's farm in Kiasungwa. He urged residents to stay calm and not to share false information.
Fighting between Oromia and Somali regional forces in Ethiopia's border town of Moyale has gone on for at least nine days, Addis Standard reports. Thousands have fled, many into Kenya, and the town is without power, transport or schools.
In an open letter on Monday, Abdiaziz Laftagareen demanded that federal troops leave Bay, Bakool and Lower Shabelle. He accused Mogadishu of using force to impose its preferred order in South West State, where his forces have taken several towns this month.
Uganda wants the AU's standby peacekeeping and humanitarian force sent to help contain Ebola, Semafor reports. The outbreak has killed nearly 5,000 people in DR Congo and has spread to Kenya and Nigeria.
Eric Tabaro Nshimiye, 54, was found guilty in Boston on Tuesday of four counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice. He fled Rwanda for Kenya in 1994 and entered the US as a refugee in 1995.
Fewer people are flying between Kenya and Tanzania, especially local travellers, as fuel prices rise and Tanzania adds taxes on airfares, Business Daily reports. Safarilink is now one of only two Kenyan airlines on the route since Jambojet pulled out.
Clashes on the Ethiopian border have left families in Kenya without food or shelter, Al Jazeera reported on Friday. The broadcaster's headline did not say how many people were affected.
A Congolese soldier and three CRP militiamen were killed on Thursday when militia fighters attacked an army position at Bule-centre in Ituri's Djugu territory. Seven other militiamen were seriously wounded, security sources told Radio Okapi.
Community leaders in Bunia's Bankoko neighbourhood, in DR Congo's Ituri province, say 26 people have died in nearly three weeks of possible Ebola. Health authorities have not confirmed the figures or the more than 100 reported contacts.
Fighting in Ethiopia has pushed 36,000 people into Kenya, The EastAfrican reported on Thursday. The outlet described the situation as a humanitarian crisis.
Unidentified men allegedly seized Tanzanian activist Twaha Salim Mwaipaya from a taxi in Machakos County on October 25. The rights commission wants the government to find him and says the case fits a pattern of disappearances in Kenya.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced the delivery on X on Wednesday during a visit to Moscow. He said Ethiopia will also acquire four Russian S-400 air defence batteries but gave no date for their arrival.
The US Treasury on Wednesday sanctioned Rwanda's Ministry of Defence and Zigama Credit and Savings Society over alleged backing for M23 in eastern DR Congo. Washington says Kigali sent thousands of troops to fight with the rebels; Rwanda denies backing M23.
The Patriotic League of Uganda says it collected the endorsements in six weeks, online and in signature books across the country. The group is aiming for 20 million signatures by September 2027.
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