Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga has called for a mass march due to the high cost of living in Kibera slums, ahead of the second round of opposition-organized anti-government protests that the government has called illegal. Police chief Japheth Kom insists Monday's protests were illegal, but opposition leader Raila Odinga says Kenyans have the right to demonstrate.

At least 9.5 million livestock have died across the drought-affected Horn of Africa (HOA) countries of Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has disclosed.

The government agency responsible for the Renaissance Dam project announced the completion of 90 percent of the construction of the Ethiopian dam, over which there are major disputes between Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt.

 Ugandan lawmakers have approved a law that imposes a punishment of up to 10 years in prison for identifying as LGBTQ+, among other things.