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[Bloomberg @business]

Tanzanian authorities suspended an independent newspaper over its reporting on tensions within the government, the latest crackdown on civil liberties in the East African nation. https://t.co/4QsTpjfgNF

[Larry Madowo @LarryMadowo]

⚠️ Ebola is killing one person every 30 minutes in the DRC right now. This outbreak just became the deadliest in the country's history.

💉There are still no approved vaccines or treatments for the Bundibugyo virus even though case fatality ratio is approaching 50%

[Maria Sarungi Tsehai @MariaSTsehai]

✊🏽 Tundu Lissu the Champ!
Today the prosecution in #Tanzania rests its case - despite promising a plethora of witnesses and on Friday claiming that their 18th witness had an emergency, this morning they declared that they have no other witnesses!
This has always been a fake trial with fake witnesses, dragging it out to keep Lissu illegally behind bars!
Had there been any decency in the prosecution they would have dropped these charges long time ago instead of embarrassing themselves!
#FreeTunduLissuNow

Wamekata pumzi kweli! Lissu atabaki shujaa wa Tanzania! Mibaba mizima haioni aibu!? Leo upande wa serikali wamefunga ushahidi - wanajua hawana kesi!
Mnaendeshwa na akili za Kizimkazi form four failures! Kweli?
Sasa acheni upumbavu and #FreeTunduLissu

[Charles Onyango-Obbo @cobbo3]

World football associations issue statement attacking FIFA and its corrupt embattled president Gianni Infantino. Only Africa’s CAF is in Infantino’s corner. Our guys are going to collect big time on this one.
https://t.co/t57R4hjyhn

[StopEACOP @stopEACOP]

What happens upstream in Uganda doesn't stay in Uganda.

Oil infrastructure is trashing wetlands in the Lake Victoria catchment with pollution, silt, and habitat destruction.

EACOP's impacts extend beyond the pipeline route. #StopEACOP #LakeVictoria https://t.co/iaMHsVWTyR

[Rachael Akidi @rakidi]

Uganda introduces national cleaning day with very short notice starting tomorrow Saturday. Movement during the “cleaning hours of 7am-10am” will be restricted except in emergency situations. Authorities say it will be enforced by security services. Pity those who have to travel!

[Native East Africa @nativeafrica]

EIU just put out its 2026 liveable cities list. East African cities are on it, but way down. Copenhagen's number one. Why? Stability, green infrastructure, public services. But are those indicators accurate?
https://t.co/nAAc4Aamqs

[Native East Africa @nativeafrica]

Ugandan farmers are taking their case to a UK court. They argue the East African Crude Oil Pipeline will further harm the environment and their livelihoods, having already damaged water sources, wildlife, and biodiversity. https://t.co/iMd5H5Y5jY

[Native East Africa @nativeafrica]

Somalia backs India's objection to Meta's planned WhatsApp username feature, citing security concerns. Its communications regulator says swapping phone numbers for usernames could hinder security agencies' ability to identify people involved in terrorism. https://t.co/3gcM7ANl91

[Native East Africa @nativeafrica]

😭 #TanzaniaElections via @thecontinent_ issue 220 #DrossInTheSilver

[Native East Africa @nativeafrica]

Trump to military generals: It’s not America’s job to guard countries like Kenya and Somalia https://t.co/nDLZf1pmbb

[Native East Africa @nativeafrica]

Considering Africa makes up about 20% of this figure [3.3bn], we must urgently craft a continent-wide solution—otherwise, we’ll keep relying on shrinking donor funds, risking our health systems as global charity priorities shift. #DrossInTheSilver

[Charles Onyango-Obbo @cobbo3]

Catholic charity Caritas Internationalis report says 3.3 billion people—nearly 50% of the world’s population—live in countries where debt servicing exceeds spending on healthcare.

[Native East Africa @nativeafrica]

Rwanda accuses other members of siding with DRC, a dominant member in the grouping. #DrossInTheSilver https://t.co/rbqVG08Kpy

[Native East Africa @nativeafrica]

Commissioner for Sustainable Transport, explains the reason for this ban is the “serious deficiencies in national aviation oversight” for the two states. https://t.co/mHswoYlRUt

[Native East Africa @nativeafrica]

South Sudan confronts militia problem, could create another https://t.co/T5bVkBmY0j

[Native East Africa @nativeafrica]

Repentance without action is dead, Nadduli tells Museveni https://t.co/gTfluGO46p

[Native East Africa @nativeafrica]

Some political observers have said Kabila's reemergence in a rebel-held area could jeopardize existing mediation efforts spearheaded by religious leaders. https://t.co/szT0ylPlvS

[Native East Africa @nativeafrica]

The United Nations Security Council voted on May 8 to extend the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for another year, as escalating instability threatens to unravel fragile peace efforts in the world’s youngest nation. #DrossInTheSilver
https://t.co/K7ZXXtBP5K

[StopEACOP @stopEACOP]

As the world marks #WorldPressFreedom Day, we celebrate journalists committed to going to the ground, meeting frontline communities and telling their stories. Your work is important. Shout out to those covering communities affected by the controversial #EACOP 👏👏#StopEACOP!

[Native East Africa @nativeafrica]

The #DRC is the world’s largest cobalt producer, with 220,000 tonnes of the metal mined last year, according to the US Geological Survey.The country also produces nearly 70% of the world’s tantalum, extracted from coltan. #DrosInTheSilver https://t.co/swyrhW2ryS