Ethiopia and Sudan on Wednesday signed an extradition agreement in Addis Ababa but there are fears that this may be a ploy to persecute Ethiopian opposition exiles in the neighbouring country.

Ugandan gay activists have urged President Yoweri Museveni's government to repeal the penal code that outlaws homosexuality in the East African country.

A rapidly growing civil society movement is championing the disinherited indigenous people of the Coast and demanding secession.

The battle between the church and politicians in Uganda is getting hotter, amid revelations that the government was plotting an elaborate sting attack on religious leaders.

Ten suspected Al Qaeda members were on Tuesday been charged for plotting to carry out terror attacks in Ethiopia.

The International Organization for Migration has begun the evacuation of South Sudanese citizens from Sudan after the Omar Al-Bashir government ordered their expulsion.