We now look at some of the stories making headlines in the East Africa region. We speak to Dennis Beru, Journalist and Team Leader at Grassroot Journalism Kenya

We now look at some of the stories making headlines in the East Africa region. We speak to Dennis Beru, Journalist and Team Leader at Grassroot Journalism Kenya

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East Africa Roundup: Key stories making headlines across the region

The Zambia Police Service has put security measures in place ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Hakainde Hichilema and Vice-President-elect Mutale Nalumango at the National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka, this morning. Government has declared today a public holiday. Hichilema was announced winner of the in the August 13 presidential vote. The opposition parties rejected the results. Opposition leader Brian Mundubile and his running mate, Makebi Zulu  were arrested and have been charged with treason

The Zambia Police Service has put security measures in place ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Hakainde Hichilema and Vice-President-elect Mutale Nalumango at the National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka, this morning. Government has declared today a public holiday. Hichilema was announced winner of the in the August 13 presidential vote. The opposition parties rejected the results. Opposition leader Brian Mundubile and his running mate, Makebi Zulu &nbsp;were arrested and have been charged with treason

Zambia boosts security ahead of Hichilema's presidential inauguration

We continue with our coverage of the inauguration of President-elect Hakainde Hichilema and Vice-President-elect Mutale Nalumango at the National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka, this morning. We now speak to a Zambian politician, Chanoda Ngwira

We continue with our coverage of the inauguration of President-elect Hakainde Hichilema and Vice-President-elect Mutale Nalumango at the National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka, this morning. We now speak to a Zambian politician, Chanoda Ngwira

Zambia inaugurates Hichilema and Nalumango as new leaders

A landmark human rights dialogue has wrapped up in Gaborone, Botswana, where governments, civil society, youth leaders, and regional institutions gathered to chart a new course for human rights across Southern Africa. The Southern Africa Dialogue on Reimagining the Future of Human Rights in Africa ran from the 26th to the 28th of August, convened by the Open Society Foundations alongside the UN's regional human rights office, Botswana's National Assembly, the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, and the Network of African National Human Rights Institutions. It's the first in a series of regional consultations that will feed into a continental gathering later this year - and it comes as Africa marks 40 years since the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights came into force. To unpack what came out of Gaborone and what it means for the region, I spoke to Deprose Muchena, Director of Resources Futures in Africa at the Open Society and I began by asking what the cost of not reimagining Africa's Human Rights Future would be

A landmark human rights dialogue has wrapped up in Gaborone, Botswana, where governments, civil society, youth leaders, and regional institutions gathered to chart a new course for human rights across Southern Africa. The Southern Africa Dialogue on Reimagining the Future of Human Rights in Africa ran from the 26th to the 28th of August, convened by the Open Society Foundations alongside the UN's regional human rights office, Botswana's National Assembly, the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, and the Network of African National Human Rights Institutions. It's the first in a series of regional consultations that will feed into a continental gathering later this year - and it comes as Africa marks 40 years since the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights came into force. To unpack what came out of Gaborone and what it means for the region, I spoke to Deprose Muchena, Director of Resources Futures in Africa at the Open Society and I began by asking what the cost of not reimagining Africa's Human Rights Future would be

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