East Africa

Driver arrests and illegal fees stall South Sudan cargo...

Cargo movement to South Sudan has stalled after Kenyan transporters suspended op...

Genocide survivors welcome French ruling on Habyarimana...

Kanziga has long been linked to the Akazu, a powerful circle of Hutu extremists ...

Why Sudan’s peace mediation is a mess

Regional mediators warn that competing interests, external influence and fragmen...

Xenophobic violence in South Africa sparks tourism fears

A wave of xenophobic attacks in South Africa has triggered regional concern, tra...

Tigray party restores pre-war government in threat to n...

The TPLF has restored its pre-war council, which elected Debretsion Gebremichael...

US to lift Eritrea sanctions as Red Sea tensions reshap...

Washington is preparing to lift sanctions on Eritrea as Red Sea tensions and fea...

Falling oil prices fail to ease pain at Africa’s fuel p...

Mercy Corps says fuel-importing countries are failing to pass on lower crude pri...

Ethiopia, Sudan trade accusations as drone war escalates

Ethiopia and Sudan exchange accusations over drone strikes, signalling rising re...

Ruto makes case to Tanzania for Tanga refinery

President Ruto pitches a regional refinery in Tanga, but Tanzania’s cautious res...

South West State crisis a litmus test for Somalia’s pol...

A disputed election and federal intervention in South West State are testing Som...

Kiir orders banks to lift withdrawal limits as cash cri...

South Sudan has removed bank withdrawal limits for small depositors as a deepeni...

Japan touts ‘peace of mind’ development in Africa

Japan is expanding its Africa strategy, linking development aid, trade and secur...

Zambia insists US health deal must be delinked from min...

Zambia resists US effort to tie $2bn health funding to critical minerals access,...

Sleepy Lamu port slowly awakens as an alternative gatew...

The conflict in the Middle East benefits facility, giving it a new status in log...

Middle East crisis: Poison for the world, but meat for ...

The real gamble for Ruto, Museveni and Dangote centres on whether they can finis...

If it flies, tax it: The growing costs of aviation in A...

On cost competitiveness, IATA said taxes and charges imposed by governments and ...

France's Macron asks for second chance in Africa

Paris is embracing long-term programme on culture and arts, seeking to undo a pa...

Handouts mean systems’ decay

A recent Oxfam report showed a sobering state of the nation. The report indicate...

Africa enduring ‘good’ problem of spending own growth f...

While Africa possesses significant domestic capital such as in pension funds and...

No net is big enough to catch our thieveing African big...

So while the “bad fishing” operation ended earlier, the bad fishing metaphor ret...

Ruto seeks to reset Kenya-Tanzania ties

Timing is significant as Kenya and its southern neighbour wade through a mined d...

The street is her runway: No agency, no rules—just her ...

The real break came in 2024, on the streets of Webuye, in Western Kenya. She fou...

Exit Russians: Struggling Mali Junta faces more pressur...

Russian forces have been backing up Malian junta’s forces since 2024, preventing...

Sudanese Journalists Syndicate wins press freedom prize

The Unesco award recognises outstanding defence of press freedom, particularly u...

Kenya pushes for retention and local mineral processing

Country sits on a diverse mineral base, including gold in western Kenya and tita...

Kenya to begin valuation of national assets on July 1 i...

IFMIS is National Treasury’s automated platform designed to streamline public fi...

World Bank warning as energy prices set to soar

Middle East turmoil fuels inflation fears, slower growth and food insecurity acr...

Sudan journalists’ union wins press freedom prize

The Unesco award recognises outstanding defence of press freedom, particularly u...

Amnesty accuses Ugandan forces of election abuses

Between January 5 and March 21, Amnesty International interviewed families of vi...

King Kaka: People ask why I'm so happy... I've bargaine...

Even when he rebranded from Kaka Sungura, alias Rabbit (a nickname from his past...

Return of the mountain bongo

Kenya’s national recovery plan, led by KWS, aims to raise the wild population to...

Tshisekedi’s rivals besieged as US sanctions Kabila

US sanctions on Joseph Kabila hand Tshisekedi a political win but risk hardening...

From capital to control: Africa’s coming sovereignty test

Africa’s challenge is not just attracting capital, but controlling how it is use...

Africa’s climate challenge is now a security crisis

Droughts and floods are no longer just environmental shocks. They are redrawing ...

For our economic independence, consider magic of the re...

From colonial exile to Middle East labour migration, Uganda’s history shows a re...

Tools to end malaria are within reach, if Africa leads

New genetic tools offer hope in the fight against malaria, but success will depe...

Kenya’s 2027 election comes as a puzzle: It has a goat ...

Kenya’s 2027 election is emerging as a volatile Ruto–Gachagua showdown, with eth...

China banks on shipping links to drive Africa zero-tari...

Improved maritime links underpin Beijing’s bid to boost African exports while ti...

Kenya waives sulphur limits on petrol and diesel

Temporary waiver highlights policy tensions as Kenya scrambles to secure fuel su...

Ugandan man gets death sentence for nursery school kill...

Court finds nursery school killings were planned, rejecting defence claims of me...

Revolving door: Salva Kiir sacks 3 ministers, security ...

Senior intelligence officials, including the deputy head of internal security, w...

Son of Somali immigrants Liban upsets Utah Democratic race

A surprise convention win puts Liban Mohamed on course for a competitive House r...

Tanzania secures $1.28bn for SGR phases with StanChart ...

New financing will extend Tanzania’s SGR towards the Lake Zone, strengthening it...

Ruto to address Tanzania parliament in first by Kenyan ...

President Ruto will speak in Dodoma on May 5, as Nairobi and Dar es Salaam deepe...

Rwanda plans curbs on under-16s’ access to social media

Rwanda moves to shield minors from harmful online content, but enforcement beyon...

First Congo refugees head home from Burundi

Nearly 470 refugees cross into eastern DRC in the first organised return, as aut...

Bongo star Matonya released on bond in Mombasa rape case

Bongo Flava artiste secures Ksh500,000 ($3,871) bond after three weeks in custod...

Ethiopia opens insurance sector to foreign investors

Addis Ababa moves to liberalise insurance, setting ownership caps and strict reg...

World Bank objects to Uganda’s foreign funding bill

A proposed law requiring foreign-funded actors to register risks criminalising r...

Kenya’s Ruto walks back Nigeria English remarks

Kenya’s President says comments on Nigerian English were misread, insisting they...