East Africa

Somalia new constitution to extend president’s term, de...

186 MPs and 37 senators voted in favour of the constitution during a joint sitting.

More than 200 killed in Congo’s Rubaya coltan mine

70 children were among the victims and that many injured were evacuated to healt...

Diplomats raise red flags over Tanzania’s business reforms

Despite Tanzania’s Mkumbi 2 reforms, foreign investors still face regulatory, li...

Cost of evacuating Africans from war-torn Gulf

US–Israeli strikes on Iran have spiralled into a wider Gulf crisis, triggering r...

Uganda investors anchor KPC IPO as Kenya raises $820m

Strong demand pushes Kenya’s first IPO in 11 years above target.

Inside Tanzania’s plan to raise oil reserve capacity

Tanzania unveils $275m Dar es Salaam oil storage project to boost fuel reserves ...

Somali, AU troops drive Al Shabaab from two stronghold ...

Somali and AU forces recapture two key towns in Lower Shabelle, striking a major...

From ally to adversary: 70-year spiral in US-Iran relat...

Decades of US‑Iran hostility over nuclear ambitions, sanctions and strikes have ...

Congo celebrates US sanctions on RDF as Rwanda pushes back

Washington sanctions on Rwandan army and its officials draw praise from Kinshasa...

Sudan accuses Ethiopia of involvement in its civil war

Sudan accuses Ethiopia of launching drones across the border as the three-year R...

Why foreign wars hurt Horn of Africa

Escalating conflict between the US, Israel and Iran is rippling across the Horn ...

East African exporters face losses as shippers ground v...

Shipping lines have halted Middle East cargo and rerouted vessels over the Israe...

Renewed courtship as Tanzania warms up to African Right...

Seven years after withdrawing individual access to Africa’s top human rights cou...

Hijacked Chinese trawler released off Puntland

A Chinese fishing vessel seized off Puntland has been released with its 18 crew ...

Tax row crisis: Why Uganda firms are flooding the appea...

Rising tax assessments and a 30 percent upfront deposit rule are swelling disput...

Global rights courts warn wars are testing legal order

Senior judges from Africa, Europe and the Americas say rising conflicts and geop...

Uganda’s $34bn debt surge threatens its credit profile

Domestic borrowing is now dominant, and debt-servicing costs are consuming a gro...

US sanctions Rwanda army, top military officials

Rwanda’s army chief of staff, as well as the chief defence staff and two other R...

Attack in South Sudan Ruweng area kills 122, official says

Area information minister says 82 of those killed were mostly children, women, a...

Why some African states consider US health deals unhealthy

African governments are slowing or rejecting new US health deals over demands fo...

US sanctions top Rwandan military officials

Rwanda’s army chief of staff, as well as the chief defence staff and two other R...

Why Kenya’s Eurobond buyback may have ignored World Ban...

Economists now caution that the strategy, while easing short-term pressures, is ...

Why Standard Bank is cautious about Ethiopia

Standard Bank warns Ethiopia needs more banking reforms before it can confidentl...

How killing of M23 spokesman Ngoma could fuel aerial ba...

The death could trigger a renewed cycle of violence, dimming prospects for a nea...

UN: This is the problem with South Sudan

A UNHRC investigation accuses senior South Sudan officials of undermining the co...

Opposition fails to mount fight as Ruto’s UDA wins high...

Ruling party hails by-election victories as a setback for Uhuru Kenyatta-backed ...

DRC nominates its candidate for the Francophonie post

Congo’s nomination of Juliana Lumumba sets up a high-stakes contest against Rwan...

‘Crime 101’ Star-studded thriller that challenges your ...

‘Crime 101’ is a slow-burn thriller that trades nonstop action for sharp charact...

Why African Court judge didn’t finish term

Justice Sacko formally tendered his resignation from the presidency without publ...

Israel and US launch strikes on Iran

The attack follows a 12-day June air war between Israel and Iran, and repeated U...

Somalia open to dialogue, won’t budge on universal suff...

Somalia insists on universal suffrage as talks with opposition stall, threatenin...

Anne Kansiime: Fame, fortune and wisdom at 40

From viral skits to life’s valleys, she proves the punchline is only half the st...

Kenya mum after deporting Zimbabwean constitutional law...

Kenya’s detention and deportation of OSF–Africa’s Brian Kagoro sparks regional o...

Tanzanian ports become bargaining chip against Mombasa ...

South Sudan seeks to use Dar and Tanga ports as primary terminals for its goods,...

Zambia rejects $1 billion US health deal over secret mi...

'Foreign assistance is not charity; it is designed to further the national inter...

What the next EAC secretary-general should look like

East African leaders face a critical choice as they select the next EAC secretar...

Inside East Africa’s hidden scourge of child labour

Millions of East African children remain in hazardous labour, with numbers set t...

WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain to step down on hea...

The 71-year-old is the widow of the late US Republican Senator John McCain. She ...

AU preconditions South Sudan elections on Machar release

The stance supports Igad, which mediated the 2018 peace deal that delivered rela...

Africa looks inward as it scrambles to rescue nationals...

Kenya and South Africa act to curb illegal African recruitment into Russia’s Ukr...

Zambia rejects Sh129 billion US health deal over secret...

'Foreign assistance is not charity; it is designed to further the national inter...

US orders diplomats to escalate fight over global data ...

Trump administration has taken a more confrontational approach as foreign countr...

South Sudan cash shortages persist, government scramble...

The crisis comes amid renewed fighting in Jonglei State, north of Juba, worsenin...

Dar ports become bargaining chip against Mombasa for EA...

South Sudan seeks to use Dar and Tanga ports as primary terminals for its goods,...

Agoa extension brings relief, yet policy uncertainty cl...

'It's highly contradictory that, on the one hand, the US imposes protectionist t...

Mombasa Port congestion disrupts coffee exports

The congestion is disrupting East Africa’s coffee and tea exports, forcing costl...

Uganda gets veto powers to hire and fire KPC boss

The Kenyan government is selling a 65 percent stake in KPC via the Nairobi bourse.

Trump SOTU address spotlights immigration, targets Somalis

Trump spoke for one hour and 48 minutes — more than 20 minutes longer than Bill ...

US to halt $367m health funding to Zimbabwe after deal ...

The decision followed the leak of a December government memo in which President ...

Sudanese football teams dominate Rwanda league

Al Hilal Omdurman and Al Merrikh SC have taken control of the Rwanda Premier Lea...