East Africa

Sudan’s missing: families left in limbo by war

Rising numbers of missing persons are leaving Sudanese families in prolonged unc...

Sudan’s war enters fourth year as regional stakes rise

As the conflict drags on, expanding foreign involvement and mass displacement ar...

Uganda’s domestic airlines raise fares as jet fuel pric...

Domestic airlines move to raise fares from May as fuel shortages and rising glob...

Sudan crisis: Time to turn the lights back on

Three years into Sudan’s war, collapsing services, mass displacement and deepeni...

Tanzania appeal court reopens political space for Chadema

Chadema says to prioritise Tundu Lissu’s release as it charts its next move afte...

The hidden risk in Africa’s Ukraine war returnees

African governments are confronting the long tail of the Ukraine war as returnin...

Kenyan court fines and jails Chinese man in ant-smuggli...

The court also gave him a 12-month jail term.

Pope Leo says world needs peace as Trump attacks him again

Pope Leo calls for peace and coexistence during his Africa tour as Donald Trump ...

Africa’s refinancing stress returns as global liquidity...

A new cycle of tight global liquidity is reviving Africa’s refinancing risks, ex...

Record diesel jump as global crisis drives up Kenya fue...

Record diesel price jump to drive up cost of living and inflation.

One law, many borders: EAC targets trafficking loopholes

The Bill seeks to close legal gaps by standardising penalties and strengthening ...

I survived 1994 genocide, rebuilt my life in US 

A survivor of the 1994 Rwanda genocide recounts his escape, loss, and resettleme...

Benin’s Wadagni wins presidency in landslide with over ...

Voter ​turnout for the ​election ⁠stood at 58.78 percent.

Taifa Gas buys into Songo Songo field as Orca exits

Taifa Gas joins investor group acquiring PanAfrican Energy as Tanzania pushes fo...

Ruto turns to Africa’s spy chiefs to break AU reform de...

Kenya’s President asks intelligence agencies to identify who is blocking African...

TotalEnergies strikes oil and gas in Congo’s Moho field

The French major deepens its Congo play with a discovery tied to existing infras...

Pope Leo, in Algeria, blasts ‘neocolonial’ conflicts af...

Pope Leo blasted violations of international law by “neocolonial” world powers i...

Why DRC is banning dollar use

BCC said the measures are meant to “continue the fight against money laundering ...

Fuel-linked price rises hit Ethiopia ahead of Orthodox ...

Rising fuel costs linked to Middle East tensions disrupt supply chains, driving ...

African economies explore stable coins option for cross...

A stablecoin is a digital asset backed by a reserve asset, usually the currency ...

A federal state president was toppled, and his peers ha...

Puntland sounds the alarm as escalating federal power struggles threaten new cla...

Queries on Turkish deal as Somalia set for oil boon

Critics say hydrocarbons exploitation deal with Türkiye gives Ankara undue advan...

Bad land policies worsen Africa’s housing problem

Africa’s fast-growing cities face a deepening housing crisis as rising land cost...

Rwandan genocide memory demands truth, not silence

Children must be told that even when the state goes mad, the individual can rema...

Djibouti’s Guelleh re-elected with 97pc of vote

Guelleh faced a lone opposition candidate, Mohamed Farah Samatar, from a small p...

Rwanda’s Kwibuka 32: Reflection, resilience, and storie...

As the UN marks the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, survivors reflect on loss, ...

UDA, ODM zoning clash threatens deal

ODM is pushing for zoning and power-sharing in 2027 coalition talks with UDA, am...

AY: It’s okay to chase money, but social capital is mor...

Rapper AY has turned his music success into a thriving business empire spanning ...

Election or coronation? Djibouti polls raise no jitters...

In power since 1999, President Ismail Omar Guelleh is pursuing a sixth term.

Kenya risks loss of $40m monthly Gulf remittances

The conflict has heightened risks to the continent’s remittances, threatening an...

Kenya leaves benchmark lending rate unchanged on inflat...

Kenya is assessing the impact of the Middle East conflict on inflation and growt...

Museveni walks tightrope on Juba as security interests ...

Concern is mounting over the viability of the unity government, with Machar and ...

Chakwera finally begins Tanzania post-election scrutiny

His visit comes nearly five months after his appointment as Commonwealth Special...

At 80, Ethiopian Airlines mirrors Africa’s aviation amb...

Ethiopian Airlines marks 80 years of resilient growth, linking Africa to the world.

Birr, South Sudan pound named Africa’s worst-performing...

War disruptions and forex shortages drag currencies as others gain on commoditie...

Samia orders car pooling for officials to curb rising f...

She said all officials on her domestic trips would travel in a single bus, regar...

UN weighs closure of Arusha genocide tribunal mechanism

The UN may close the Arusha tribunal that has prosecuted Rwanda genocide suspect...

Why Africans don’t fly more within Africa – Embraer

A new Embraer report finds demand for intra-African air travel exists, but is he...

Congo launches maiden Eurobond sale, sources say

DRC issues first international bond to fund infrastructure amid mineral demand a...

The history of papal visits to Africa

Pope Leo XIV embarks on a 10-day, four-country Africa tour to highlight the cont...

Pope Leo heads to Africa on ambitious tour to urge help...

Over 10 days from April 13-23, Leo will visit 11 cities and towns in Algeria, Ca...

Waste colonialism: Africa pays the price for global e-w...

Africa is becoming a hotspot for hazardous e-waste, putting thousands, including...

Kenya retains control of sugar imports despite end of C...

In November 2025, Kenya ended Comesa sugar safeguards, adopting a duty-free regi...

UK right-wing party vows visa curbs over reparations de...

The party has threatened to halt visas and aid to countries seeking slavery repa...

Fitch cuts Kenya, DRC, Ethiopia outlook, flags Tanzania...

Rising oil prices and disrupted trade routes from the Iran conflict are set to s...

Madagascar declares state of emergency over energy situ...

The declaration ​of ⁠a state of energy emergency allows authorities to take ​exc...

Benin finance minister Wadagni seeks his own mandate in...

Romuald Wadagni is poised to win the presidency amid rising jihadist violence an...

Rwanda presses states to nab genocide suspects

As Kwibuka begins, Rwanda pushes for prosecution of genocide suspects while Afri...

South Sudan’s Kiir sacks parliament speaker and deputy

The move follows a petition by SPLM members accusing Kumba of corruption and mis...

Kigali stakes claim as Africa’s tax tech hub with Madag...

Madagascar turns to Rwanda’s e-invoicing model to boost revenues and meet IMF ta...