East Africa

Congolese army back in Uvira amid shaky ceasefire

Congolese troops and allied militia have re-entered Uvira weeks after its captur...

Kenya’s neighbours gain more from EAC tourism mobility

Kenya gets less from increased regional tourism than its neighbours, despite lea...

Eurobond back on the table as Kenya’s spending pressure...

Kenya is weighing a fresh Eurobond issuance to ease pressure on domestic borrowi...

At 82, Wanjira Bishota earned a PhD, and that’s just on...

From parading Kenya’s first flag at independence to earning a PhD in public law ...

Somalia protests expose UAE’s port power game in Horn o...

Somalia’s cancellation of port and security agreements with Emirati has reopened...

Poverty, jobs, graft, succession: Uganda President’s in...

Poverty, unemployment and corruption are some of the challenges that Ugandans wa...

Curtain falls on Mombasa's Little Theatre Club

LTC has existed since 1948. It was founded by demobilised Second World War veter...

'Greenland 2': The 'why' of the story feels a bit forced

We probably didn't need this sequel, and it clearly exists because the first one...

DR Congo banks on iron project to inject $679bn in economy

DRC launches a $28.9bn iron ore project aimed at moving beyond raw exports into ...

How the military became entrenched in Ugandan politics

Four decades after Museveni took power, the armed forces remain deeply woven int...

Samia meets envoys, pledges Tanzania’s national ‘renewal’

Facing global scrutiny after a violent election, President Samia Suluhu Hassan h...

How biometric kit failure slowed polling in Uganda

A nationwide failure of biometric voting kits forced Uganda’s election officials...

A Ugandan race without the ‘Besigye spark’

The jailing of veteran opposition leader Kizza Besigye has drained energy from a...

Ports, power and politics: Somalia’s federal faultlines...

Somalia’s decision to cancel UAE port and security agreements has reignited disp...

Uganda’s choice: The candidates seeking to lead the cou...

Ugandans head to the polls as the country prepares to enter the oil era, with vo...

Trump's 2026 visa freeze: list of 75 affected countries

Critics label the move the "most anti-legal immigration agenda" in history.

Uganda’s electoral map: Regions that will decide the pr...

From opposition-leaning central Uganda to Museveni’s western stronghold, regiona...

Uganda internet shutdown disrupts Mombasa port cargo mo...

Logistics heavily relies on internet access and real-time visibility.

Agoa renewal keeps US–Africa trade alive as global bloc...

African governments say the US decision to extend Agoa restores trade certainty ...

Turnout anxiety hangs over Uganda’s election

With voter participation in long-term decline, both Museveni and his challenger ...

KPA chair Tayari and board’s terms elapse

The expiry of board terms at the Kenya Ports Authority is set to open a fresh ro...

KPA chair Tayari exits as board terms lapse

The expiry of board terms at the Kenya Ports Authority is set to open a fresh ro...

The making and breaking of Uganda: an interview with sc...

Museveni has been in office for almost four decades. Amin lasted eight years.

Why Uganda’s election has East Africa on edge

Uganda’s vote on Thursday may be a domestic affair. But its outcome will reverbe...

Uganda internet blackout complicates election monitoring

Recent experience in the region has highlighted the vulnerability of such missio...

Uganda shuts internet, mobile services ahead of polls

Uganda suspends internet access and outbound roaming network services to neighbo...

3 Somali regions reject Mogadishu’s move to sever UAE ties

Three Somali regions with close links to the UAE have rejected Mogadishu’s decis...

UNHCR chief urges global backing for Kenya’s refugee in...

Kenya is among the largest refugee hosts in eastern Africa, with 854,876 people ...

Uganda’s election: the numbers that matter

Uganda goes to the polls on Thursday with 21.6 million registered voters, eight ...

I&M lifts Tanzania unit stake to 95pc after private equ...

I&M Holdings has raised its stake in I&M Bank Tanzania by 15 percent.

US delivers military supplies to Nigeria amid insurgenc...

This comes after the US carried out a strike targeting Islamic State militants i...

UNHCR chief urge global backing for Kenya’s refugee int...

Kenya is among the largest refugee hosts in eastern Africa, with 854,876 people ...

Why Somalia is cancelling UAE port deals

Somalia has cancelled all bilateral agreements with the United Arab Emirates, ac...

What is at stake in Uganda’s presidential election?

Museveni, who came to power at the head of a rebellion in 1986, is aiming for a ...

Congolese doctors sue over licence ban in Kenya

Doctors from DR Congo have gone to court to block a Health ministry decision bar...

1,000 days on, Sudan’s war fuels humanitarian catastrophe

Sudan’s civil war enters its 1,000th day, leaving millions displaced and the cou...

Exporters decry container return delays at the port of ...

The Port of Mombasa faces a growing container backlog that is clogging regional ...

Nice time out: Why I’ve taken break from music

From East Africa’s music king to a life of legacy and lessons, Mr Nice reflects ...

Pain of Uganda’s colourful, yet unfancied candidates

Uganda’s 2025/26 race leaves underfunded candidates struggling against well-fund...

America’s exit from UN bodies raises regional fears on ...

Trump’s decision risks reversing progress in countering extremism, advancing gen...

Lawyers ask EACJ to nullify Tanzania election

Tanzania faces second case at the regional court over October election conduct.

Somali MP sues Speaker at EACJ over 8 months of unpaid ...

A Somali lawmaker and critic of President Sheikh Mohamud says he has not been pa...

‘Lazizi’: Love, sugarcane, politics in a nice package

‘Lazizi’ is a familiar soap that roots classic melodrama in western Kenya’s suga...

Samia elevates Paul Makonda to Information minister

Paul Makonda’s appointment as Information minister marks the latest chapter in a...

Kenya’s KCSE results show modest gains in university entry

Elite schools continue to dominate top grades highlighting deep structural inequ...

Witnesses describe police ‘shoot-to-kill’ rampage in M...

Witnesses recount a horrific scene on October 31 where police ordered men in a M...

Witnesses describe police 'shoot-to-kill' rampage in Mw...

Witnesses recount a horrific scene on October 31 where police ordered men in a M...

Why Africa’s central banks are warming to Islamic finance

African central banks are accelerating the adoption of Islamic finance, backing ...

Somalia, South Sudan in eye of storm over theft of US aid

The United States has suspended humanitarian assistance to Somalia and parts of ...

Ethiopia’s fresh quest for sea access unsettles the Horn

Ethiopia’s ruling party has revived a long-dormant debate over maritime access, ...