East Africa

South Sudanese face deportation after Trump ends protec...

This move aligns with President Trump's "America First" immigration agenda.

Most of South Sudan’s children forced into labour amid ...

Nearly two-thirds of South Sudan’s children toil in mines, farms, and conflict z...

What is Françafrique?

For many Africans, this new rhetoric of a 'partnership of equals' does not match...

Kenyan exporters mourn loss of $80m Iran, Sudan tea mar...

Kenya’s tea industry is reeling as diplomatic deadlock with Iran and Sudan depri...

Designate RSF terror group, Sudan envoy asks UN

Sudan’s Chargé d'Affaires in Kenya, Akasha, says the government would use 'all a...

Most of S.Sudan’s children forced into labour amid hung...

Nearly two-thirds of South Sudan’s children toil in mines, farms, and conflict z...

Dick Cheney: The man whose legacy was defined by the Ir...

Cheney's aggressive pursuit of executive power redefined the vice-presidency.

US pushes for peace in Sudan amid reports of mass killi...

The US backs global efforts to end Sudan’s war after reports of mass killings in...

Mamdani wins New York mayor post, tells Trump: ‘Turn th...

New York’s new mayor Zohran Mamdani takes aim at President Trump, setting the st...

Mo Ibrahim’s terse message to Samia

“After the authoritarian regime of your predecessor President Magufuli, we all w...

Comesa judges election row persists, one year on

Comesa’s top court is stalled by a judge appointment dispute, as the Secretariat...

Tanzania crisis: Fuel, food prices triple

Supplies from food-producing regions upcountry were cut, leading to a shortage o...

Kenya turns to geothermal power to produce green fertil...

A new Chinese-funded geothermal plant in Kenya will produce up to 300,000 tonnes...

South Sudan’s Kiir sacks finance minister after only tw...

Analysts say Kiir regularly reshuffles the ranks of South Sudan's military and g...

Suspected pirates attack tanker off Somali coast

Armed assailants opened fire on a commercial tanker off Mogadishu, marking the f...

UN-backed report confirms famine in Sudan’s al-Fashir

Famine grips Sudan’s war-torn al-Fashir and Kadugli, where siege and starvation ...

Tanzania hunts ‘suspicious’ foreigners blamed for unrest

Citizens ordered to report 'questionable' foreigners and warned of dire conseque...

Hunger monitor confirms famine in Darfur's al-Fashir an...

Famine grips Sudan’s war-torn al-Fashir and Kadugli, where siege and starvation ...

Malawi hit by fuel shortage as Tanzania protests block ...

Post-election violence in Tanzania has halted fuel deliveries to Malawi, blockin...

Samia sworn into office after deadly election violence

Violent protests erupted during last Wednesday’s voting, with some demonstrators...

Museveni faces trust issues in bid to end Sudan horror ...

The civil war in Sudan, now in its second year, has claimed an estimated 40,000 ...

Kenya tells UN it acted within the law on rights 

Nairobi insists it upholds democratic freedoms despite UN scrutiny over recent p...

East Africa bourses grapple with tech costs, cyber risk...

Efforts to cut foreign investor reliance via digital platforms grow, but high te...

MPs: Kenya getting raw deal in regional bloc

Kenyan MPs say the EAC has strayed from its founding vision, with Kenya gaining ...

DRC crisis: France seeks to bridge Kigali-Kinshasa divide

President Macron’s initiative seeks to revive regional peace efforts and mobilis...

Why the 2050 net-zero goal is still out of reach

Experts warn that surging tech-driven energy demand and global tensions are dera...

Samia wins the vote: Her options to win the hearts of T...

Samia’s next challenge is managing growing dissent, especially from opposition s...

Raila’s grave draws pilgrims

President Ruto and Orange Democratic Movement insiders jostle to shape the party...

Opposition claims mass killings in Tanzania

Tanzania faces deadly post-election unrest after opposition leaders were barred,...

Samia declared winner in Tanzania election with 98pc am...

The victory was immediately condemned as illegitimate.

X-rated: Ugandan TikTokers’ content is causing discomfo...

Uganda ranks among the top countries for deleted TikTok videos, with 1.5 million...

Samia declared winner in Tanzania election with 98pc am...

The victory was immediately condemned as illegitimate.

Raila’s fresh grave draws pilgrims as battle for ODM su...

President Ruto and Orange Democratic Movement insiders jostle to shape the party...

East Africa’s unfunded artistes could do so much more

Africa’s creative boom is reshaping global entertainment — but without governmen...

Saccos win big in World Bank’s $100m post-Covid plan fo...

The Safer initiative identifies saccos, microfinance banks, and mobile operators...

TZ opposition claims mass killings after disputed vote

Tanzania faces deadly post-election unrest after opposition leaders were barred,...

Echoes of 2000: Election protests evoke memories of Zan...

The 2000–2001 unrest was rooted in historical injustices dating back to 1995, wh...

Makerere honours literary giant Ngugi wa Thiong’o

Makerere University honors Ngugi wa Thiong’o, celebrating the literary giant who...

Nigerian Access Bank paid $9m for StanChart retail busi...

Access Group advances its pan-African drive with a $9.6 million takeover of Stan...

Airtel Africa faces $25m cost for minority lock-in on m...

The initial agreements locked in minority investors from July 2021 to July 2025 ...

A business jet photo scandalises AUC boss

Nuur Mohamud Sheekh posted a picture of himself reading a magazine on a private ...

Delays imperil nearly half of AfDB’s $246m Somalia proj...

Nearly half of AfDB-funded projects in Somalia face delays and corruption claims...

Tanzania electoral commission streams results amid chaos

President Samia Suluhu Hassan, who ran on the CCM ticket, had taken an early but...

‘Good Fortune’: Is money really equal to happiness?

Keanu Reeves shines in ‘Good Fortune’, Aziz Ansari’s sincere comedy about kindne...

Fresh protests rock Dar after election

Dozens of protesters returned to the streets of the Mbagala, Gongo la Mboto and ...

M23 war reshapes Rwanda–Uganda trade with eastern Congo

Rwanda and Uganda are cashing in as rebel-held territories in eastern DRC turn t...

‘They shot them in front of us’: Sudan escapee details ...

Ikram Abdelhameed gave a rare and chilling account of her escape from the fallen...

Fluid relations as Addis seeks sea route via Eritrea

Ethiopia renews its bid for sea access through Eritrea and Somalia, as Abiy Ahme...

Tanzania imposes curfew in Dar after election unrest

Protests witnessed in Dar and Arusha on election day.