East Africa

Somaliland: AU contradicting its own report

The report explicitly stated that Somaliland's search for recognition was "histo...

Uganda’s 2025 economy, a mixed bag

The Uganda shilling gained 5.56 percent, year-on-year, against the US dollar, av...

Africans could face more pain in 2026 as strife persists

Analysts warn that without decisive interventions, the New Year could usher in e...

After Israel recognition of Somaliland, what next?

Somaliland, formerly British Somaliland, voluntarily united with southern Somali...

Angola, Namibia get UK migrant deal

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said the UK has "removed more than 50,000 people...

African leaders take back Congo peace talks as violence...

Continent’s leaders are attempting to regain the peace initiative in the DRC and...

Suluhu’s fresh headache in 2026 amid poll crisis

The UN’s human rights office published a report detailing the alleged atrocities...

What’s the place of minority shareholders, investing pu...

Analysts hold divergent views on whether the minority investors should be consid...

Econet exits Zimbabwe stockmarket due to ‘undervaluatio...

The telco lamented that for several years, since it’s listing in 1998, it has tr...

Shrinking democratic space as countries stifle internet...

Uganda is limiting Starlink imports, warning of social media blocks and internet...

US warships launch missile strikes in north-west Nigeria

'I stand committed to doing everything within my power to enshrine religious fre...

Mogadishu votes in landmark step to first direct electi...

Residents of Somalia’s capital cast ballots in municipal elections seen as a tes...

Somalia peace mission extended for another year, but fu...

Aussom is expected to lose an estimated $130 million from the UNSOS logistics su...

How Myanmar scam compounds trap East Africans

Dozens more Kenyans and other East Africans have been rescued from online scam c...

Why raising growth capital has become harder for Africa...

Total private capital raised during the period stood at $2.6 billion, just over ...

South Sudanese migrants sue Trump administration over p...

The lawsuit argues the agency's action... was motivated by discrimination agains...

US offers $3,000 cash, free flights for immigrants self...

The Trump administration has raised financial incentives for undocumented migran...

Congo unlocks $442m IMF funding on key reforms

IMF approves funding, citing resilient economic performance despite renewed viol...

UN angered by recurrent Sudan violence

Sudan’s war has morphed into an arena for war crimes, genocide and crimes agains...

Uganda restricts Starlink imports weeks before election

Uganda has imposed new restrictions on imports of Starlink satellite internet eq...

Mohamud at odds with Deni, Madobe as Somalia elections ...

Somalia is edging toward another political crisis as opposition leaders reject p...

US pulls envoys from Rwanda, Uganda in 29-country recall

Africa is the region with the most call backs, with ambassadors recalled from 15...

UN demands Rwanda leave Congo

Security Council also demanded that Congolese troops stop supporting groups such...

Kinshasa casts doubts on M23 pullout from Uvira

President Tshisekedi says M23 withdrawal announcement was a “tactical move” as f...

Electoral landslides: Here are Africa’s ‘most popular’ ...

Analysts note that such results are reported in elections marked by limited oppo...

Kenya ‘to relinquish’ EAC top seat in 2026

East African Community Affairs Cabinet Secretary Beatrice Askul reveals that the...

Five years on, why Africa’s single market is still a dream

Five years after its launch, the African Continental Free Trade Area is gaining ...

Renewed Congo clashes expose aerial firepower

Tshisekedi turns to Luanda seeking advice amid fears of regional instability fro...

US and South Africa tensions rise over refugees scheme

In February, the US administration denounced South Africa’s new land law, accusi...

Post-poll chaos leaves dent in Tanzania's foreign policy

President Samia Suluhu Hassan outlined a “dual-track” strategy: prioritising rel...

Tanzania top diplomat on whirlwind shuttle diplomacy to...

The Samia administration is facing sanctions, visa restrictions and scrutiny.

Nairobi in the crossfire of Pretoria–Washington row

Pretoria now says it will lodge a protest with Nairobi to prevent misuse of entr...

Kinshasa cracks down on Kabila’s lieutenants

Shadary was once viewed as Kabila’s preferred successor after the former preside...

Japanese brewer Asahi buys EABL in $2.3bn deal

Asahi will take full control of Diageo Kenya Limited, the investment vehicle thr...

Tanzania’s Amsons deepens Kenya cement play

Tanzanian group Amsons bets big on Kenya with Kwale clinker plant.

Tanzania added to Trump’s expanded US travel ban

The decision deepens Tanzania’s diplomatic woes, coming after Washington warned ...

South Sudan’s Kiir proposes elections first, political ...

The country has tentatively scheduled the first-ever General Election for Decemb...

South Africa deports 7 Kenyans for working on US refuge...

The Incident may worsen US-South Africa relations.

Refugee diary: A Burundian mother’s fight for her children

From fleeing Burundi to raising triplets in a Tanzanian camp, Soline’s story emb...

How non‑tariff barriers hinder Africa’s visa openness g...

African countries are easing visa rules, but hidden fees and restrictions still ...

Tanzanian billionaires push into Kenya’s LPG market aft...

The billionaires are breaking into Kenya’s cooking gas market, overcoming legal ...

Rwanda leads East African countries in visa openness

Kenya follows in third place, with Burundi (9), Tanzania (17), Uganda (24), Soma...

Visa openness: How Kenya turned around a tedious immigr...

Kenya leaps 43 places in Africa’s Visa Openness Index, now nearly visa-free for ...

M23 rebels pull back from Uvira on Washington’s demands 

Move follows growing international pressure, including open condemnation from Wa...

Landslide wins or erosion of democracy in Africa electi...

Beyond these overwhelming victories, recent years have seen a broader trend towa...

Modi to speak on India’s democracy during Ethiopia trip

Trip underscores both political symbolism and economic ambition as New Delhi see...

Renewed DR Congo clashes expose aerial firepower

The fresh conflict has forced President Félix Tshisekedi to seek counsel of his ...

Rwanda’s cinema industry struggles against streaming pl...

Many young urbanites view cinema as old fashioned and now stiff competition from...

Alarm as AI replaces studying for Kenyan university stu...

Survey reveals 90 percent of Kenyan university students regularly use AI tools f...

Trump’s health funding model as Kenya deal frozen

US-Kenya health deal, criticised as favoring Washington, stalls amid data-sharin...