East Africa

Uganda loses $509m annually in smuggling rackets, says ...

URA says smugglers use Lake Victoria and Lake Albert’s porous borders to move un...

Why hunger may bite longer, derail East Africa state bu...

WFP says there is already ample evidence of impacts on food insecurity and malnu...

Kenya initiates extradition of British soldier in murde...

If successful, it would be the first extradition of a British soldier to Kenya t...

Cameroon Constitutional Council to hear poll petitions

This comes as Biya’s main challenger, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, defends his self-dec...

Museveni’s next test as Uganda sets January 15 poll date

Museveni's government has changed the constitution twice to remove age and term ...

Amazon outage exposes flaws in global cloud dependency

The incident exposes the risks of heavy reliance on cloud computing, though some...

Kenya and Senegal abolish visas

Both countries warned that there will be no room for illegal overstays.

M23 rebels loot $70m in gold from Congo mine, says firm

The mine lies in South Kivu, where Rwandan-backed M23 rebels launched a major of...

M23 rebels loot $70 million worth of gold from Congo mi...

The mine lies in South Kivu, where Rwandan-backed M23 rebels launched a major of...

Why the price of gold is skyrocketing

The speed of the upswing has been much faster than analysts had predicted and br...

Former French President Sarkozy starts 5-year prison se...

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy began a five-year prison term for conspi...

Tanzania vote won’t be free and fair, warns Amnesty

Amnesty report documents alleged widespread abuses, including enforced disappear...

Madagascar's Gen Z: Involve us or else…

'This isn't the end of the struggle: we're really fighting for system change, no...

Youth activism, poll jitters derailing Africa’s budget ...

Gen Z protests are spreading across parts of Africa with youth-led coalitions de...

Louvre heist casts France in ‘deplorable’ light

Thieves broke into the Louvre, one of the world's most famous museums, using a c...

Nigerian police use teargas to quash protests in Abuja

Kanu's supporters say his detention since 2021 is politically motivated and want...

Somalia sets November date for one-person, one-vote ele...

Political tensions rise, with opposition alliances threatening to boycott the po...

Convicted Kabila rocks Kenya-DRC relations

Kinshasa has condemned Nairobi for allowing the ex-president, sentenced to death...

Zimbabwe's ruling party resolves to extend Mnangagwa’s ...

The resolution comes amid a succession battle within Zanu-PF, where Mnangagwa’s ...

Rwanda targets exiled dissidents in sanctions

The move targets 25 individuals critical of and opposed to President Paul Kagame...

Raila and Magufuli: An enduring brotherhood

Raila Odinga and the late John Magufuli forged a friendship beyond politics, bou...

The world’s most tracked flight this week

Raila Odinga’s final journey home from India became a global event, with thousan...

Popular African leaders who saw ‘Canaan,’ but never got...

Raila Odinga joins Africa’s long line of beloved opposition figures who inspired...

Two dead, dozens injured in stampede at Raila State fun...

Some members of the crowd surged forward to view Odinga's body, crushing mourner...

The day Nyerere gave Raila a Tanzanian passport

In 1962, a teenage Raila Odinga crossed into Tanzania seeking a passport the col...

From prison, Lissu asks Chadema lieutenants to attend R...

From his prison cell, Tundu Lissu sends a delegation to honour his fallen friend...

It’s always sunny in Philadelphia, isn’t it?

A sitcom about awful people doing awful things, ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelph...

Madagascar coup leader Randrianirina sworn in as president

Military to rule for up to two years before handing over.

China urges nationals in Zimbabwe to respect local laws...

Beijing issues a rare warning to Chinese nationals in Zimbabwe amid rising tensi...

Ethiopia bondholders’ $1bn debt restructuring talks col...

Ethiopia's debt has been deemed unsustainable, partly due to a default on a $33 ...

January Makamba: My memorable Christmas with Raila 

I wanted to discuss politics, the campaign, and his fiery rhetoric; he wanted to...

Why Tshisekedi didn’t rush to mourn Raila

Tshisekedi’s delay in mourning Raila Odinga has spotlighted the diplomatic chill...

The day Raila and Museveni birthed regional CoW

Long before it became the “Coalition of the Willing,” the CoW was an idea born o...

American tower firm exits East Africa after $275m Rwand...

IHS Towers has completed the sale of its Rwandan operations to Paradigm Tower Ve...

American tower firm completes sale of its Rwanda busine...

Paradigm Tower Ventures strengthens its Rwanda presence with a $274.5 million IH...

Madagascar’s coup leader moves to formalise power

Impeached after fleeing abroad, Rajoelina has condemned the coup and refused to ...

Raila State funeral set for Friday, burial on Sunday

Kenya readies a four-day farewell to honour former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, ...

As Kenya mourns, Raila Odinga’s final chapter begins

Raila Odinga wished to be interred within seventy-two hours of his death.

Army colonel plans to lead Madagascar after coup

Impeached after fleeing abroad, Rajoelina has condemned the coup and refused to ...

Pan-African-in-chief: Inside Raila’s dream for the cont...

Raila Odinga’s death ends a political era — a pan-Africanist whose vision shaped...

World leaders describe Raila as pan-Africanist, champio...

Leaders around the world have mourned the death of former Kenyan prime minister ...

Raila Odinga dies at age 80 in India

Raila breathed his last on Wednesday morning.

Give back our jobs, sacked EAC staff tell Nduva

Terminated EAC staff have petitioned the bloc’s Secretary General, arguing that ...

EAC staff fight back after abrupt contract terminations

Terminated EAC staff have petitioned the bloc’s Secretary General, arguing that ...

Madagascar’s crisis deepens as army seizes power, presi...

Madagascar’s military has taken power after lawmakers impeached President Andry ...

AU to send team to address Madagascar political crisis

The Council condemned Madagascar’s unrest, citing property destruction and loss ...

Cautious step as Congo, M23 agree to monitor ceasefire

Congo and the M23 rebel group have signed an agreement in Doha to set up a body ...

Somalia seeks extra $40m IMF funding to cushion against...

Somalia’s economic prospects have weakened in 2025/26 fiscal year, amid signific...

Madagascar President flees to France amid Gen Z protests

Rajoelina was increasingly isolated after losing the support of a key army unit ...