East Africa

Andry Rajoelina: Why I fled the country

Madagascar’s president Andry Rajoelina has gone into hiding amid escalating prot...

Africa’s AI dilemma fuels demand for a continental watc...

Experts are urging the creation of an African AI agency to regulate the fast-evo...

No more outsiders: Africa bets on homegrown peace as fo...

Speakers at the Lomé Peace and Security Forum said local traditions like elders ...

Cameroon counts votes as 92-year-old Biya seeks eighth ...

Paul Biya called on Cameroonians to demonstrate maturity and ensure the process ...

Tshisekedi calls on Rwanda to make peace as diplomacy s...

Rwandan officials rejected Tshisekedi’s appeal on Thursday and blamed Kinshasa f...

At 92, the world’s oldest president eyes continued powe...

Biya's critics are still hoping he can be ousted after decades of economic stagn...

Museveni strikes conciliatory tone as he seeks seventh ...

Uganda’s long-serving leader urged citizens to embrace reconciliation and forgiv...

Muhando: The Gospel queen who fell from grace — and ros...

Once the undisputed queen of East African gospel, Rose Muhando is now rebuilding...

South Sudan peace monitors warn of descent into anarchy

Commission says fighting in Upper Nile and actions that followed had had ripple ...

Uganda secures $5.1m for adolescent HIV care

Uganda has received over $5 million for an innovative project combining HIV care...

Ruto: Here is why we need a visa-free Africa

Kenyan president says Visa requirements are killing intra-Africa trade and must ...

Recently returned Ugandan cultural artefacts on show

Uganda welcomes 15 priceless artefacts from England, featuring royal drums, shie...

Somalia’s Mohamud checkmates opposition group – for now

Some Forum members and top Mogadishu police bosses met at a hotel in the city.

Permit extension for Zimbabweans splits South Africans

A reprieve for thousands of Zimbabweans living and working in South Africa has s...

Kenya injects $150m more in TDB, Afreximbank

President Ruto says African-led financial institutions are proving to be the con...

Ethiopia starts trading with Kenya under AfCFTA 

Kenya is the first destination for Ethiopian goods under the AfCFTA Guided Trade...

Kenyan senators press for action on Malaba border hitches

Trade minister warns border delays undermining competitiveness as Comesa chiefs ...

‘The Lost Bus’: Through hell with children onboard

Paul Greengrass’s ‘The Lost Bus’ is a gripping true-life survival drama starring...

Comesa split on Kenya’s quest for sugar protection favo...

Kenya has enjoyed the Comesa-backed protectionist measures for its sugar industr...

Uganda, Somalia ink deals to boost trade, regional stab...

Officials said the new pacts are expected to bolster regional trade, mobility, a...

Eala MPs pass bill to stem illicit financial flows

If signed, the law slaps offenders with fines of up to $5 million, suspension of...

$3.5bn land compensation row crops up in Zimbabwe debt ...

Global creditors have frozen Zimbabwe’s debt restructuring talks until Harare se...

Hungarian Krasznahorkai wins 2025 Nobel Prize in Litera...

Laszlo Krasznahorkai wins the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature for his visionary, ...

Kiir sacks army chief after three months, reinstates pr...

Kiir appointed Paul Nang Majok as Chief of Defence Forces, replacing Dau Aturjon...

AU troops’ Somalia gains to drive UN Security Council t...

Central to the brief is the recapture of Awdheegle town, a success envoys warn c...

Kushayb ICC conviction sparks hope, questions on Darfur...

The ICC will set a sentencing date for Kushayb, and prosecutors will push for th...

IMF reveals $2bn gap in Zimbabwe’s debt figures

Zimbabwe has been accumulating arrears to external creditors for over two decade...

Somalia to roll out Kiswahili in schools, universities

Somalia embraces Kiswahili to align with East African Community partners.

Madagascar protesters reject president’s offer of talks

Madagascar’s Gen Z protests escalate as youth reject talks and demand action on ...

Congo mining firms underreported $17bn in revenue, audi...

Congo’s top miners underreported $16.8 billion in revenue, costing millions mean...

Election fever fuels loan default risk in Uganda

Banks in Uganda are warning of a rise in loan defaults in the last quarter of 20...

How Chinese firms are changing the way they operate in ...

Chinese construction firms thrive in Africa by adapting strategies, building net...

Red Cross: 90 percent of eastern Congo clinics out of m...

War and looting have left most health facilities in eastern Congo without medici...

Rwanda-Germany relations thaw 

The new aid agreement signals improving relations between the two countries, whi...

Why Biya holds single campaign in only one town

Cameroonian President Paul Biya limits his campaign to a single rally in Maroua ...

Nile floods in Egypt, Sudan reignite Ethiopian dam spat

Nile floods displace families in Egypt and Sudan, reigniting tensions with Ethio...

Madagascar president names army general as new prime mi...

Rajoelina fired his cabinet last week, but many demonstrators are now demanding ...

Experts warn on takeover of farmland by real estate

Experts warn that urbanisation and vanishing farmland are worsening East Africa’...

ICC convicts first Darfur militia leader for war crimes

The court convicted Ali Kushayb of 27 counts of war crimes and crimes against hu...

Ethiopia airport deal signals Trump’s Horn of Africa am...

US backing of $10bn airport underscores America’s bid to strengthen its presence...

From Darfur to exile, Sudan journalists face war withou...

Sudanese journalists are caught between survival and silence—besieged at home, t...

Paul Biya, the presidential candidate who doesn’t hold ...

This is nothing new. Biya, 92, is rarely seen in public, even during crucial cam...

Youth demand friendly land laws to attract them to farming

African youth want governments to implement laws and policies to enhance their c...

Congo to permanently ban cobalt exporters that breach q...

A quota system based on historical exports will replace the February ban on Octo...

Juba, Port Sudan agree to protect oil facilities, pipel...

Sudan and South Sudan have agreed to protect oil facilities and the central stat...

How armed drones are redefining warfare in Africa

Nyege Nyege festival back with star-studded lineup, str...

Nyege Nyege Festival marks its 10th anniversary at Uganda’s Kalagala Falls with ...

Burundi’s plea delays crucial EAC meeting on staffing c...

An EAC meeting to address the Secretariat’s staffing crisis has been delayed aft...

Nairobi launches Comesa online cargo clearance

Kenya’s new electronic cargo clearance system promises faster, safer, and more t...

Why Kabila’s conviction could muddle the search for pea...

Kabila’s death sentence has reignited DRC’s political tensions, deepening divisi...