East Africa

From today’s wars to the global one that ended 81 years...

From Nairobi’s wartime workshops to today’s farmers feeling the pinch of Middle ...

Jesus said do unto others as we’d have them do unto us....

Easter reminds us that compassion and ideas outlast cruelty, urging us to treat ...

Artemis II moon crew flies farther than humans have eve...

Crew reached record distance of 252,756 miles from Earth.

Petroleum PS Liban, KPC MD Joe Sang, EPRA DG Daniel Kip...

The trio resigned amid investigations into irregular supply of substandard fuel.

The rains came, to the delight of farmers and chagrin o...

East Africa’s rains return, but unplanned growth and poor infrastructure turn th...

Nyerere’s belief in integration didn’t follow him to th...

Forty-seven years on, Nyerere’s bold overthrow of Idi Amin still echoes in East ...

Help, corruption is killing us softly!

Billions lost to corruption in Kenya leave schools, hospitals, and children suff...

Africa confronts G7 double standards as Ruto is invited...

Africa reacts with outrage as South Africa is snubbed from the 2026 G7 summit, h...

Why DRC wouldn’t say no to Trump’s unwanted migrants

Kinshasa signs on to a US-backed migrant relocation scheme, framing it as part o...

Cameroon reintroduces vice president position after mor...

Should anything happen to the sickly Biya, the VP will become president before a...

Kenya, Dar tighten rules to cushion local industries

Kenya and Tanzania tighten local content rules, pushing foreign firms to priorit...

Here’s the most expensive route in East Africa

Transporters report 24 illegal roadblocks in eastern DRC, with militias and corr...

Kenya’s Mitchelle top of global tourism contest

From a small stage in Kajiado to the Miss Tourism Global crown, 23-year-old Mitc...

AU’s credibility test as Macky Sall’s bid for UN top se...

Former Senegalese President’s bid for the UN Secretary-General seat disowned by ...

Afreximbank in talks with Kenya, Rwanda for textile fun...

Afreximbank backs Kenya and Rwanda to replicate Benin’s textile success and cut ...

Macky Sall’s candidacy undermines AU rules, Africa’s in...

AU member states reject Burundi-backed push for Macky Sall’s UN Secretary-Genera...

Avril at 40: Not all careers are to last a lifetime

From chart-topping musician to entrepreneur, Avril reflects on life, legacy, and...

Uhuru’s shadow in opposition and looming grudge match w...

Uhuru Kenyatta says he is retired, but his ties to opposition plans for 2027 sho...

Ghana expands free visa access to all African passport ...

The move reflects a trend among African nations to adopt more open visa regimes

Congo in talks with US over third-country deportations,...

The talks with Congo are coinciding with ​an effort by the Trump administration ...

Ethiopian Airlines adopts new strategy to save fuel on ...

Ethiopian Airlines uses technical stopovers to save fuel as East African hubs be...

Kenya energy chiefs arrested over fuel imports, shortag...

Investigators probe controversial imports, quality concerns and alleged supply d...

Kenyan lenders bet big on construction in the region

With easing interest rates, banks are geared up to lend more, disbursing $326 bi...

‘Dahomey’: Why this is not your typical documentary

‘Dahomey’ transforms the return of stolen artefacts into a haunting, visually po...

Samia fires energy regulator chief after sharp fuel pri...

President Samia Suluhu Hassan sacks fuel regulator chief after 30 percent pump p...

Africa’s progress towards food security

Kenya’s shift to electric mobility is accelerating, with record power use reflec...

Uganda Airlines flight makes emergency return after bir...

The flight crew decided to abort the journey and return to Johannesburg.

Why Uganda’s army cannot leave eastern Congo

Mixed signals from Kampala expose security risks, regional tensions and economic...

US ends asylum processing hold as backlog clouds impact

Thousands of stalled asylum cases resume, but delays, detention pressures and tr...

Lawyers move to block US deportations to Uganda amid re...

Lawyers seek to halt a US deportation arrangement, citing legal gaps, secrecy an...

US ties South Sudan poll support to reforms and funding

Washington signals support is conditional as Juba faces pressure over dialogue, ...

Militias, corrupt officers man 24 roadblocks on key DRC...

Up to $300 in unofficial fees per truck is inflating costs and slowing cargo.

East Africa crowds out businesses as debt costs bite

East Africa is edging toward a debt trap as rising commercial borrowing and debt...

Ethiopia, Rwanda pull ahead of Kenya in electric mobili...

Kenya risks losing its early lead in East Africa’s electric vehicle revolution a...

Tanzania raises fuel prices, contradicts mid-May supply...

The increase is likely to feed quickly into transport costs, pushing up prices o...

China’s urban projects in Africa sideline city authorities

China is rapidly reshaping African cities with major infrastructure projects, bu...

Fuel prices surge in Africa as Iran war hits supply

African governments scramble to cushion citizens as surging global oil prices fr...

AfDB says Africa’s growth risks were tilted to downside...

Middle East tensions threaten African economies, raising fuel and food prices an...

Ethiopia holds key rate as oil shock rekindles inflatio...

The central bank has kept the policy rate unchanged as rising oil prices threate...

Africa divided as WTO trade reform talks end in deadlock

A US–Brazil standoff deepens divisions among African states over digital trade r...

Somalia army takes Baidoa as South West State leader re...

Federal troops move into Baidoa, triggering a political rupture as South West St...

Over 130 dead as violence hits South Sudan’s Central Eq...

Twin crises in Equatoria and Jonglei expose a deepening security and humanitaria...

Uganda moves to join WTO fisheries deal as Tanzania hol...

Momentum builds globally on fishing subsidies as East Africa lags on uptake.

Ethiopia lands $13bn in deals, dwarfing Kenya’s $2.9bn ...

Addis Ababa draws major commitments in energy, manufacturing and agriculture as ...

Kinshasa launches disarmament push against Rwanda genoc...

Fresh military steps signal renewed effort to ease tensions between Kinshasa and...

Ramaphosa’s G7 exclusion and Ruto’s rising star amid US...

Kenya’s Ruto shines at G7 as France denies US-led exclusion of South Africa, boo...

South Sudan VP Taban Gai meets President Kiir for first...

Mr Gai attended the swearing-in of new state officials at State House Juba, on W...

Somalia’s Mohamud loses another key ally

The President faces growing pressure as key allies resign and opposition leaders...

Tea exports worth $23m ‘stranded’ at Mombasa port

The situation is exacerbated by the closure of the port of Salalah in the Arabia...

Kenya turns to Mozambique for gas as Gulf turmoil deepens

Mozambique holds one of Africa’s largest natural gas reserves, with more than 10...