East Africa

The best medicine: Ugandan clinician turned funnyman Hi...

He left a medical career to chase his passion for comedy, navigating fame, finan...

Tanzania tax review warns of trust erosion, proposes sw...

Tanzania proposes 284 tax reforms to restore trust, curb malpractice, and move t...

Wrangles over election date have Somalia on edge

Somalia’s new constitution allows direct elections, but divisions leave the elec...

Rwanda, Congo agree on steps to ‘de-escalate tensions’ ...

The US hosted Congo–Rwanda talks, with both sides agreeing to ease tensions desp...

Drone attack from Sudan kills 17 in Chad, government says

A military source said all the dead and injured were civilians.

16 Ethiopian banks fail liquidity stress test

Ethiopia’s central bank orders 16 banks to submit recovery plans after failing a...

Africa’s aviation market to expand fastest as global de...

Africa and Asia-Pacific will lead that expansion, with growth rates of 3.6 perce...

Why Somalia’s South West state broke off

South West leaders cut ties with Mogadishu, citing constitutional response to fe...

Congo Republic’s Sassou wins re-election with nearly 95pc

Ahead of the vote, human rights activists were arrested, several opposition part...

Senegal to protest being stripped of Afcon title

Morocco were named African champions after CAF ruled Senegal’s January 18 walk-o...

US exporters protest new clearing checks, costs in Kenya

The US says Kenya implemented the change without notifying the WTO, the global t...

Chadian troops to replace Kenyans in Haiti security mis...

UN-backed anti-gang force in Haiti targets full deployment by October, with Chad...

Safaricom, Vodacom launch tap-to-pay M-Pesa in Tanzania

Shoppers can now tap their smartphones at Visa-enabled terminals, skipping Paybi...

EIB commits $46m to Kenya, four African tech hubs

The fund, administered through Africa-focused investment vehicle Speedinvest, ai...

Biodiversity credits emerge as new funding stream for c...

Across East Africa, such projects are beginning to support conservation efforts ...

US to host Congo, Rwanda officials for talks on stalled...

The US is hosting Congo and Rwanda officials to revive the stalled eastern Congo...

Somali Eala MPs finally sworn in

Somalia’s nine Eala representatives were sworn in after months of legal disputes...

Sudan clinics face stock-out in weeks due to Middle Eas...

Medical supplies in Sudan risk running out within weeks as conflict-driven disru...

Fighting crime on high seas in turbulent times

Maritime disruptions often hurt net importers such as Kenya. When piracy inciden...

Gavi warns of six threats that could shape global healt...

US aid cuts have left Kenya exposed to rising disease outbreaks, climate shocks,...

Mudavadi: Kenyans will no longer be enlisted to fight f...

It is unclear exactly how many Africans have gone to fight in Ukraine but Kyiv s...

Uganda seeks funds to boost anti-money laundering fight

Authorities move to strengthen anti-money laundering enforcement before the upco...

Rwanda warns it may withdraw troops from Mozambique's i...

The insurgency in Cabo Delgado, which erupted in 2017, brought construction of T...

Congo Republic's Sassou seeks new term amid subdued tur...

Sassou ​seized power in the oil‑producing nation in 1979 and has governed almost...

Ruto’s 10-point plan runs into gender rule block

Cecily Mbarire challenged William Ruto over the fate of Kenya’s two-thirds gende...

Zeno raises $25m to scale up motorbike production

Kenya’s Zeno raises $25m to boost electric motorcycle production and battery-swa...

US sanctions on Rwanda’s military begin to bite

The sanctions force Rwanda’s APR basketball team to pull out of the Basketball A...

Mudavadi: Middle East crisis a wake-up call for Africa

He warns the Israel–Iran conflict should push Africa to diversify supply chains ...

Kenya’s Sing’oei proposes Government Trust Summit for A...

‘Trust among citizens is built through strategic, sustained, authentic and trans...

‘War Machine’: Entertaining formulaic sci-fi action

‘War Machine’ delivers lean, high-octane action on Netflix, focusing on one sold...

Somali MP sues government at EACJ over constitutional c...

Dr Abib is seeking orders from the EACJ to block the implementation of the amend...

Living the unseen war: Egyptians feel ripple effects of...

Egypt’s fuel hike is pushing up transport and food costs, straining households a...

East Africa braces for floods as more rain forecast

East Africa faces a high likelihood—over 70 percent—of rainfall exceeding 300 mi...

Kenyan banks push back against South Sudan’s minimum ca...

Previously, the minimum capital requirement for foreign banks in the country was...

Burundi signs deal with Bezos, Gates-linked miner 

Burundi partners with KoBold Metals and Life Zone Metals to explore minerals cri...

Ethiopia rolls out subsidies to cushion citizens from g...

Ethiopia rolls out urgent fuel subsidies to protect citizens from soaring global...

Court sets new timelines in Besigye treason case over w...

Court gives defence two weeks to respond after prosecutors fail to properly serv...

Addis Ababa rolls out 10-year ‘golden visa’ as it woos ...

Ethiopia pairs a decade-long residency permit with higher immigration fees and f...

NMG share gains 28.3pc in two days after stake sale news

The gains on the NMG share show that investors have taken a positive view of the...

Kenya arrests Chinese man smuggling over 2,000 live ant...

Zhang had been in Kenya for two weeks and had mentioned three accomplices who su...

South Sudan army recaptures Akobo town from opposition

South Sudan’s army retakes the strategic border town of Akobo, signaling a shift...

Iran war cuts fertiliser supplies to Kenya, Tanzania

Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz are driving up fertiliser prices and threate...

Questions over ceasefire after deadly drone strike in Goma

Officials and analysts are questioning who violated the ceasefire after a drone ...

NMG new majority owner pledges to uphold journalistic s...

Tanzanian businessman Rostam Azizi affirms that strong, independent and trusted ...

Uganda denies air force targeted civilians in South Sud...

Kampala dismisses UN report alleging that Ugandan air force operations in South ...

Drone attack kills French aid worker in rebel-held Goma

A drone strike hit rebel-held Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, kill...

Why Sudan’s junta is at odds with Kenya, Ethiopia and U...

Sudan’s military rulers are trading accusations with Kenya, Ethiopia and Uganda ...

Aga Khan announces sale of its Nation Media Group shares

Deal will end the Aga Khan Fund’s 66-year ownership of Nation Media Group, with ...

US blacklists Sudan’s Muslim Brotherhood, puts Burhan j...

The US has labelled Sudan’s Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group, intensifying p...

Kenyan court rejects AI-drafted filing, says applicatio...

A judge has struck out a court application after finding it had been generated u...