East Africa

East Africa tries, again, to integrate its capital markets

The project, under development for more than a decade, seeks to connect eight st...

MSF says airstrike hit its hospital in South Sudan’s Jo...

Médecins Sans Frontières said its hospital in South Sudan’s Jonglei state, where...

Absa Bank pegs Ethiopia entry on less restrictive owner...

Absa may enter Ethiopia’s banking market if rules ease, while seeking acquisitio...

South Sudan economy reels under cash shortages and conf...

South Sudan spirals into a cash crisis as renewed conflict cripples businesses, ...

DRC takes on Rwanda as rivalry spills into Francophonie...

Kinshasa plans to field a candidate for Francophonie secretary general, setting ...

M23 claim failed drone attack on Kisangani airport

The rebel movement says the attempted strike was a message to Kinshasa as ceasef...

Churchill: Why I love my own company

Kenyan comedy pioneer Daniel “Churchill” Ndambuki reflects on a two-decade caree...

Tanzania courts EU to reset ties after $156m funding fr...

Tanzania has intensified engagement in Brussels to ease European concerns over h...

UN to deploy ceasefire monitoring mission in Congo, Qat...

The UN is preparing to deploy ceasefire monitors in eastern Congo as fragile pea...

Congo, UAE trade deal targets conflict minerals, region...

Kinshasa’s sweeping trade agreement with the UAE is designed not only to boost e...

Why Tanzania is monetising its gold reserves

Facing donor pullback after election violence, Tanzania is reorganising its fisc...

Sudan’s push for normalcy collides with claims of force...

As Sudan reopens Khartoum’s airport and courts regional acceptance, its return-t...

Ethiopian Airlines resumes flights to Tigray

Flights to Tigray have resumed despite fresh clashes, underscoring the fragility...

Kenya, DRC turn to diplomacy over Congolese doctors’ wo...

What began as a work-permit dispute is now testing Kenya–DRC diplomacy.

Muhoozi’s outbursts expose Uganda’s unease with funding...

Muhoozi’s public flare-up with Washington has laid bare frustration over the cos...

Inside Africa’s crises receiving scant attention, churn...

Africa’s humanitarian crises are largely ignored, leaving millions at risk from ...

Somalia seeks to rescue political season, takes the law...

The Prime Minister’s office will invite the opposition to a Mogadishu conference...

South Sudan on the edge, yet again

Ongoing instability in South Sudan threatens East Africa’s regional integration ...

One million refugees at risk as Uganda emergency funds ...

Escapees now lack access to essential services such as health education and food...

Kenya warns citizens in South Sudan as fighting escalates

Clashes over the past three months have affected 60 percent of the country, most...

USE turnover surges in 2025, lifting earnings

Higher equity trading turnover directly boosts commission earnings for stockbrok...

Tshisekedi meets AU mediators as diplomacy intensifies ...

African mediation is expected to build on gains from the Doha and Washington pro...

Tit-for-tat expulsions of top diplomats deepen South Af...

South Africa and Israel have expelled each other’s top diplomats, escalating ten...

‘Mercy’: A potential murderer vs an AI judge, executioner

In ‘Mercy’, Chris Pratt has 90 minutes to prove his innocence in a high-stakes A...

Somalia edges closer to famine as aid dries up and rain...

Somalia is sliding back towards famine as failed rains, rising malnutrition and ...

Gen Muhoozi deletes tweets threatening US embassy, apol...

Muhoozi has publicly declared opposition leader Bobi Wine a fugitive who is "wan...

Ruto savours mini election triumph, predicts landslide ...

Kenya’s President says by-election victories have boosted his confidence as riva...

Rwandan politician held over YouTube content

RIB did not elaborate on what exactly the false information that could incite th...

Why Africa’s retirees face rising old-age poverty

A new report warns that without urgent pension reforms, old-age poverty and fund...

Gates, OpenAI to drive AI adoption by health clinics

The tools are designed to assist healthcare workers with access to guideline-bas...

Uganda to compensate victims of collapsed Saccos

Uganda moves to protect Sacco members, offering up to $2,800 each as the Bank of...

Rwanda’s UK lawsuit turns migration row into treaty test

Rwanda says the UK’s cancellation violated financial agreements, leaving obligat...

US doubles down on trade with Africa, sets up joint inv...

The SIWG aims to foster US-Africa economic partnerships that generate jobs, pros...

Ethiopian Airlines cancels Tigray flights as fresh clas...

Ethiopian Airlines cancelled flights to Tigray as clashes between federal forces...

Kenya tea exporters pay eight times more for air freigh...

Tea exporters had little choice but to use air freight to avoid being branded un...

Former executive sues Kenyan property developer for $2....

Ex-ALP Kenya executive sues for $2.8 million, alleging unfair dismissal and deni...

Why EAC trades more with SADC than with itself

The shift coincided with renewed non-tariff disputes, including blocked goods, t...

Ecobank Rwanda $620,000 cyber fraud convict appeals sev...

Ntumwa is accused of working with accomplices still at large to siphon money fro...

Ugandan court frees prominent rights activist on bail a...

A Ugandan court has released prominent rights activist Sarah Bireete on bail aft...

Kenya, India to negotiate trade deal

Kenya is elevating ties with its largest business partners worldwide.

Rwanda seeks arbitration over cancellation of asylum de...

Rwanda said it was prepared to agree, provided the treaty was terminated and new...

After $4.5bn write-off, Somalia courts creditors for mo...

Two years after securing a landmark debt write-off, Somalia is back in talks wit...

Afreximbank, Fitch sour fallout revives push for Africa...

Afreximbank’s break with Fitch has reignited calls for a continental credit rati...

Peace monitors accuse Juba officials of beating war drums

Peace monitors say six of South Sudan’s 10 states have been affected.

East Africa builds airports as national airlines bleed

Across East Africa, governments are pressing ahead with billion-dollar airport p...

African nations now send more money to China than they ...

China’s lending to developing countries has slowed sharply over the past decade,...

Juba orders UN personnel, civilians to leave parts of J...

The military is planning an operation against opposition forces.

Eacop deal to power villages along Tanzania pipeline route

Villages along Tanzania’s crude oil pipeline corridor are set to gain electricit...

Egyptian troops coming soon, funding mechanisms sought ...

'The deployment of Egyptian forces must be understood within the ongoing efforts...

Ethiopia rising: New airport, roads, economic reforms… ...

IMF has disbursed $261 million as the Abiy Ahmed administration picks up momentu...