East Africa

World Athletics raises the status of Rwenzori Marathon

Uganda’s Rwenzori Marathon drew 6,000 runners from 35 countries, cementing its p...

Rwandan Ingabire’s quest for Kenyan legal team denied

Ingabire also wants the bench handling her case to be disbanded, arguing that th...

Congo’s ex-Justice minister Mutamba jailed for graft

Constant Mutamba was jailed for three years with hard labour over a $19m corrupt...

The environmental cost of cage fish farming in East Africa

For many young East Africans, cage farming is a “revolution”, but it comes at a ...

S.Sudan clash kills 14 in renewed violence in north

Machar’s detention over alleged support for the White Army has fuelled fears of ...

The making of Somalia’s new Northeast State

Firdhiye’s victory strengthens the new state’s alignment with Somalia’s federal ...

Proposed Nigeria bullet train to be powered by gas 

A bullet train would require uninterrupted electricity, but Nigeria barely gener...

Migration control: EU shifts priorities in record $68m ...

The funds will support key sectors in Africa like transport and help boost local...

M23 stay committed to Doha peace talks despite DRC rift

Corneille Nangaa, head of the Congo River Alliance allied with M23, expressed co...

M23 rebels reaffirm commitment to Doha mediation despit...

Corneille Nangaa, head of the Congo River Alliance allied with M23, expressed co...

Jubbaland fighters causing jitters in Kenya, Ethiopia

Mandera residents view the presence of Jubbaland forces as a security risk.

Angolan carrier Taag launches direct Luanda, Nairobi fl...

Taag Angola Airlines has relaunched direct flights between Luanda and Nairobi, o...

Uganda reaffirms deportee deal with US despite public o...

Uganda has upheld its temporary deal with the US to host deportees under strict ...

Uganda arrests 6 Congo nationals in fake dollar, mariju...

The six male suspects were arrested in Arua, near the DRC border, for traffickin...

Xi convenes ‘Axis of Upheaval’ in Beijing, sidelining T...

Xi Jinping hosted Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un in Beijing, a rare show of unit...

Slain Goma governor buried in Kinshasa, seven months later

Major-General Cirimwami was shot near Saké before M23 seized Goma and later died...