East Africa

Congo and M23 rebels miss deadline to reach Doha peace ...

Fighting in eastern Congo has intensified this year, with the M23 group launchin...

Burkina Faso declares UN coordinator persona non grata

Burkina Faso has expelled a top UN official after a disputed report accused the ...

Afrikaner relocation: Why S. Africa could deny visas to...

South Africa’s stance on the controversial refugee programme has been one of dis...

Ogiek lose case seeking to block eviction from Mau

The orders sought were already the subject of previous petitions in which judgme...

Death by starvation, diseases in Sudan as the world wat...

About 60,000 have been killed at Abu Shouk camp in North Darfur as the conflict’...

A tug-of-war in time of conflict

Sudan’s war has shifted from a battlefield struggle to a fight over legitimacy, ...

Bots flood Wikipedia prompting creators to set up other...

Continued pressure on the network could hinder people’s access and undermine its...

Old faces back as Ruto shuffles foreign service

President Ruto has reshuffled Kenya’s foreign service, making 21 new diplomatic ...

Kenya in push for removal of consensus rule in EAC

The regional power wants two-thirds majority edict to replace unanimous vote to ...

Tanzania minister: Foreigners come as investors, then b...

Tanzania defends banning foreigners from 15 small businesses to protect locals a...

Kenya defends role in $152m loan payment cash

Busia Senator argues the government breached the law by guaranteeing KQ a loan m...

Coming soon: Vaccine delivered through the gums

Scientists have unveiled a method that uses dental floss to deliver vaccines thr...

Inside the mine that feeds the tech world – and funds C...

Rubaya produces around 15 percent of the world’s coltan, all dug manually by imp...

Samia pushes mining boom as demand for rare metals soars

Tanzania is fast-tracking billion-dollar mining deals ahead of October polls, be...

US condemns rights violations in East Africa

However, rights groups accuse the government of selectively documenting human ri...

In Tanzania, inflation holds steady as prices stabilise

Tanzania’s stable inflation and record maize harvest are fuelling economic growt...