East Africa

Zanzibar to announce polls timetable on Aug 18

Dissolution of the House of Representatives scheduled for August 13.

Chad ex-PM jailed for inciting violence

Masra was arrested on May 16, 2025, two days after inter-community violence that...

Blockchain brings big business trust to small deals

The smart contracts are programmed to release funds, transfer assets, or trigger...

Cameroon’s Biya ring-fences 8th term bid, and possibly ...

Paul Biya, in power for 43 years, has made fewer public appearances since 2018 w...

African start-up funding rebounds, shifts to debt

In the six months to June, venture capital funding for African start-ups rose by...

NBA Africa: Where every shot counts

The Basketball Africa League continues to grow in scale and impact, despite fina...

Rwanda launches digital ID system to streamline services

Rwanda has unveiled a biometric digital ID system to unify citizen records and s...

Tit for tat not our style, Mudavadi tells MPs on Tanzan...

Kenya opts for diplomacy over retaliation in its latest trade row with Tanzania,...

Somalia’s 6th federal state sparks hope and tensions in...

Somalia’s creation of a new federal state has sparked hope for marginalised regi...

Rwandan man accused in 1994 genocide repatriated from N...

François Gasana was arrested in Norway in 2022.

Uproar greets Harare’s renewed attempt to ban second-ha...

Zimbabwe’s renewed second-hand clothes ban sparks trader backlash over survival ...

Kenya to pay highest contribution to EAC budget in prop...

The proposed hybrid model will be reviewed after three years of its implementation.

Congo unveils new government amid eastern security crisis

The DRC unveils a new inclusive government amid escalating security tensions in ...

Egyptian president, Sudanese PM discuss efforts to reso...

Egypt and Sudan renew efforts to end the Sudanese conflict and restore stability...

M23 rebel group says no invitation received to Doha pea...

A delay to the start of the talks risks scuppering an ambitious pledge by the go...

Sudan says UAE bars Sudanese planes from landing at its...

Sudan cut diplomatic relations with the UAE in May.