East Africa

Intra-Africa trade surges to record $220bn as top econo...

Intra-African trade hits $220.3 billion in 2024, marking a major rebound and boo...

Kenya raises drinking age to 21, limits sale of alcohol...

Social media influencers and celebrities also banned from promoting alcohol.

Angola says death toll from fuel hike protests rises to 22

Unrest erupted after minibus taxi groups began a three-day strike over a one-thi...

Zimbabwe cheers as SA auctions assets of VP Chiwenga’s ...

Harare says South Africa’s auction of assets belonging to Chiwenga’s ex-wife mar...

Six South Sudan soldiers killed in border clashes with ...

Border tensions flare as clashes between South Sudan and Uganda leave at least s...

CCM kicks out Makamba from primaries, gives free pass t...

Tanzania ruling part appears to engineer the incoming caucus in the National Ass...

Somali Airlines set for takeoff ‘in 2 months’ after 34-...

This is the third time that Somalia has attempted to revive Somali Airlines sinc...

UNSC extends sanctions on CAR armed groups

The UN Security Council extends sanctions on armed groups in Central African Rep...

Tanzania ban on foreign small businesses rattles EAC

Tanzania has banned foreigners from running salons, mobile money transfer servic...

$26 million sports complex opens in Kigali

The multimillion-dollar sports centre built by Giants of Africa co-founder Masai...

AU names new bosses for Somalia mission

Both officials arrived in Mogadishu to lead Aussom amid a deepening funding crisis.

Community hub taps the Karamoja heritage to drive touri...

The Karimojong are now turning their heritage into sustainable tourism that pres...

Sudanese refugees begin return from Cairo

Hundreds of Sudanese refugees boarded a free train from Cairo, beginning their j...

Explainer: Sudan’s separatist ‘Peace Government’ and un...

Whether this will actually crystallise into a parallel government, or simply sus...

Gedo turf wars send refugees to Kenya, disrupts trade

Fighting broke out after former Jubbaland minister turned Gedo region spy chief ...

Deadly ADF strike in Ituri had been predicted, says loc...

Gratien Iracan, a member of Parliament from Ituri, said that the attack on Koman...