East Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the eastern sub-region of the African continent.
Djibouti president wins election with 97.8% of vote, state media says
Djibouti's President Ismael Omar Guelleh has won re-election with 97.8% of the vote, state-owned Radio Television Djibouti said on Saturday, handing him...
Read moreDetailsKenya has enough reserves to manage any currency volatility, central bank says
Kenya has enough foreign exchange reserves to manage any volatility in the shilling exchange rate, its central bank governor said...
Read moreDetailsEthiopia renews tenure of Tigray regional leader
Ethiopia on Wednesday extended the mandate of the interim administrator of the northern Tigray region by one year, raising uncertainty...
Read moreDetailsSomalia: al-Shabaab dealt blow as six militants killed
Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) said over the weekend that its forces have killed nine members of al-Shabaab...
Read moreDetailsUN appoints former Haiti PM Conille to Kenya role
Former Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille has been appointed U.N. resident coordinator in Kenya, the U.N. said on Wednesday, adding...
Read moreDetailsUN tells Africa borrow, boost revenue, to fund AI push
African nations should borrow, boost domestic revenue and tap their pension and sovereign wealth funds to develop the crucial infrastructure...
Read moreDetailsWTO membership could boost Ethiopia’s economy, even as the trade group faces crisis
Ethiopia's more than 20-year quest to join the World Trade Organization is set to come to fruition this year –...
Read moreDetailsKenya tea exports hit by Iran conflict as stocks pile up
Disruption to shipping routes linked to the Iran war has left about eight million kilograms of tea stuck in warehouses...
Read moreDetailsImpact of Kenya’s long-overdue new infrastructure fund may be limited by design problems
Kenya is laying the ground for an infrastructure fund which will raise money for new projects – such as roads, energy and...
Read moreDetailsWhy Africans Are Targeted by Recruitment Networks in the Ukraine-Russia War?
African countries are fertile ground for Russian recruiters. Sub-Saharan Africa in particular represents "a vast and easily accessible recruitment pool...
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