East Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the eastern sub-region of the African continent.
Dangote to fund proposed Kenya refinery with cash, bonds and an IPO
Nigeria's Dangote Group plans to finance a proposed 700,000-barrel-per-day oil refinery in Kenya through internal cash flow, bonds and an...
Read moreDetailsSecond Ebola treatment centre opens in North Kivu
A second Ebola treatment centre has been inaugurated in North Kivu, one of three provinces of the DR Congo hit...
Read moreDetailsTanzania on edge ahead of planned protests
Heavy security has been deployed across Tanzania's commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, ahead of planned anti-government demonstrations, as fears grow...
Read moreDetailsSomalia peacekeeping mission at risk as US blocks UN support, sources say
The United States has said it will prevent the United Nations from supporting an African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia...
Read moreDetailsUS to give Tanzania $1.3 billion under five-year health pact
The United States has signed a memorandum of understanding with Tanzania to invest more than $1.3 billion in its health...
Read moreDetailsKenyan activists launch new court case against luxury lodges in Maasai Mara reserve
Kenyan activists have launched a court case to try to block luxury lodges from being built in the Maasai Mara...
Read moreDetailsTrial for Bundibugyo Ebola treatment starts in DRC, WHO says
A treatment trial for the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo enrolled its first patient on Thursday,...
Read moreDetailsAfrica CDC: Uganda health ministry confirms isolated Marburg case
Africa's top public health agency said on Wednesday that Uganda's health ministry had confirmed an isolated case of Marburg virus...
Read moreDetailsKenyan police open fire at protest against reported abductions, witnesses say
Kenyan police opened fire at a protest in Nairobi against reported abductions on Tuesday, killing at least one person, two...
Read moreDetailsMedia group shut by Ugandan military says talks are underway to reopen outlets
A leading East African media group whose outlets in Uganda were shut down at the weekend by soldiers is in talks with...
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