East Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the eastern sub-region of the African continent.
DR Congo court approves referendum law, fueling third-term debate
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Constitutional Court has approved a controversial referendum law that critics say could pave the way...
Read moreDetailsKenya probes potential toxin after 15 elephants die in Amboseli ecosystem
Fifteen elephants died in Kenya's Amboseli ecosystem from June 24 to July 24, with preliminary tests detecting a potential toxic...
Read moreDetailsUganda declares end to latest Ebola outbreak
Uganda's health minister declared the country Ebola-free on Tuesday following the East African nation's latest outbreak of the viral haemorrhagic disease that...
Read moreDetailsUgandan diplomat Otunnu joins race to become next UN head
Ugandan diplomat Olara Otunnu has joined the contest to become the next secretary-general of the United Nations, the seventh contender...
Read moreDetailsAfrica facing $10-$20 billion economic hit from ‘super’ El Niño, AfDB climate chief warns
An impending "super" El Niño is likely to inflict a combined $10 billion to $20 billion hit on affected African...
Read moreDetailsEthiopia opposition accuses government of pushing Tigray towards new war
Ethiopia's opposition People's Revolutionary Party (EPRP) has accused the federal government of pushing the northern Tigray region towards a new...
Read moreDetailsWhat Bundibugyo Ebola vaccines and treatments are under development
Global health authorities are racing to identify medical options to help contain an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of...
Read moreDetailsWhat Happens After Dandora? Kenya’s Green Transition Faces Its Hardest Test
The challenge facing Nairobi is therefore not simply to replace one landfill with another facility. It is to redesign an...
Read moreDetailsAI could lift Sub-Saharan Africa economy 4% if power, internet improve, IMF says
Artificial intelligence could boost Sub-Saharan Africa's economy by about 4% over the next decade with better electricity supply, internet access...
Read moreDetailsAfrica’s top health official asks US to lift Ebola-related travel restrictions on Uganda
The head of Africa's top public health agency said he had written to U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr....
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