East Africa

South Sudan is strengthening Ebola surveillance along its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, where heavy cross-border movement and...

The latest figures from UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) show that Africa attracted more than $100bn in foreign direct investment...

Somali federal troops drove opposition forces out of ‌one of the country's biggest cities, Baidoa, on Monday, following heavy clashes...

On Friday, as every day, community health worker and head of contact tracing in Nizi, Gédéon Banga Ngbape and his...

The Garre people (also known as Garee or Gurrehb) are one of the major Somali pastoralist clans. They are distributed...

After the Supreme Court ruled, Burroughs issued a new order that continued to temporarily block the end of the Somalis'...

The region is characterised by a generally hot and dry climate, with terrain ranging from open savanna plains and volcanic...

Uganda's central bank maintained its key lending rate on ​Thursday, saying higher oil prices ​had not triggered broader price pressures...

The United States Senate has approved a two-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act, maintaining duty-free access on...

Kenya is ‌expecting an International Monetary Fund team to visit Nairobi soon for regular consultations, when ​the two sides will...