East Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the eastern sub-region of the African continent.
The Yao/Wayao people of Lake Malawi
The Yao people, also known as Wayao, are one of the most influential ethnic groups in the African Great Lakes...
Read moreDetailsAn conversation with scholar Mahmood Mamdani about the making and breaking of Uganda
In his latest book, Slow Poison: Idi Amin, Yoweri Museveni, and the Making of the Ugandan State, anthropologist Mahmood Mamdani explains the factors...
Read moreDetailsMadagascar military receives equipment and training from Russia
As Madagascar continues its political transition after the ouster of the previous government, it is strengthening cooperation with Russia. Moscow...
Read moreDetailsKenya strikes a preliminary trade deal with China, ministry says
Kenya has struck a preliminary trade agreement with China that allows 98.2% of its export goods duty-free market access, its...
Read moreDetailsEthiopia accuses Eritrea of arming rebels in escalating war of words
Ethiopian police said they had seized thousands of rounds of ammunition sent by neighbouring Eritrea to rebels in the Amhara...
Read moreDetailsUganda votes in tense election seen as test of President Museveni’s strength
Ugandans voted in a tense national election on Thursday after an often violent campaign and internet shutdown, with President Yoweri Museveni seeking...
Read moreDetailsUganda shuts down internet ahead of election, orders rights groups to halt work
Ugandan authorities cut internet access and limited mobile services across the country on Tuesday, two days before an election in...
Read moreDetailsAfDB looks to boost ties to Arab funders to plug development finance gap
The African Development Bank held its first meeting with a group of Arab development finance institutions in Abidjan on Tuesday...
Read moreDetailsHaile Selassie (1892-1975): Former Emperor of Ethiopia
Emperor Haile Selassie I ruled Ethiopia, first as regent and then as emperor, for over half a century, embodying the...
Read moreDetailsUS to end temporary protected status for Somalis in US
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is ending temporary protected status for thousands of Somalis in the United States, Fox News...
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