East Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the eastern sub-region of the African continent.
Kenya merges foreign ministry in cabinet changes
Kenyan President William Ruto has announced a major cabinet reshuffle placing the foreign affairs ministry under the chief minister's office...
Read moreDetailsUK’s plan to deport migrants to Rwanda heads to top court
The British government will try next week to persuade judges at the country's top court to overturn a ruling which...
Read moreDetailsMozambique drops part of ‘tuna bonds’ claim against shipbuilder Privinvest
Mozambique has dropped a significant part of its claim against Emirati-Lebanese shipbuilder Privinvest over the decade-old "tuna bond" scandal, just...
Read moreDetailsBurundi Former PM bail release denied by Supreme Court
Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni, Burundi's former prime minister, accused of undermining national security and whose trial opened late in September, has been...
Read moreDetailsEthiopia, EU sign €650m cooperation agreement
Ethiopia and the European Union signed a cooperation agreement worth 650 million euros ($680 million), on Tuesday (Oct. 3). Jutta...
Read moreDetailsKenyan officials banned from non-essential travel
The Kenyan government has suspended all non-essential travel for government officials. The move aims to streamline expenses and ensure that...
Read moreDetailsSeychelles: leader of main opposition party charged with witchcraft
The leader of the main opposition party in the Seychelles, Patrick Herminie, was indicted on Monday as part of an...
Read moreDetailsKenya hit by record 860m cyber-attacks in a year
Kenya has witnessed an alarming surge in cyberattacks, with a staggering 860 million incidents recorded in the past year, according...
Read moreDetailsSouth Sudan president fires another central bank governor
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir on Monday fired the Central Bank governor and deputies, naming successors for the posts. In...
Read moreDetailsRwandan man arrested in Netherlands for acts of genocide in 1994
The Dutch police arrested a 67-year-old Rwandan man in Ermelo on suspicion of involvement in genocide in Rwanda in 1994....
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