East Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the eastern sub-region of the African continent.
Ethiopia, World Bank agree $300 million reconstruction grant
Ethiopia and the World Bank have agreed to a $300 million grant to boost rebuilding and recovery in conflict-affected areas,...
Read moreDetailsU.S. President approves redeployment of under 500 ground troops to Somalia
U.S. President Joe Biden has authorized the redeployment of fewer than 500 American troops into Somalia, U.S. officials said on...
Read moreDetailsGoogle Translate adds 10 new African languages
Global tech giant Google has added 24 new languages spoken by more than 300 million people to its Google Translate...
Read moreDetailsEthiopia: Some captured fighters and residents claim forced recruitment by Tigrayan forces
According to captured militants and locals, authorities in Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray region are compelling young people to join their army's...
Read moreDetailsEx-Somali leader Mohamud wins presidency, vows to heal the nation
Former Somali leader Hassan Sheikh Mohamud won the presidency again in voting by parliamentarians on Sunday in an airport hangar...
Read moreDetailsSomalia MPs vote to choose country’s president after 15 months delay
Somalia MPs are due to vote on Sunday (today) to choose the horn of African nation's president, ending the convoluted...
Read moreDetailsKenya’s Deputy President Ruto picks businessman as running mate
Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto, one of the frontrunners in this year's presidential election, has picked businessman Rigathi Gachagua as...
Read moreDetailsUganda downplays allegations of harboring Ethiopia’s TPLF
The Ugandan Defense Minister downplayed the allegations that the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) which is fighting against the Ethiopian...
Read moreDetailsAU imposes curfew on Somalia’s presidential poll venue
The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (Atmis) has imposed a curfew on the Afisyoni air force hangar in the...
Read moreDetailsBeyond the hype of cryptocurrencies in Africa
Two things that we can all agree on in 2022 are that we have to learn to live with Covid-19...
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