East Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the eastern sub-region of the African continent.
Dozens dead after suspected militia raid in eastern Congo
Dozens of people were killed and many more are missing after armed men raided a mining encampment near the town...
Read moreDetailsSomali president announces candidacy for second term
Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has formally announced his candidacy for a second term in the presidential elections due on...
Read moreDetailsSomalia requests IMF for financial support extension
Somalia's government has asked the International Monetary Fund, IMF, to extend its financial support by three months to August 17th....
Read moreDetailsWhy the Africa’s only Covid vaccine plant is struggling
The global organisations that buy Covid vaccines for poorer countries "need to step up" and order doses from Africa's only...
Read moreDetailsSouth Sudan sells future oil to pay salary arrears
The announcement that South Sudan’s crude oil has been sold in advance to pay for salary arrears has come in...
Read moreDetailsEthiopia: Tigray forces leaving Afar region, says spokesperson
Rebellious Tigrayan forces are completely withdrawing from the neighbouring region of Afar in Ethiopia, a spokesperson for the Tigrayan forces...
Read moreDetailsMwai Kibaki, Former Kenyan President (1931 – 2022)
Kenya has been in a state of mourning since Friday (April 22, 2022) when president Uhuru Kenyatta announced the death...
Read moreDetailsSocial enterprise in Kenya turns human waste into profitable fuel business
A truck-full of unwanted human waste will soon be turned into fuel. Trucks bring the material to a social enterprise...
Read moreDetailsBritain and Rwanda fend off criticism over asylum deal
Britain and Rwanda have continued to attempt to justify their highly controversial migration agreement against a tidal wave of criticism....
Read moreDetailsIGAD reviews renewal energy polices in four Countries
The Director of Economic Cooperation Department and Regional Integration of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Dr. Osman Babiker said...
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