East Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the eastern sub-region of the African continent.
Rwanda denies supporting M23 rebel group in Eastern DRC
Rwandan government denies supporting M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Rwandan's deputy government spokesman Alain Mukuralinda denies accusations...
Read moreDetailsDemocratic Republic of Congo’s parliament votes out economy minister
Democratic Republic of Congo’s parliament on Wednesday voted to remove Economy Minister Jean-Marie Kalumba from his post, blaming him for...
Read moreDetailsKenya’s top court to issue final ruling on constitutional changes
Kenya's top court will on Thursday rule on constitutional changes proposed by President Uhuru Kenyatta and his allies ahead of...
Read moreDetailsEthiopia begins drive to return 100,000 migrants
Ethiopia has started a new drive to repatriate tens of thousands of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia. The first batch...
Read moreDetailsMadagascans stave off encroaching dunes with plants
Fields, homes, wells and tombs were gradually being buried under shifting sand dunes on this windswept stretch of Madagascar’s southern...
Read moreDetailsUgandan produces alternative energy from bamboo
Sweaty youth dig into dry soil under the scorching sun, preparing a bamboo plantation just outside Kampala. It was just...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo army says rebels downed UN helicopter
The army in the Democratic Republic of Congo says rebels have shot down a United Nations helicopter in the east...
Read moreDetailsMozambique and IMF agree new loan as ban ends
The International Monetary Fund and Mozambique have reached agreement on a loan of nearly $500m (£390m), the first since the...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo joins East African Community
In a move which has been described as "historic", the Democratic Republic of Congo has officially been admitted to the...
Read moreDetailsRusso-Ukrainian crisis and commodity prices in Africa
A month into the Russian-Ukraine crisis, impacts and consequences are already starting to pour in, with the already fragile economies...
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