East Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the eastern sub-region of the African continent.
AU says integration of African continent well above average
The integration of the African continent is well above average with regional economic communities demonstrating progressive efforts toward integration, a...
Read moreDetailsEthiopia postpones plan to privatise state-own telecoms firm
A plan to partially privatise Ethiopia’s state-own Ethio Telecom has been put on ice. The decision to postpone was taken...
Read moreDetailsTanzania opposition boycotts reconciliation talks
Tanzania's main opposition party Chadema is boycotting a planned national dialogue because the agenda does not include talks about a...
Read moreDetailsRussia says Ukraine war not behind Kenya’s inflation
The Russian embassy in Kenya has blamed Western sanctions for the rising cost of living in the East African nation....
Read moreDetailsUS sanctions more Somali leaders over delayed elections
The US has increased the number of Somali officials under visa restrictions for undermining the country’s democratic process. This comes...
Read moreDetailsWTO says negotiators made major steps on Covid vaccine patent waiver plan
The director general of the World Trade Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, says negotiators have made a major step towards a deal...
Read moreDetailsMozambique insists on neutrality in Ukraine war
The Mozambican government says it will not succumb to international pressure to change its neutrality in Russia's invasion of Ukraine....
Read moreDetailsUS dismissed Somaliland’s latest bid for recognition
The US Department of State has dismissed the latest bid for recognition by the leader of self-declared republic of Somaliland....
Read moreDetailsKenya’s deputy president, estranged from his boss, aims for the presidency
Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto is due to be nominated on Tuesday by his new party to stand for the...
Read moreDetailsMozambique aims to produce all its own rice by 2030
Mozambique must reduce its reliance on imported cereals, the government says, warning that current wheat and fertiliser shortages may result...
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