East Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the eastern sub-region of the African continent.
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o: ‘Monolingualism is the carbon monoxide of culture’
Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o is well known for his promotion of the use of mother tongue languages, but he...
Read moreDetailsWhy the stakes are so high for the Ethiopian election
Barely three years ago, little-known Abiy Ahmed burst onto the Ethiopian political scene at the height of another tumultuous period...
Read moreDetailsTanzania’s Benjamin Mkapa: the peace maker, true East African and Pan-Africanist
By Kjell Johannes Havnevik* The former Tanzanian president Benjamin William Mkapa, who died on July 24, was the country’s third president....
Read moreDetailsLocust Swarms in East Africa: Causes and International Community reactions
East Africa is being ransacked currently by the most migratory pests - locusts and is already threatening agricultural sectors of...
Read moreDetailsEx-foes Ethiopia, Eritrea eye peace dividend after historic deal
After declaring an end on Monday to a costly two-decade military stalemate, Ethiopia and Eritrea - one a rising African...
Read moreDetailsTough times, tough birds: Kenyan farmers swap back to hardy chickens
In Elly Joy Kanini’s farmyard in Kenya’s Tharaka Nithi County, a few chickens perch while others peck for food, and...
Read moreDetailsWho benefits from Frenamo’s partocracy?
‘Frenamo partocracy’. This is the buzzword in Mozambique’s political circles, conceived by sceptical wags to describe the latest ‘decentralisation’ deal...
Read moreDetailsWhat does Theresa May mean for Africa?
By Mark Anderson Theresa May will become the second woman after Margaret Thatcher to hold Britain's highest office when David...
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