East Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the eastern sub-region of the African continent.
Uganda public prosecutor withdraws case against Bobi Wine
The public prosecutor in Uganda has withdrawn a case against opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi popularly known as Bobi Wine. The...
Read moreDetailsSomalia leaders agree to hold delayed elections
Somali leaders announced on Sunday they had struck a deal to wrap up parliamentary elections by February 25, after repeated...
Read moreDetailsSudan’s anti-coup protesters tear-gassed
Sudanese security forces have fired tear gas to try to disperse the latest anti-government protest marches in the capital, Khartoum....
Read moreDetailsUganda schools reopen after almost two years of covid pandemic
Schools in Uganda have fully reopened this morning, almost two years after the coronavirus pandemic started. This has been one...
Read moreDetailsIssues are now taking centre stage in African politics: A case for Kenya
The tribe factor has previously dominated Kenyan elections with the majority community, the Kikuyu having produced three out of four presidents so...
Read moreDetailsChina condemns sanctions on Eritrea, invites President Afwerki to China
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi during his visit to Eritrea has condemned sanctions imposed on the one-party state long been...
Read moreDetailsPolitical solution needed to end Tigray crisis – ICRC president
The head of the International Red Cross (ICRC) has called for an urgent political solution to bring to an end...
Read moreDetailsTigrayan forces say they took town in Amhara region, Ethiopia denies it
Rebellious Tigrayan forces said on Saturday they had seized the strategic town of Dessie in Ethiopia’s Amhara region where tens of...
Read moreDetailsRwanda and Senegal will host Africa’s first COVID-19 vaccine plants
By David Richard Walwyn* The lack of vaccine production capacity in African countries has been the subject of much concern and...
Read moreDetailsJohn Pombe Joseph Magufuli (1959 – 2021)
By Aikande Clement Kwayu* John Joseph Pombe Magufuli was a man who deftly played the long political game. He was...
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