East Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the eastern sub-region of the African continent.
Kenya and Haiti establish diplomatic ties
Haiti and Kenya have established diplomatic relations, according to a joint statement issued by both countries. The document signed by...
Read moreDetailsAfrican Development Fund donates $20 million to Mozambique
The aim is to finance the implementation of Mozambique’s Economic Acceleration and Governance Support Programme. The African Development Fund, the...
Read moreDetailsRwandan President Paul Kagame announces he will run for a fourth term
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has announced for the first time that he plans to run for a fourth term in...
Read moreDetailsKenya extends oil supply agreement with three Gulf companies
Kenya has extended an oil supply deal with three Gulf-based companies, which is designed to manage demand for dollars, the...
Read moreDetailsEU temporarily holds back food aid in Somalia after UN finds widespread theft
The European Union executive has temporarily suspended funding for the World Food Programme (WFP) in Somalia, two senior EU officials...
Read moreDetailsUN experts say war crimes committed in Ethiopia despite formal end to conflict
War crimes and crimes against humanity are still being committed in Ethiopia nearly a year after government and regional forces...
Read moreDetailsKenyan President woos US tech companies despite boosting business taxes
Kenya’s president is wooing American tech companies, promising a business-friendly environment — even though he has raised taxes on businesses...
Read moreDetailsRwanda strikes deal to build nuclear reactor
The Rwandan government signed an agreement on Tuesday with a German-Canadian start-up to build an “experimental” civil nuclear reactor, in...
Read moreDetailsKenya’s central bank limits sale of dollars by remittance firms
Kenya's central bank has capped the amount of dollars that money transfer companies can sell to an individual customer at...
Read moreDetailsMadagascar opposition condemns ‘institutional coup’ before vote
Opposition parties in Madagascar have denounced what they say is an "institutional coup" after the prime minister, an ally of...
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