East Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the eastern sub-region of the African continent.
Sixty-Six Years On, the Promise of Somali Independence Remains Unfulfilled.
A unified, ethnically homogeneous Somalia composed of all the Somali people and the unification of the other Somali-inhabited areas of...
Read moreDetailsBatagwenda & Banyaruguru of Rwanda and Uganda
The Batagwenda and Banyaruguru groups are closely related ethnic groups (sometimes considered a subgroup) with complex historical and cultural roots...
Read moreDetailsAldabra Atoll, Seychelles
Aldabra Atoll is located in the far southwest of the Republic of Seychelles in the Indian Ocean, about 1,150 kilometres...
Read moreDetails‘Threat to US sovereignty’: Washington launches campaign to dismantle ICC
The United States on Monday announced a sweeping campaign against the International Criminal Court (ICC) that could include further sanctions...
Read moreDetailsKenya extends fuel tax cut for three more months
Kenya's government said on Tuesday it was extending a reduction in Value Added Tax (VAT) on petroleum products for another...
Read moreDetailsUS to block citizens in Congo from immediate travel home, citing Ebola
The Trump administration on Monday said it is blocking American citizens in the Democratic Republic of Congo from traveling to...
Read moreDetailsUganda: Court clears way for Besigye treason trial
The High Court has dismissed an application by Dr. Kizza Besigye and Hajji Obeid Lutale seeking to terminate treason proceedings,...
Read moreDetailsRebels in Congo see Ebola as chance to show governing credentials
Congo's AFC/M23 rebels have used a small Ebola outbreak in territory they control to showcase their ability to govern, mounting...
Read moreDetailsLe Morne Cultural Landscape, Mauritius
The Le Morne Heritage Trust Fund, in coordination with the Ministries of Culture and the Environment, is responsible for implementing...
Read moreDetailsRashaida of the coastal plain of the Red Sea
The Rashaida tribe is one of the nomadic Arab groups inhabiting the Red Sea coastal plain of East Africa, particularly...
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