East Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the eastern sub-region of the African continent.
Ex-Somali leader Mohamud wins presidency, vows to heal the nation
Former Somali leader Hassan Sheikh Mohamud won the presidency again in voting by parliamentarians on Sunday in an airport hangar...
Read moreDetailsSomalia MPs vote to choose country’s president after 15 months delay
Somalia MPs are due to vote on Sunday (today) to choose the horn of African nation's president, ending the convoluted...
Read moreDetailsKenya’s Deputy President Ruto picks businessman as running mate
Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto, one of the frontrunners in this year's presidential election, has picked businessman Rigathi Gachagua as...
Read moreDetailsUganda downplays allegations of harboring Ethiopia’s TPLF
The Ugandan Defense Minister downplayed the allegations that the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) which is fighting against the Ethiopian...
Read moreDetailsAU imposes curfew on Somalia’s presidential poll venue
The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (Atmis) has imposed a curfew on the Afisyoni air force hangar in the...
Read moreDetailsBeyond the hype of cryptocurrencies in Africa
Two things that we can all agree on in 2022 are that we have to learn to live with Covid-19...
Read moreDetailsDozens dead after suspected militia raid in eastern Congo
Dozens of people were killed and many more are missing after armed men raided a mining encampment near the town...
Read moreDetailsSomali president announces candidacy for second term
Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has formally announced his candidacy for a second term in the presidential elections due on...
Read moreDetailsSomalia requests IMF for financial support extension
Somalia's government has asked the International Monetary Fund, IMF, to extend its financial support by three months to August 17th....
Read moreDetailsWhy the Africa’s only Covid vaccine plant is struggling
The global organisations that buy Covid vaccines for poorer countries "need to step up" and order doses from Africa's only...
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