East Africa

Fields, homes, wells and tombs were gradually being buried under shifting sand dunes on this windswept stretch of Madagascar’s southern...

Sweaty youth dig into dry soil under the scorching sun, preparing a bamboo plantation just outside Kampala. It was just...

The army in the Democratic Republic of Congo says rebels have shot down a United Nations helicopter in the east...

The International Monetary Fund and Mozambique have reached agreement on a loan of nearly $500m (£390m), the first since the...

In a move which has been described as "historic", the Democratic Republic of Congo has officially been admitted to the...

A month into the Russian-Ukraine crisis, impacts and consequences are already starting to pour in, with the already fragile economies...

Ethiopia's government on Thursday declared an immediate, unilateral truce in its conflict with rebellious Tigrayan forces to allow aid into...

Rwanda wants additional funding to keep its troops in Mozambique's troubled northern Cabo Delgado region where they are fighting Islamist...

Tanzania will begin the process of drafting a new constitution after the 2025 general elections. A statement issued by State...

Portuguese president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, wrapped up a three-day trip to Mozambique on Sunday with a visit to two...