East Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the eastern sub-region of the African continent.
The promise and risks of Kenya’s ambitious new strategy to close refugee camps
The Shirika Plan seeks to shift refugee management away from a camp-based system largely overseen by the UN towards a...
Read moreDetailsSchooling is the most severely affected by conflict when children are the target – Study
If children are not going to school in the first place, it is often because families do not feel it...
Read moreDetailsMiddle east fuel crisis keeps Mozambique fishermen ashore
Rising fuel prices linked to tensions in the Middle East are forcing many fishermen in Mozambique's capital to keep their...
Read moreDetailsSomaliland president visits Israel in defiance of Mogadishu
Israeli President Isaac Herzog welcomed his counterpart from Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi in Jerusalem on Sunday....
Read moreDetailsSomali President says Israel exploiting row with Somaliland
In an interview with a local TV station, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said Israel's recognition of Somalliland marked one of the...
Read moreDetailsHealth workers struggle to contain Ebola in Congo camps as distrust grows
After the Kpangba displacement camp became the first in this part of war-torn Congo to record deaths from Ebola two...
Read moreDetailsSomaliland says it has a right to choose its relationships as it opens new Taiwan office
Somaliland has a right to choose its own relationships and pressure tactics from Beijing and Mogadishu have not succeeded in...
Read moreDetailsAfrica’s 10 Best Countries in 2026
Egypt and South Africa remain regional powerhouses due to their industrial capacity, population size, and strategic location. Resource-rich countries such...
Read moreDetailsSomali football referee denied entry to US returns home to hero’s welcome
Somali international referee Omar Artan has returned home to a hero’s welcome after being banned from entering the United States....
Read moreDetailsCongo Ebola contact tracing is below target but has improved, WHO says
Efforts to trace contacts in the Democratic Republic of Congo to try to contain the country's Ebola outbreak have improved...
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