East Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the eastern sub-region of the African continent.
DRC: US sanctions Joseph Kabila over alleged M23 support
The United States has imposed sweeping sanctions on former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila, accusing him of providing...
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A series of unique bilateral health agreements negotiated between the United States and numerous African states in late 2025 and...
Read moreDetailsMadagascar detains French former serviceman over alleged mutiny plot
Madagascar has detained a former French serviceman accused of taking part in a plot to destabilise the Indian Ocean Island,...
Read moreDetailsLast Kenyan officers leave Haiti as new international security initiative begins
The last contingent of Kenyan police officers has left Haiti, bringing an end to the UN-backed Multinational Security Support Mission...
Read moreDetailsUganda to offer new oil exploration licensing round in 2026/27 financial year
Uganda will offer a new oil exploration licensing round next financial year, its minister for energy and mineral development said...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo president orders probe into copper and cobalt export revenues, document shows
Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi has ordered a comprehensive audit of mining export revenues and state assets, warning...
Read moreDetailsBurundi President Ndayishmiye named ruling party candidate for 2027 election
Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye has been named as the candidate of his ruling party for the presidential election due to be held...
Read moreDetailsSuspected pirates steer cargo vessel towards Somalia, security groups say
Suspected pirates have boarded a St. Kitts and Nevis-flagged general cargo vessel off Somalia's waters and were sailing it towards...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo launches $100 million US-backed mining guard to secure sites
Democratic Republic of Congo’s mines inspectorate said on Monday it had created a paramilitary mining guard to secure mining sites...
Read moreDetailsTanzania opposition reject commission report into election violence
In a finding that is at odds with the tally by opposition parties, a Tanzanian government-appointed commission of inquiry says...
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