East Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the eastern sub-region of the African continent.
Eritrea asks UN to intervene in standoff with Ethiopia
Eritrea asked the UN Security Council on Saturday to take deterrent measures against Ethiopia, according to a letter seen by...
Read moreDetailsGasumo, the southernmost source of the Nile, Burundi
Gasumo is located in the Bururi province (or the Rutovu/Rutana district in the central highlands of the Republic of Burundi)...
Read moreDetailsKenya boosts Ebola preparedness after registering first case
Kenya’s first Ebola case, a patient who travelled for weeks by road and air through three countries without being detected...
Read moreDetailsTanzania gold mine deaths at centre of case against London accreditor of refiners
The alleged fatal shootings of two illegal artisanal miners, identified only as ZZZ and ZZY, at Tanzania's North Mara gold...
Read moreDetails2026 Africa Press Freedom Ranking
The Reporters Without Borders (RSF) World Press Freedom Index 2026 for Africa highlights the ongoing challenges and threats to press...
Read moreDetailsThe global panel on inequality needs African evidence: here’s how it could work
The launch was held immediately after a meeting of the African Union and South Africa African Expert Panel. Having the...
Read moreDetailsAfrican Union delegation meets Congo rebels, calls for continued peace efforts
An African Union delegation that met Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo has called for continued engagement in the peace process,...
Read moreDetailsKenya infrastructure fund begins deploying $2.6 billion seed capital by buying bonds
Kenya's new National Infrastructure Fund has begun deploying its 340 billion shilling ($2.62 billion) seed capital by buying domestic government...
Read moreDetailsEritrean troops drive through northern Ethiopian town, witnesses say
Eritrean soldiers drove through the northern Ethiopian town of Adigrat on Wednesday, two witnesses told Reuters, days after the Horn...
Read moreDetailsAirstrikes and artillery hit north Ethiopia after Tigray capital’s fall, aid sources say
Airstrikes and artillery fire hit northern Ethiopia's Tigray region overnight into Monday morning, aid sources said, almost two weeks into...
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