East Africa

Kilwa Kisiwani (Kilwa Island) is located off the southern coast of Tanzania and is considered one of the most important...

Uganda's parliament on Tuesday passed an amended law that permits military tribunals to try civilians, prompting protests from the opposition...

Tanzanian authorities arrested and later deported human rights activists from Kenya and Uganda who had travelled to Dar es Salaam...

Tanzania's main opposition leader, Tundu Lissu, told his supporters to have no fear as he appeared in court on Monday for...

Thousands of people believed to be illegals from Rwanda were expelled by the M23 from the key major town of...

A military captain who gave his name as Suleiman described the attack as he had seen it unfold. "I was...

Tanzanian authorities arrested a senior opposition official as he was departing for a political conference in Belgium, his party said...

Ethiopia has signed investment deals for its minerals and energy sectors worth more than $1.7 billion, mostly with Chinese firms,...

Finland's president Alexander Stubb's is on a three-day state visit to Kenya, the first ever by a Finnish head of...

Ugandan opposition leader and pop singer Bobi Wine said on Friday he plans to run for president for a second...