East Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the eastern sub-region of the African continent.
Kenyan police crack down on protest against US Ebola quarantine facility
Kenyan police fired tear gas and water cannon on Tuesday at hundreds of protesters demonstrating against a quarantine centre, for Americans exposed...
Read moreDetailsSomali soccer referee denied US entry, will miss World Cup debut
The United States has denied entry to soccer referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan, who had been expected to be the first...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo court sentences 54 to death in final verdict on murder of UN experts
Nearly nine years after the killing of two United Nations experts in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the country's High...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to 515
Democratic Republic of Congo said on Sunday that the number of confirmed Ebola cases had increased to 515 after 27...
Read moreDetailsMauritius has not received US proposal on Chagos Islands
Mauritius said on Monday that it had not received any proposal from the Trump administration on the Chagos Islands, after...
Read moreDetails2026 Ranking: Top 10 African Countries by Military Budget vs Overall Strength
In 2026, several African nations are significantly increasing their military budgets. The defense spending landscape in Africa for 2026 indicates...
Read moreDetailsMost US deportees to DRC returned to home countries, Kinshasa says
More than half of a group of South American migrants deported by the United States to Kinshasa have now left...
Read moreDetailsKorekore of Zimbabwe and Mozambique
The Korekore people constitute one of the major and distinct subgroups of the Shona linguistic and ethnic group. They are...
Read moreDetailsMozambique tightens grip on mining with 15% state stake rule, local processing
Mozambique's President Daniel Chapo has signed a new law requiring 15% state ownership in all mining ventures and local processing...
Read moreDetailsSomali military and opposition-allied militias trade fire ahead of anti-government protests
Government troops and militias allied with the opposition exchanged fire overnight and on Thursday morning in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, damaging...
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