East Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the eastern sub-region of the African continent.
Israel under fire over appointment of ambassador to Somaliland
A dozen Muslim-majority nations have condemned Israel's appointment of a diplomatic envoy to the breakaway region of Somaliland. In a...
Read moreDetailsUgandan and Congolese troops free 200 captives from IS-affiliated militants
Ugandan and Congolese soldiers rescued at least 200 civilians in a raid on a terrorist camp in the eastern Democratic...
Read moreDetailsThe Ha (Waha/Abaha) of Northwestern Tanzania
The Ha people, also called Waha in Swahili or Abaha, are one of the largest ethnic groups in the United...
Read moreDetails“Sub-Saharan Africa resilient, despite mounting global shocks” – Abebe Selassie
“Sub-Saharan Africa entered 2026 with the strongest economic momentum it had seen in a decade. And then came the war,”...
Read moreDetailsKenyan court fines and jails Chinese man in ant-smuggling case
A Kenyan court on Wednesday ordered a Chinese man to pay a fine of 1 million shillings ($7,746) and gave...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo to receive first group of deportees from US this week, sources say
Democratic Republic of Congo is set to receive more than 30 deportees from the United States this week, four sources...
Read moreDetailsSomalia says it killed 27 al Shabaab militants with international support
Somalia's defence ministry said on Tuesday that its armed forces and regional security forces had killed 27 al Shabaab militants...
Read moreDetailsDjibouti president wins election with 97.8% of vote, state media says
Djibouti's President Ismael Omar Guelleh has won re-election with 97.8% of the vote, state-owned Radio Television Djibouti said on Saturday, handing him...
Read moreDetailsKenya has enough reserves to manage any currency volatility, central bank says
Kenya has enough foreign exchange reserves to manage any volatility in the shilling exchange rate, its central bank governor said...
Read moreDetailsEthiopia renews tenure of Tigray regional leader
Ethiopia on Wednesday extended the mandate of the interim administrator of the northern Tigray region by one year, raising uncertainty...
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