East Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the eastern sub-region of the African continent.
Madagascan President Randrianirina visits city devastated by Cyclone Gezani
In Madagascar, Colonel Michael Randrianirina assesses the damage in Toamasina after Cyclone Gezani devastated the city. The country is reeling...
Read moreDetailsUN to launch reconnaissance flights to support eastern Congo ceasefire
The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo will send reconnaissance flights to the eastern city of Uvira...
Read moreDetailsCyclone Gezani tears through Madagascar, killing at least 20
Fierce winds left a trail of destruction in Madagascar as Tropical Cyclone Gezani hit the island, killing at least 20...
Read moreDetailsUganda minister condemns military raid on opposition leader’s home
Uganda's Information Minister Chris Baryomunsi condemned a military raid on opposition leader Bobi Wine's home last month, telling Reuters that the...
Read moreDetailsEritrea rejects Ethiopian claims of troops operating inside its borders
Tensions are rising in the Horn of Africa after Eritrea forcefully rejected Ethiopian claims that its troops are operating inside...
Read moreDetailsEl-Sissi reaffirms Egypt’s support for Somalia’s territorial integrity at Cairo meeting
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi welcomed his Somali counterpart, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, to Cairo on Sunday, for talks on deepening cooperation...
Read moreDetailsUganda and Tanzanian leaders hold bilateral talks
The leaders of Uganda and Tanzania held bilateral talks at State House in Dar es Salaam on Saturday aimed at...
Read moreDetailsClashes intensify in remote east Congo, challenging US mediation
Nurses at the general hospital in Fizi, a town ringed by steep highlands in eastern Congo’s South Kivu province, hurried...
Read moreDetailsEthiopian PM accuses Eritrea of committing atrocities during Tigray War
In the latest twist in their volatile relations, Ethiopia on Tuesday accused its former ally, Eritrea, of committing mass killings...
Read moreDetailsKey events in Ethiopia’s journey towards debt restructuring
Ethiopia's bondholders are planning to sue the government after its bilateral creditors blocked a preliminary agreement on restructuring its $1 billion bond,...
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