East Africa
News and analyses on the countries located in the eastern sub-region of the African continent.
Kenya’s president orders Tata Chemicals to end operations in the country
Kenya's President William Ruto said on Thursday he had ordered India's Tata Chemicals to stop its operations in Kenya, saying its...
Read moreDetailsHealth officials turn to mobile-phone data to track Ebola spread in DR Congo
Health officials battling the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are using anonymised mobile-phone data to map population...
Read moreDetailsMadagascar ex-Senate president sentenced to 10 years over protest crackdown
Madagascar's former Senate president Richard Ravalomanana was sentenced to 10 years of hard labour on Tuesday after being convicted of...
Read moreDetailsUganda names its crude oil Pearl Sweet ahead of production
Uganda on Wednesday named its blended crude oil grade "Pearl Sweet", a key step ahead of the East African country's...
Read moreDetailsAs schools re-open, Congo drops remote learning plan in Ebola red zone
Schools reopened this week in areas of Democratic Republic of Congo hardest hit by Ebola, after authorities decided the risk...
Read moreDetailsMore than 6,000 people infected with Ebola in Congo, government figures show
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has passed the 6,000 mark, government data showed on Monday....
Read moreDetailsTanzania’s ruling party picks new candidate for vice president
Tanzania's ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party has picked the energy minister as its nominee for the new vice president, the...
Read moreDetailsRwanda secures first yen-denominated loan
Rwanda has raised roughly $190 million with a new 15-year World Bank Group-backed loan that will see the government borrow...
Read moreDetailsSon of Uganda’s president says he will stand for top job in 2031
Uganda's military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is also the son of the country's long-ruling President Yoweri Museveni, said he would run...
Read moreDetailsDRC opposition urges Tshisekedi to abandon constitutional changes
A leading Congolese opposition figure has called on President Felix Tshisekedi to abandon proposed constitutional changes that opponents fear could...
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