East Africa

Power cuts are the new normal in Kenya – what went wrong and how to fix it

Peter Twesigye, University of Cape Town Millions of Kenyan households and businesses have been subjected to interruptions of electricity... Read more

12 Mar

Nairobi – A Tanzanian human rights activist was abducted in Kenya but rescued before being taken across the border,... Read more

24 Feb

Nairobi – Workers at Kenya’s main airport ended a strike on Tuesday that had caused severe disruptions to flights... Read more

18 Feb

Addis Ababa – Ethiopian federal and Tigrayan troops have massed along the border of the country’s northern Tigray region,... Read more

17 Feb

Kampala – Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni won a seventh term in office on Saturday after an election marred by violence... Read more

18 Jan

Kigali – Rwanda’s biggest national park announced on Thursday it will be receiving 70 white rhinos from South Africa... Read more

16 May, 2025

Addis Ababa – The interim administration of a troubled northern region in Ethiopia asked the federal government on Wednesday... Read more

13 Mar, 2025

Kampala – Ugandan special forces have been deployed to South Sudan’s capital, the Ugandan army chief said on Tuesday,... Read more

11 Mar, 2025

Nairobi – Kenyan authorities on Thursday ordered TikTok to take down sexual content involving minors following a BBC investigative... Read more

7 Mar, 2025

Kigali – Rwanda said on Monday that London was obliged to pay the remaining sum from a controversial agreement... Read more

4 Mar, 2025