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By Judy Maina NAIROBI — East African policymakers and analysts are increasingly divided over the future of the U.S.-backed African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), as...
JUBA – The United Nations has warned of a “perfect storm” of escalating conflict and climate-driven disasters in South Sudan, as renewed fighting in Jonglei State...
ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia has emerged as the second-largest destination for foreign direct investment (FDI) in Africa, according to new government data, with Chinese firms accounting...
KAMPALA – Uganda’s fiscal space is tightening as the cost of servicing external debt surged to $416.6 million in the last quarter, driven by a strengthening...
DAR ES SALAAM – Tanzania has designated 65 new mining areas exclusively for young investors and secured dedicated financing through local lenders, as the government moves...
NAIROBI – Russia has formally agreed to cease the recruitment of Kenyan nationals to fight in its war against Ukraine, Kenya’s foreign ministry announced on Monday,...
Mogadishu — Somalia’s transition toward its first direct “one-person-one-vote” election in over 50 years is facing a critical deadlock, as regional states and opposition leaders accuse...
DODOMA/KAMPALA — The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), the world’s longest electrically heated pipeline, is on track for completion by July 2026, with the first...
JUBA — South Sudanese authorities have detained several current and former top-tier officials in a sweeping investigation into “financial malpractices” within the nation’s oil and finance...
MOYALE/NAIROBI — Ethiopia and Kenya have commenced a series of phased, joint military operations along their shared border to secure the strategic Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport...