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...
Kampala, Uganda — Uganda’s military presence in South Sudan has come under renewed international fire following a UN inquiry alleging that Ugandan troops assisted in aerial bombardments...
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia— Despite humanitarian challenges, the federal government has accelerated its urban renewal program. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed conducted an inspection tour of eastern Ethiopia...
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia— Ethiopia concluded a three-day period of national mourning this week for the victims of the devastating landslides in the southern Gamo Zone. Following...