East Africa

A new programme to promote youth and women entrepreneurship has been launched in Ethiopia. In a bid to reinforce an entrepreneurial ecosystem, the Ethiopian government...

Ugandan police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the beheading two toddlers by their mentally-ill mother, who is from Kamuli District. Uganda’s Daily Monitor reported on...

IN SHORT: A poorly written quote in which Kiambu governor Kimani Wamatangi appears to rail against his opponents in the county assembly, calling them...

Mombasa — Senate Minority Leader Stewart Madzajo has challenged Members of Parliament affiliated with the ruling coalition Kenya Kwanza not to blindly serve as...

Around 4.5 million Ethiopians could be in need of food aid because of a drought in the country, the UN has said. Hardest-hit areas are...

South Africa’s Ambassador to Uganda, Professor Lekoa Solly Mollo, has called for the scrapping of entry visas between the two countries. Mollo told Uganda’s Observer...

“A week after a fact-finding mission to Kenya, we welcome the High Court ruling on the long awaited commencement of the 2013 Public Benefit...

NAIROBI, Kenya & OSAKA, Japan-Sunday 3 February 2019 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- World Vision and Panasonic Corporation have launched an Off-grid Solutions Project in...

Kenya has secured a commitment from China's Exim Bank for the funding of the standard gauge railway line from Naivasha to the Uganda border. Kipchumba...

The launch of the African Union Passport, considered a critical development to ease free movement of people, spur economic growth and development as well...