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Countries contributing troops to the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) have found themselves arguing for a need to have the mission stay in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), amid a move by Kinshasa to seek a Plan B […]

A quadripartite summit of four regional blocs has demanded an immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in an effort to end the decades-long war. The resolution was made by heads […]

Gender gaps and inequality persist as significant challenges in societies worldwide, despite the progress made towards equality in recent decades. While strides have been taken to address these issues, the need to continue focusing on closing gender gaps and eliminating […]

The leadership of Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF is fighting to maintain the face of Rwanda after a group of influential leaders organised a clan meeting to ordain a leader, potentially setting the stage for factionalism in President Paul Kagame’s party. […]

Mr Andrew Mitchell, UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Minister for Africa, has arrived in Rwanda on a three-day as bilateral relations between the UK and Rwanda remain strong due to the existing controversial migration partnership that will see the […]

Uganda and Rwanda this week retired long serving military generals, a move security analysts see as meant to allow internal harmony within the forces, unencumbered by the presence of historical army chiefs. In the retirements, two names stood out: Gen […]

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni and his South Sudan counterpart Salva Kiir on Thursday met and held discussions on mutual interests and border security betweenthe two countries. Although it was a closed-door meeting, thePresident’s Senior Press Secretary Sandor Walusimbi said the […]

The East African Community Council of Ministers has endorsed the appointment of a Ugandan and a South Sudanese as deputy secretaries-general. The two high-ranking secretariat officials are expected to be formally appointed by the EAC heads of state at a […]

Britain’s King Charles III faced calls Wednesday to apologise for colonial-era atrocities in Kenya when he visits the country later this month. Buckingham Palace said Charles and his wife Queen Camilla will visit thenation from October 31 to November 3, […]

Ugandan police have declared the Entebbe Expressway safe after a bomb scare earlier Wednesday morning. “Update! Entebbe Expressway now open for public use,” the police tweeted after the bomb squad was sent to investigate an object suspected to be an […]

Kenya warned Thursday of the risk that groups such as Al Shabaab could carry out attacks in “solidarity” with Hamas after the Palestinian militant group’s bloody assault on Israel. Thecountry has suffered a number of attacks carried out by the […]

Fundamental rights and freedoms are continually getting restricted in almost 90 percent of sub-Saharan African countries, even as the rest of the globe makes gains towards more open societies characterised by respect for civil liberties. Civicus, a global alliance of […]

A Kenyan parliamentary committee has called for a review of East African Community (EAC Treaty in order to grant veto powers to the highest contributing partner states. In a report tabled in the Parliament of Kenya, the Committee on Regional […]

Unpaid or delayed salaries and unremitted statutory dues continue to define the harsh financial times at public universities in East Africa as many struggle to fund higher education and are considering passing on the burden to the students. Traditionally seen […]

Liberia’s President George Weah may have to wait for a second round of voting to find out if he will retain his seat. A vote count showed that none of the 19 candidates vying for the country’s presidency had reached […]

A wave of political change is blowing through East Africa, with the ruling parties battling to garner the support of the younger generations to stay in power. A growing agitation for change — and the permission for it — is […]

Keith Muhakanizi was either arrogant or a true patriot of Uganda. It really depended on whom you asked. When he appeared before Ugandan legislators to explain some policy, the MPs said he had denigrated them. Yet his longevity in public […]

After two weeks of killings that left nearly 150 dead in Ituri province, according to figures from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA, authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have launched another disarmament programme, hoping […]

Kenya and Tanzania have renewed the push for sale of inefficient and loss-making parastatals, part of a plan to dodge a drain on the exchequer and tame revenue leakages. These plans have been backed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF, […]

The East African Community peacekeeping force will leave eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after December 8, but the bloc will remain involved in the quest for peace in troubled region, the heads of state have said. A dispatch after the […]

The ruling emir of oil-rich Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, died on Saturday aged 86, the royal court said, after three years in power marked by repeated political disputes. “With great sadness and sorrow, we mourn… the death of Sheikh […]

Sudan’s conflict could face the risk of being ‘forgotten’ by the international community, even as US lawmakers singled out the United Arab Emirates (UAE for fanning rebels. Alice Nderitu, the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide says in […]

Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo ‘Hemedti’ this week emerged from isolation to make the first public trips out of the country ostensibly seeking to undercut his nemesis in the war, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. On Thursday, Hemedti […]

The leader of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) held talks with President William Ruto of Kenya on Wednesday amid regional diplomatic efforts to try to forge a ceasefire in the war at home. Kenya is the latest leg of […]