8+ hour, 3+ min ago  (1175+ words) South Sudan President Salva Kiir in Juba, South Sudan, April 3, 2025. Correspondent in Nairobi, Kenya South Sudan's plan to hold its first general election in December has drawn fresh scepticism from the chief mediator in the country's peace process, who warns…...

6+ hour, 3+ min ago  (1330+ words) Miners working at a coltan site in Rubaya, Democratic Republic of Congo'on May 7, 2025. By' Aggrey Mutambo '&' Patrick Ilunga The United States has escalated economic pressure on Rwanda, imposing fresh sanctions on companies and individuals it accuses of financing the M23 rebellion…...

19+ hour, 18+ min ago  (412+ words) International Court of Justice judges during a ruling at The Hague, Netherlands on January 26, 2024." Contributor based in Kinshasa, DRC The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has escalated its legal battle with Rwanda, filing a fresh case at the International…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (99+ words) The East African An HTF-7000 engine on display in an assembly area at Honeywell Aerospace facility in Phoenix, Arizona, on June 2, 2026. Engine durability problems and shortages of spare parts have emerged as the biggest bottlenecks in the global aviation supply…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (533+ words) President Yoweri Museveni has appointed Karuna Kyeyune Kasolo as Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs. Reporter in Kampala, Uganda President Yoweri Museveni has appointed Karuna Kyeyune Kasolo as Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, as uncertainty continues to surround two senior Cabinet…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (748+ words) Taiwan President'Lai'Ching-te'in Taipei on June 18, 2026.'Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has accused Kenya of bowing to pressure from Beijing, after Nairobi deported its citizen to adhere to the'one'China policy. Editor - Africa & International Kenya's deportation of a Taiwanese environmental scientist has…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago  (532+ words) Rwanda's Foreign Minister Olivier J. P. Nduhungirehe (left) and South Africa's Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola during bilateral talks in Pretoria aimed at normalising relations between the two countries. The visit by Rwanda's Foreign Affairs minister Olivier Nduhungirehe to…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago  (737+ words) Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 15, 2026. By" James Anyanzwa "&" Aggrey Mutambo News of a long-term ceasefire between Iran and the United States was welcomed globally, but in East Africa the reaction was especially keen,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (242+ words) Felix Tshisekedi holds up the constitution during the inauguration ceremony whereby Tshisekedi was sworn into office in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo January 24, 2019. Democratic Republic of Congo's Senate has adopted a bill to change the constitution which could open the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (326+ words) Uganda's veteran opposition figure Kizza Besigye's lawyers, Erias Lukwago, and Martha Karua walk after a court proceeding at the High Court in Kampala on June 11, 2026. Ugandan security forces have arrested Erias Lukwago, a senior opposition figure and lawyer representing detained…...