Nsengiyumva, who until now served as deputy governor of the National Bank of Rwanda, replaces Édouard Ngirente, whose seven-year tenure came to an abr...

The GERD dispute, already fraught with legal, environmental, and sovereignty concerns, now finds itself entangled in the broader complexities of Middl...

President Ruto spoke directly with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, urging for clemency and a delay in execution.

The South Caucasus nation, with a GDP of $81 billion and a per capita income of around $8,000 (World Bank, 2023), has traditionally relied on oil and...

By early 2025, nearly 23 million people in Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya were deemed "highly food insecure," with over 11 million livestock lost in wha...

The key sticking points include the bloc's customs revenue-sharing mechanisms and its protocols on the free movement of goods and labour, the principl...

Karega's latest assignment comes after Brussels quietly rejected his nomination as Rwanda's ambassador to Belgium—an apparent snub that was never publ...

While reaffirming Kenya's limited leverage in military affairs, Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Musali Mudavadi emphasised its commitment to diploma...

His mandate includes deepening engagement with governments, civil society, regional organisations, and key opinion leaders to advance "comprehensive s...

Since late 2024, South Sudanese security forces have intercepted an alarming number of modern Turkish-made rifles, some equipped with advanced optical...

Speaking at the opening of the session in Juba on Wednesday, President Salva Kiir Mayardit called on MPs to move beyond rhetoric and "serve the nation...

Amid BRICS expansion and rising multipolar interests in Africa, Ethiopia’s strategy could signal the beginning of a regional shift in monetary policy,...

Among the key agenda items were the need for deeper AU-REC integration, formal recognition of RECs within the AU architecture, and the persistent chal...

The visit comes in the wake of a diplomatic standoff earlier this year, after Juba initially resisted accepting a Congolese national deported by the T...

The newly constituted AUC leadership will serve a four-year term, charged with driving Africa’s integration agenda amid mounting internal and external...

Polepole, who previously served as an MP and ambassador to Malawi, had been posted to Cuba, where he represented Tanzania in the wider Caribbean regio...

President Salva Kiir outlined a clear roadmap for military transformation, calling for the elimination of so-called "ghost names" from the SSPDF payro...

The appointments, announced by state-run 'Sudan News Agency', are seen as an attempt to fill key governance gaps and build momentum behind a technocra...

Egypt's Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation criticised the completion of the $4 billion (h518 billion)billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (...

While Kenya had long championed African-led solutions—through the Nairobi and Luanda peace tracks—it now appears content to play a supporting role to...

On Tuesday, Kenya's Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing'oei met with Sudan's Chargé d'Affaires in Nairobi, Mohamed Osman Akasha, to reaffir...

The Somali presidency, Villa Somalia, praised Egypt's "unwavering support," but analysts suggest that Egypt is seeking diplomatic ballast amid heighte...

US President Donald Trump signalled a clear shift in Washington's tone towards BRICS-aligned economies, warning Pretoria that America's patience with...

President Ruto, once the self-styled outsider and critic of state overreach, now finds himself accused of the very sins he railed against.

The Rwandan leader went further, suggesting that former President Joseph Kabila orchestrated the transition.

A career soldier who once served as aide-de-camp to President Daniel Arap Moi, Boinnet is perhaps best remembered for his 2002 warning to the presiden...

Speaking to journalists in Kigali, Kagame reaffirmed Rwanda's commitment to the agreement, which was brokered by the administration of US President Do...

For landlocked Ethiopia - a country of over 130 million people and one of Africa's fastest-growing economies - the lack of direct access to maritime t...

Prime Minister Abiy emphasised that Ethiopia’s development goals will not undermine the interests of its downstream neighbours.

Yet beneath the polished dispatches and promises of green growth and trade, a festering issue was quietly sidestepped — again. The elephant in the roo...

The capital has been divided into ten administrative zones in an attempt to streamline the registration process and strengthen oversight of tax compli...

The Nairobi Railway City project was touted as a major win for British architects, engineers, and legal consultants, with financing expected to come t...

While Kinshasa projected diplomacy, Goma staged defiance. M23's Corneille Nangaa and the Alliance Fleuve Congo/M23 marked the day by planting a symbol...

The first group of evacuees from Iran arrived in Nairobi on Sunday morning and was received by government officials at Jomo Kenyatta International Air...

CCM, which has ruled Tanzania continuously since independence, kicked off the nomination exercise on Saturday, marking the start of what is expected t...

The deal, quietly initialled by technical teams on June 18, is to be witnessed by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and bears the fingerprints of both...

Mohamoud briefed Ruto on preparations for the upcoming Special Summit on AU Reforms, and thanked Kenya for its "continued support" and for staying eng...

The EFF expressed "full solidarity with the youth of Kenya," who returned to the streets to mark the first anniversary of the deadly June 25, 2024 pro...

While acknowledging the concerns raised about policing, the ministry emphasised that any violations "are addressed through our institutions—including...

Adding to their concern, the ambassadors noted that "we are troubled by the use of hired 'goons' to infiltrate or disrupt peaceful gatherings," callin...

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs claimed Kenya was complicit in supplying arms to the Rapid Support Forces (...

Over the weekend, police in Arusha detained Jackson Kabalo, 32, and Joseph Mrindoko, 37, accusing the two content creators of "improper use of social...

The PM set the stage for a confrontation with entrenched armed factions that have held sway under previous power-sharing arrangements.

The announcement marks a dramatic rupture with Lusaka, where President Hakainde Hichilema's administration had prepared for a state funeral with full...

The late president's family, citing unresolved grievances, declined to release his body from South Africa—despite earlier agreements—prompting the Zam...

Tanzania's Permanent Representative, Dr Abdallah Possi, rubbished as "erroneous, misleading and misconstrued" a statement by UN-appointed experts.

The agreement, according to a joint statement from the US State Department, is due to be signed on June 27 at a ministerial-level meeting.

The ministry confirmed that 48 Ugandan students are currently being safely evacuated from Tehran and emphasised that efforts are ongoing to ensure the...

The ministry stressed the importance of vigilance, urging Kenyan nationals to avoid non-essential travel, stay updated through local media alerts, and...

In a post on X, formerly Twitter, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Kenya, Stephen Jackson, expressed deep concern and called for justice and tra...