Author: Mwangi Maina

Kiir sacks finance, investment ministers amid South Sudan’s economic turmoil Aug 22, 2025

On Thursday, state-run television announced that Finance Minister Dr. Marial Dongrin Ater and Investment Minister Dr. Dhieu Mathok Diing had been show...

How Tanzania’s ex-envoy is turning into President Samia’s firebrand critic Aug 22, 2025

Polepole, who relinquished his Havana posting that also covered Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana and Central America, says he has gone into hiding, citing...

Salva Kiir appoints daughter as Presidential Envoy, stirring nepotism debate Aug 21, 2025

The role, once held by Benjamin Bol Mel recently elevated to vice-president in charge of the Economic Cluster, has been vacant for months.

Kenya's envoy to Dominican Republic Mwenda Karisa presents credentials to President Luis Abinader Aug 21, 2025

The Dominican Republic shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti, making its hospitals and evacuation corridors the most immediate fallback for injur...

Sudan government relocates ministries from war-ravaged Khartoum to safer cities Aug 20, 2025

The relocation order covers the Council of Ministers, key ministries—including finance, minerals, and information—and the central bank, but makes no m...

President Ruto courts Japan, seeks balance in uneven trade Aug 20, 2025

In a 20-minute Tuesday meeting in Yokohama, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba welcomed President William Ruto's return to Japan and praised Kenya as a "li...

Tanzania's Chadema slams closed-door trial as court bars live broadcasts of Tundu Lissu case Aug 18, 2025

On August 18, the Kisutu Resident Magistrate's Court in Dar es Salaam barred live broadcasts of the high-profile case, citing the need to protect stat...

DRC rejects Kenya’s consul appointment to Goma, citing International law Aug 16, 2025

Against this backdrop, the Congolese government warned that Nairobi's announcement risked conferring legitimacy on an "ongoing illegal occupation."

China reacts harshly to US senator’s Somaliland remarks Aug 16, 2025

Senator Ted Cruz had earlier appealed to US President Donald Trump to formally recognise the Republic of Somaliland as an independent state, calling i...

Ruto nominates new ambassadors in major diplomatic reshuffle Aug 15, 2025

The changes blend career appointments with political selections, reshaping key postings in Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Gulf.

South Africa's army chief stirs diplomatic storm following his remarks while in Iran Aug 14, 2025

The rhetoric placed Pretoria squarely in the orbit of one of Washington's most sanctioned adversaries—awkward timing, given South Africa's already str...

US sanctions armed group, companies profiting from illegal mining in DRC Aug 13, 2025

The action comes amid a humanitarian crisis in eastern DRC, where M23 rebels and other armed groups have displaced millions.

Egypt vows not to give up its Nile water rights despite Ethiopia's Grand Dam completion Aug 13, 2025

With a population of more than 100 million, Egypt relies on the Nile for almost all its freshwater needs.

20-year-old student announces bid to unseat Museveni in 2026 Aug 13, 2025

Jorine Najjemba, who completed her senior six studies last year, on Monday picked nomination forms to contest in the upcoming elections.

Museveni in Egypt for high-stakes meeting with El-Sisi amid rising Nile tensions Aug 12, 2025

The visit follows weeks of diplomatic courtship, including direct phone calls and formal exchanges, and comes at a time when both countries are recali...

Britain’s High Commissioner Neil Wigan to leave Kenya amid ongoing diplomatic challenges Aug 11, 2025

On Monday, London announced that Wigan will return home to serve as Director-General for Strategy and Delivery at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Develo...

Kenya presses Tanzania to scrap ban on foreigners operating small businesses Aug 09, 2025

The order, issued on July 28, bars non-citizens from operating in 15 sectors, including mobile money transfer, courier services, salons, real estate,...

Kenya calls for governance overhaul as EAC gridlock deepens Aug 08, 2025

Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi has publicly criticised Ruto's handling of the Nairobi Peace Process, originally initiated by former President Uh...

UAE bars Sudanese aircraft from landing at its airports Aug 07, 2025

The Sudanese aviation regulator said it was working with airlines to rebook affected passengers travelling between the two countries, as the abrupt ha...

US-Kenya ties: Nairobi walks diplomatic tightrope amid deepening ties with China, Iran Aug 07, 2025

But Kenya's apparent pivot to China has caused considerable unease in Washington. President Ruto's April 2025 state visit to Beijing came at the heigh...

Ruto’s top diplomat in Geneva under fire over Sh2.5 million housing lease Aug 06, 2025

A confidential memo dated July 11, 2024, from Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing'oei to all 68 Kenyan missions abroad underscores the sens...

US moves to reassess Kenya's designation as major non-NATO ally Aug 05, 2025

Kenya became the first sub-Saharan African nation to secure MNNA status during Ruto's state visit to Washington in May 2024, the first such visit by a...

Rwanda agrees to take 250 migrants deported from US in bid to deepen ties with Washington Aug 05, 2025

The US State Department has already sent Kigali a list of names for the first batch, with the initial 10 deportees expected to arrive soon, according...

Kenya’s diplomatic chessboard: Ruto’s Foreign Ministry shake-up tests strategy over stability Aug 04, 2025

Kiptiness, who also oversaw relations with Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam, will now return to Nairobi as Deputy Director General of the Asia and...

Border tensions flare as Uganda and South Sudan trade blame over deadly clash Aug 01, 2025

According to South Sudanese officials, the clash began when Ugandan forces crossed into South Sudanese territory and launched an unprovoked attack usi...

DRC and Rwanda hold first joint oversight meeting to advance peace deal Aug 01, 2025

The meeting, held in the Washington DC, included observers from the United States, Qatar, the Republic of Togo (serving as the African Union facilitat...

AU slams RSF’s move to form parallel government in Sudan Jul 30, 2025

The AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) condemned what it termed "the creation of a so-called parallel government" led by the Sudan Founding Alliance...

Museveni expected in Nairobi as Kenya-Uganda ties face border test Jul 30, 2025

Top on the agenda is the protracted dispute over Migingo Island, a rocky outcrop in Lake Victoria whose rich fishing waters have for years strained ti...

Fresh gunfire along border rekindles tensions between Uganda and South Sudan Jul 29, 2025

The alleged incident occurred on the afternoon of July 28 in Nyainga-Muda, a settlement in Kangapo II Payam of Kajo-Keji County, Central Equatoria Sta...

South Sudan’s MPs demand answers amid deepening liquidity crisis Jul 29, 2025

Commercial banks have reportedly been unable to dispense funds despite confirmation that salaries were deposited weeks ago.

UN human rights expert visits Port Sudan amid escalating civil war and RSF power move Jul 28, 2025

Nouicer's visit aims to assess the human rights situation and engage directly with stakeholders in a nation where governance, the rule of law, and bas...

Sudan slams Kenya for supporting rebel group RSF’s move to establish rival administration Jul 27, 2025

In a statement dated July 27, the Sudanese government also criticised Kenya, accusing it of enabling the RSF’s preparatory meetings in Nairobi.

Kenya’s quiet envoy shuffle: After DRC snub, Ruto’s appointee lands in Accra Jul 26, 2025

The Tshisekedi administration refused to accept Amadi's credentials in what Congolese insiders say was a diplomatic cold shoulder provoked by Ruto's o...

Kagame picks economist Justin Nsengiyumva as Rwanda’s new Prime Minister in Cabinet shake-up Jul 24, 2025

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...

Egypt snubs US offer on Nile dam over condition to relocate Gazans to Rafah Jul 23, 2025

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

Stephen Munyakho expected in Kenya later today after release from Saudi death row Jul 23, 2025

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

Kenya, Azerbaijan sign energy deal to boost oil, gas and renewables cooperation Jul 23, 2025

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...

East Africa on the edge as record droughts break climate and humanitarian systems Jul 22, 2025

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...

Ethiopia snubs joining East African Community, cites economic imbalance and readiness gaps Jul 21, 2025

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...

Kagame appoints Vincent Karega as ambassador to Algeria after diplomatic setbacks Jul 18, 2025

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

Kenya endorses two-state solution amid Gaza crisis talks Jul 18, 2025

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

AU appoints Burundi’s President Ndayishimiye as special envoy to troubled Sahel region Jul 17, 2025

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

UN warns Sudan conflict spilling into South Sudan as smuggled arms breach embargo Jul 17, 2025

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

South Sudan’s Parliament resumes amid budget crisis, unpaid wages, and fragile peace Jul 17, 2025

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...

Ethiopia moves to ditch US dollar in trade as BRICS-led de-dollarisation gains momentum Jul 15, 2025

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

AU mid-year summit in Malabo renews push for regional integration amid lingering divisions Jul 14, 2025

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...

South Sudan’s foreign minister in Washington for tense talks on deportations and governance Jul 14, 2025

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...

AU Commission finalises leadership team at Malabo meeting after months-long delay Jul 14, 2025

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

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