January 27
Kenya: Kenyan Women March Against Femicide
According to Kenyan media, at least 14 women have been killed in gender-based violence so far in 2024. Read more »
January 24
Sudan: Sudan - German Foreign Minister Demands Solution to Conflict
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has called for increased efforts to end the power struggle in Sudan as she embarks on a tour of East Africa. She will also hold talks in… Read more »
January 23
East Africa: How East Africans Countered Colonial Repression
In East Africa and the Great Lakes region, German colonial conquest spurred courageous resistance from many local East African groups against well-armed and violent colonial… Read more »
January 17
Rwanda: UK - Rishi Sunak Faces Rwanda Bill Vote Amid Party Revolts
Britain's conservative prime minister faces a tough parliamentary vote on plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. Moderate and right-wing rebels in his party both dislike the bill,… Read more »
Rwanda: Burundi-Rwanda Tensions Rise Amid Border Reclosure
Relations between Burundi and Rwanda have been frosty for years. The border between the two nations, which reopened two years ago, has been closed again amid renewed tension. Some… Read more »
Rwanda: UK House of Commons Passes Rwanda Migrant Bill
Britain's conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has survived a tough vote on plans to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda. Read more »
January 16
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Difficult Start As a Brics Member
Beset by economic woes and worried by new disagreements with Somalia, Ethiopia's first days as a newly minted member of BRICS were anything but easy. Read more »
January 14
Tanzania: Tanzania Landslide After Heavy Rains Leaves Several Dead
A group of small-scale miners were working in northern Tanzania when the ground caved in and buried them inside. Mining in the area was restricted due to ongoing heavy rains. Read more »
Africa: Africa's Crises Fall Out of Focus As Global Attention Drifts
Care International has listed the ten forgotten humanitarian crises of last year -- all of them in Africa. Climate change plays a huge role, the aid organization says, and more… Read more »
January 10
Somalia: Al-Shabab Militants Kill 1, Capture 6 On UN Helicopter
Islamist militants killed one person and abducted several more after a UN helicopter made an emergency landing. Al-Shabab has been fighting the Somali government since 2006, aiming… Read more »
January 08
Ethiopia: Ethiopia and Somalia - Conflict Brewing Over Port Deal
Ethiopia's agreement with breakaway region Somaliland, seeking port access in exchange for potential sovereignty recognition, could cause upheaval in the Horn of Africa. Somalia… Read more »
January 04
Africa: Horn of Africa - a Conflict Evolving Around Berbera Port
A new deal granting landlocked Ethiopia access to a seaport holds potential for a huge upheaval in the Horn of Africa. The breakaway region of Somaliland finds itself in a… Read more »
January 02
Kenya: Kenya - a Renewable Energy Hub With Frequent Blackouts
Kenya boasts around 87% renewable energy generation, yet its citizens are left fumbling in the dark. Experts say frequent nationwide power outages in recent months show weaknesses… Read more »
December 28, 2023
Sudan: RSF Leader Visits Ethiopia in Rare Public Trip Abroad
The leader of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has met with the Ethiopian Prime Minister on the second stop of a rare international mission that also includes Uganda… Read more »
December 19, 2023
Rwanda: Rwanda Explained - From Politics to Human Rights and Refugees
A suggestion by a top German politician to send refugees to Rwanda put the African country in the spotlight again. Here's what you need to know about President Paul Kagame, Rwanda… Read more »
December 18, 2023
Africa: Baerbock Visits Rwanda As Africa's First mRNA Factory Opens
Germany's foreign minister says Berlin will do its utmost to support vaccine production in Africa as German pharmaceutical company BioNTech opens a vaccine factory in Rwanda. Read more »
Kenya: Kenya, EU Move Closer to Closing Trade Deal
Kenya and the European Union have officially signed a trade agreement that will allow the East African nation to export goods duty free to the EU market. Read more »
December 11, 2023
Sudan: Red Cross Decries Deadly, 'Deliberate' Convoy Attack
The ICRC said the attack killed two people and injured seven others. The Sudanese army said the convoy violated an agreement by approaching its defensive positions. Read more »
December 12, 2023
Ethiopia: Ethiopia - Deadly Famine Ravages Tigray
Ethiopia's war torn Tigray region is now grappling with a deadly famine. While some residents have already left the worst-impacted areas in search of food, many others have been… Read more »
December 10, 2023
Kenya: Kenya in Search of Harmony 60 Years After Independence
Since Kenya gained independence on December 12, 1963, the country has had its fair share of struggles. While the wounds of ethnic violence are slowly healing, the economic… Read more »
December 08, 2023
Kenya: Facebook Parent Meta Not in Contempt
A Kenyan judge has ruled that Meta is not in contempt of court for failing to pay dozens of Facebook content moderators, who had been laid off by a contractor. Read more »
December 07, 2023
Seychelles: President Declares Emergency After Explosion, Flooding
A blast at an explosives warehouse has caused massive damage to an industrial zone on the Seychelles' main island of Mahe. The country's president has declared a state of… Read more »
Africa: Kenya Positions Itself As Africa's Climate Champion
Kenya's President William Ruto is promoting the East African nation as a green energy champion but the country has a way to go. Read more »
December 05, 2023
Rwanda: Britain, Rwanda Sign New Migrant Transfer Deal
Britain and Rwanda have inked a new treaty aimed at rescuing failed plans for the UK to deport asylum-seekers. A top court ruling had blocked the policy, saying it violated human… Read more »
Sudan: Conflict Between Military Groups Has Reached Grim Turning Point, Experts Say
Over the past month, the conflict between two military groups in Sudan has reached what experts say is a grim turning point. The country's future is even more unclear. Read more »