Filmed across Zimbabwe and Botswana, I appreciated that beyond the sheer rawness of its premise, there's dignity and respect ...

In Somalia, a month in politics can be a very long time. By the end of May, political rivals were at each other's throats. The issue was that President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s term had ended. Was he ...

The proposed single currency was intended to reduce cross-border transaction costs, increase intra-regional trade, and strengthen East Africa’s bargaining power in global markets. The East African ...

Uganda is seeking greater control of its oil supply chain through Kenya, and this week dispatched senior officials from the state oil company to inspect fuel-handling facilities at the Port of Mombasa ...

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is advancing at an unprecedented pace, surpassing 1,000 ...

Less than a year before the Confederation of African Football (Caf) begins inspecting venues for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania are in a race against time to ...

It's no secret that Tanzanian football star Mbwana Samatta is a journeyman. But, perhaps what is less known about him is how deeply pious he is. He once bought a plot of land intending to build a ...

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has made her first trip to another African country nearly 10 months after winning a controversial election term that was followed by violence. She is in Ghana ...

Eastern African importers face fresh costs after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis expanded the Gulf conflict by threatening Saudi-linked vessels transiting the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The Houthis had largely ...

Fresh off his new party’s emphatic victory in last week’s parliamentary by-election, former Kenyan Deputy President (DP) Rigathi Gachagua has lined up a campaign to consolidate support in the ...

South Sudan has spent much of its short history deferring the promise of democracy. Since independence in 2011, elections have remained an aspiration repeatedly overtaken by war, political mistrust ...

The costs are mounting for Kenyans and other foreigners who overstay their visits to the US, following the aggressive stance of Donald Trump's administration. The administration will now impose fines ...