Latest east africa stories from across Kenya.
The 5th Uganda and Kenya Coast Tourism and Innovation Summit and Exhibition could tackle free trade movement challenges and turn tech ideas into tourism products. Convened in Mombasa from October 26 to 27 by the Consulate General of the…
Kenya has partnered with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Enduring Earth in the Thamani Asili Project Finance for Permanence (PFP), a $160 million initiative that is expected to help secure long-term funding for the country’s natural…
Africa’s push to build a Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) will only deliver for trade, tourism and investment if the airspace above it is managed efficiently, stakeholders say. During the the Civil Air Navigation Services…
The politics surrounding the planned Dangote oil refinery in Lamu could eventually prove more consequential than the refinery itself and realign regional relationships.
The Dar es Salaam Port is handling ships faster while processing record cargo volumes, strengthening Tanzania’s role as an Indian Ocean gateway for trade extending into Central, Eastern and Southern Africa, giving Kenya’s Mombasa Port a…
Prince Edward Kijanangoma, now King Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I, has taken a unique path from television journalism to the throne of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom. The 56-year-old was crowned on September 29, 2026, succeeding his cousin, King Oyo…
United Arab Emirates, through the UAE Aid Agency, has allocated $10 million to help curb the spread of Ebola in Africa and strengthen healthcare systems in areas affected by the outbreak. The allocation, made at the directive of UAE…
Sub-Saharan Africa’s recorded music revenues grew 15.2% to $120 million in 2025, outpacing the global industry’s 6.4% growth, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). The race for numbers has seen…
Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma Nyabongo II, who is set to be crowned king of Uganda’s Tooro kingdom later, has long been a familiar face in the country. For many Ugandans, he was known not as the heir to the throne, but as a storyteller,…
Local forces in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray have seized control of the airport in the regional capital, Mekelle, from federal police, local residents have told the BBC. No flights are currently landing at the airport and Ethiopian…
South Sudan President Salva Kiir has dissolved the transitional government, three months before the country’s first election since its independence in 2011. The country has previously postponed elections twice and extended the transitional…
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has explained why his government moved away from buying petroleum products through Kenyan middlemen, saying a Kenyan senator first alerted him to the arrangement. Museveni said he was surprised to learn…
High Court nullification of Vodacom’s purchase of the Government’s 15 percent stake in Safaricom has attracted a lot of attention. Government records show the transaction was intended to provide seed capital for the National Infrastructure…
Africa insures only 3 to 5% of disaster losses, compared with about 40% globally, leaving governments to absorb more than 90%=of losses estimated at $7 to $15 billion, experts at the inaugural two-day CDRFI Africa Forum, said. Themed…
Regional event investors are banking on the planned Kenya’s national convention bureau that they say will accelerate strong industry collaboration while creating a single platform aimed at coordinating the planning, marketing, and delivery…
President William Ruto and first lady Rachel Ruto joined thousands of worshippers at Uhuru Park, Nairobi, on the last day of Rhema Feast 2026 prayer festival, reflecting Kenya’s diverse faith. The annual praise and worship movement,…
The Royal Family in Uganda has announced the death of His Majesty Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, the King of Tooro. In a statement on August 27, the family said the monarch died at approximately 10:00 p.m., describing his…
Tanzania has suspended a weekly newspaper for six months over alleged breaches of media law, the information ministry said Wednesday, after the outlet published a story alleging government divisions. International observers have warned of…
Nation Media Group (NMG) Uganda has announced the resumption of its operations after weeks of disruption, assuring audiences, advertisers and business partners that its television, print, radio and digital platforms will progressively…
KAMPALA— Uganda has officially nominated seasoned diplomat Ambassador Olara Otunnu for the post of United Nations Secretary-General, positioning the former foreign minister and senior UN official as the country’s candidate to succeed…
A Tanzanian university lecturer who was arrested earlier this month over allegations of inciting anti-government protests has now been charged with terrorism. Melkisedek Kaijage, who works at the University of Dodoma, had appeared at a…
Police in Ethiopia say they have arrested 17 suspects including the alleged leader of what they say is a multi-million-dollar international human trafficking network. The gang is accused of “the deaths of 60 migrants”, sexually abusing…
At least 20 schoolchildren and one adult have been killed after a bus carrying pupils on a study trip crashed in eastern Uganda, local officials say, in one of the country’s deadliest road accidents involving children in recent years.…
NTV Uganda and Spark TV were forced off air by 5:00am local time on Sunday after an overnight security crackdown at Nation Media Group (NMG) Uganda premises in Namuwongo and Kampala Serena Hotel, following a shutdown order by first son and…
