Category: East Africa

As government officials from riparian states gathered in Addis Ababa last week, focused on the politics of the Nile, experts presented growing scientific evidence that compels Nile Basin countries to work together to protect the waters.

On an official trip to Moroni on Thursday, where he attended the country’s 48th independence anniversary, President Ruto said Nairobi supports closer collaboration with the Comoros, an island nation east of the Mozambican channel.

On Friday, protesters took to the streets in Nairobi, Mombasa and a number of other upcountry towns to voice their grievances about punitive taxes and the high cost of living, putting the pressure on the government to prevent an escalation into widespread social unrest.

The South African leader was expected to meet with Tshisekedi at the Palais de la Nation, the official Presidential residence in the capital Kinshasa where they were expected to hold a working lunch and discuss ongoing initiatives to improve relations. 

While at the Dadaab refugee camp, Kenya Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki said the decision is due to sustained Al Shabaab attacks in border counties.

The accident involved a truck that was travelling from Nakuru towards Kericho that lost control and rammed into several matatus, private vehicles and motorcycles before landing in a ditch.

By adopting this colonial vintage Safari suit as an ideological statement, Dr Ruto is sending a message: He wants to appear different on the local and global stage.

The tension rose a notch higher when, days to the rally, State security agents arrested and detained politicians Kenneth Matiba, Charles Rubia and Raila Odinga, the most prominent figures in the movement, for alleged sedition.

Presidents Salva Kiir and Cyril Ramaphosa were expected to discuss "issues of mutual concern... and the ongoing conflict" in Sudan, the South African presidency said in a statement.

The resolution was made by heads of States and government of the East African Community (EAC), Economic Community of Central African States (Eccas), International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) and Southern African Development Community (Sadc) at a meeting held in the Angolan capital Luanda...