East Africa

Sudan’s army-backed government has rejected an invitation to attend a regional summit in Uganda, where it was expected to meet with the leader of a rival paramilitary group that has …

Burundi has announced an indefinite closure of its border with Rwanda, accusing its neighbor of supporting a rebel group that has carried out deadly attacks in the country. Burundi’s Interior …

Al-Shabab, the armed Islamist group that controls large parts of Somalia, has seized a United Nations helicopter and its crew, according to local sources. The helicopter, which was carrying medical …

Somalia’s president has signed a law that nullifies a controversial agreement between Ethiopia and Somaliland, a breakaway region that claims independence from Somalia. The deal, which was announced on New …

Kenya has welcomed its first batch of visitors under its new visa-free policy, which aims to boost tourism and trade in the East African nation. The policy, which took effect …

Starlink, the satellite internet company owned by SpaceX, has chosen Kenya as the location of its first physical office in Africa. The move signals the company’s ambition to expand its …

Ethiopia has signed a landmark agreement with Somaliland, a self-declared republic of Somalia, to gain access to the Red Sea in exchange for a stake in its national airline, Ethiopian …

BioNTech, the German company behind the most widely used COVID-19 vaccine in the Western world, has inaugurated its first mRNA vaccine manufacturing site in Africa, located in Rwanda’s capital Kigali. …

Somalia has achieved a landmark debt cancellation deal with international lenders, paving the way for the war-torn nation to access financial markets and attract investment after decades of economic stagnation. …

Anthrax, a deadly disease caused by spore-forming bacteria, has been spreading across five countries in East and Southern Africa, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The agency said on …