African leaders across the continent are increasingly showing commitment towards promoting sustainable economic development, a new report has shown, reflecting the changing political will. The Africa Green Growth Readiness Assessment Report, compiled by the Africa Development Bank (AfDB and the […]

Kenya’s presidential election could be won or lost on the campaign themes of gender and integrity. The two frontrunners — Deputy President William Ruto and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga — have named their respective running mates in line with […]

Ethiopia recorded the highest number of internally displaced people (IDPs than any other country in 2021, according to a new report by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC. According to IDMC’s 2022 global report made public on Thursday, conflict and […]

Jamaican Foreign Minister Kamina Johnson-Smith, acontender for the Commonwealth Secretary-General position, spoke with The EastAfrican’s Berna Namata. Why do you think you are the best candidate for the job of Commonwealth Secretary-General? The Commonwealth can accomplish much more than it […]

East Africa remains a haven for fugitives accused of committing the Genocide Against the Tutsi almost 28 years after the massacres, with the region hosting 785 fugitives of the 1,147 wanted criminals. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC and Uganda […]

The United Kingdom has officially endorsed Jamaica’s Foreign Minister, Ms Kamina Johnson-Smith, for the post of Commonwealth Secretary-General. Delegates from member states are set to vote for the Secretary-General during the forthcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings in Kigali, Rwanda, […]

Fifteen African civil society organisations have warned that the ongoing war in Ethiopia could equal the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, unless the United Nations immediately puts the conflict on its agenda. In aMay 18 letter to the […]

The 20-year chase for some of the masterminds behind the Rwandan Genocide against the Tutsi have ended after the search led to cemeteries in Zimbabwe and DR Congo. Fugitive Protais Mpiranya died in Zimbabwe in 2006, UN prosecutors probing the […]

Three months after Russia invaded Ukraine, causing one of the biggest modern displacements of civilians in Europe, East African students who were in the latter country for studies are uncertain of completing their education. These students had taken up studies […]

War drums are beating again on the restive Ethiopia-Eritrean border after Asmara accused the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF of plotting to launch attacks to reclaim lost territory. Asmara’s accusations on Tuesday came a few days after rebel TPLF forces […]

Ethiopia’s image as a tolerant country has been tainted by two weeks of fighting between Christians and Muslims that has attracted international condemnation and calls for calm. The violence is a result of tension that had been building up for […]

Delegates from Africa have been arriving at the lakeside city of Kisumu in western Kenya, for the Africities Summit – a continental conference on urban areas. The Summit, expected to be launched by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, is scheduled to […]

Somalia Prime Minister Hussein Roble will be leaving his post once the new President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud names his substantive government, in line with Somalia’s delicate clan balancing to ensure no clan dominate the government. Mr Roble and President Mohamud […]

The president of the African Development Bank (AfDB has turned down calls to contest in the upcoming Nigerian elections, arguing that his hands are full. In a statement on Tuesday, Dr Akinwumi Adesina said he was touched by calls by […]

Yufnalis Okubo, the outgoing registrar of the East African Court of Justice, spoke to Luke Anami on the challenges the court has faced and how to make it better Critics say the EACJ has not performed to the best of […]

Uganda will pull troops from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo in two weeks, the military said on Tuesday. Uganda and DRC launched a joint operation against insurgents late last year and have been working together to eliminate the armed group. […]

Sierra Leone has reported an outbreak of the deadly anthrax disease for the first time in almost 30 years. Authorities say cases were detected in animals in the northwestern region of the country, where more than 200 livestock were confirmed […]

Rwanda’s ruling party Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF is walking a tightrope trying to deliver on its promise to lift more citizens out of poverty ahead of the 2024 presidential election. While before the Covid-19 pandemic struck, the party was largely […]

Somalia’s new president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who was elected after a marathon vote by lawmakers on Sunday, is a former academic and peace activist whose first administration was dogged by claims of corruption and infighting. Born in 1955, Mohamud was […]

Azimio la Umoja One Kenya presidential flag bearer Raila Odinga has named Narc-Kenya leader Martha Karua as his running mate.  Speaking at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre on Monday, Mr Odinga praised the former Justice and Constitutional Affairs minister for her zeal and […]

Mogadishu, Thirty-two of the 36 candidates for Somalia’s presidential election were eliminated in the first round of voting on Sunday, leaving four contenders to battle it out for the presidency. The much first round of Somalia’s presidential election startedaround 2.30pm, […]

Just as Jamaica’s Foreign minister Kamina Johnson-Smith was completing her tour of Africa this past week, during which she sought support to become the next Commonwealth Secretary-General, her country issued a statement to defend her candidature after the incumbent asked […]

Tanzania’s ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM and main opposition party Chadema are set to hold their first roundtable meeting end of May, a move that could signal improved relations between parties since the tenure of the late president John Magufuli. […]

Two candidates who were vying for the presidential race in Somalia quit the race on Saturday, bringing the number of contenders to 37. The race had attracted 39 contenders, the largest number in Somalia’s history. Abdikarim Hussein Guled, a former […]