Presidents of Tanzania and Uganda have held high-level talks aimed at strengthening cross-border infrastructure projects and enhancing cooperation on oil exports and regional trade.
President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Sunday reopened Kariakoo Market in Dar es Salaam, marking a major step in restoring a key commercial hub after extensive reconstruction.
Burundi has joined the American First Health Initiative after signing a five-year bilateral health cooperation agreement worth over $129 million, becoming the fourth East African beneficiary
The World Bank has approved a $150 million financing package for Gabon aimed at improving access to clean water and reliable electricity across urban and rural communities.
South Africa has begun withdrawing its troops from eastern DR Congo, ending its role in a UN peacekeeping mission amid mounting regional instability and domestic pressure.
The Kenyan government has announced a new senior school fees structure for 2026 in a major policy shift aimed at protecting households from arbitrary and excessive school charges, making day schooling effectively free and capping boarding costs.
A 52-year-old fisherman in eastern Zambia, Dean Nyirenda, died after a crocodile mauled him while he was fleeing a herd of elephants during a fishing trip near the Luangwa River, police said.
Zambian authorities have arrested Tanzanian drug suspect Ahmed Muharram, seizing more than 1.38 tonnes of cannabis and significant quantities of codeine-laced cough syrup during a major anti-narcotics operation in Lusaka.
Rwandan President Paul Kagame sharply criticised international threats and accusations over his country’s role in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) conflict, asserting that Kigali will defend its sovereignty and reject blame while insisting on self-reliance.
Sudan’s ongoing civil war has pushed its population into one of the world’s most severe hunger crises, with more than 300,000 people at immediate risk of starvation and famine-like conditions spreading to new towns in the war-ravaged Darfur region.
