Latest news from East and Central Africa, covering politics, security, economies, and regional relations. Reporting from countries including Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, DRC, and Rwanda.
Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland has recently made headlines over escalating political tensions with Mogadishu and key security developments, highlighting ongoing struggles between federal authority and regional autonomy.
Kenya and Tanzania appear in the latest tranche of the Jeffrey Epstein files released by the U.S. Department of Justice, drawing attention to alleged trafficking routes and social connections in East Africa — though no criminal liability has been established.
Commuters in Kenya breathed relief after matatu operators called off a planned nationwide strike, agreeing to continued dialogue with boda boda riders, security agencies and transport authorities.
A devastating collapse at a coltan mine in Rubaya in eastern DR Congo has killed more than 200 people, local officials and rebel authorities said Friday, marking one of the deadliest mining disasters in the region’s recent history. The incident…
January 15, 2026 – Ugandan Presidential Election HeldUganda conducts its presidential election. Incumbent President Yoweri Museveni is declared the winner with about 71.6% of the vote, a result rejected by opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (Bobi Wine) as fraudulent. Wine’s…
The United States has publicly rebuffed an apology from Uganda’s army chief, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, after he accused the U.S. Embassy in Kampala of aiding opposition leader Bobi Wine to evade Ugandan authorities, deepening diplomatic strains between Kampala and Washington.…
