Latest news from East and Central Africa, covering politics, security, economies, and regional relations. Reporting from countries including Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, DRC, and Rwanda.
Tanzania’s Prime Minister said the government is considering a plan to allow young people to use their academic certificates as collateral to access loans and start businesses.
Police in Tanzania’s Rukwa Region have arrested seven youths over false “private parts snatching” claims, with two sentenced to six months in prison after triggering mob violence.
DODOMA, Tanzania – Mwibara Member of Parliament, Kangi Lugola, has sparked a heated debate in parliament after calling on Mwigulu Nchemba to take firm action against ongoing corruption in the country. Speaking in parliament in Dodoma on April 8, 2026,…
Rwanda and the global community has embarked on ceremonies to mark 32 years since the 1994 Tutsi genocide, reigniting demands for memory, unity, and caution against hatred. Rwanda on April 7, embarked on the 32 nd commemoration of the 1994…
Authorities in Tanzania have moved to calm public panic after widespread rumors claiming that men’s private parts were being “snatched” through physical contact triggered violence in multiple regions. Police say the claims are not real and are rooted in superstition…
A man armed with a machete entered a nursery school in Uganda posing as a parent and killed four young children in a shocking daytime attack. He started by pretending to be a parent, then walked into a nursery school…
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – Selemani Said Bungara, the former Member of Parliament for Kilwa South in Lindi Region, has died while receiving treatment at a private hospital in Kigamboni, Dar es Salaam. His brother, Abbas S.A. Bungara, said the…
Authorities in Kenya have exhumed at least 33 bodies, mostly children, from a suspected mass grave in Kericho, sparking a major investigation into possible illegal burials.
Thai police have arrested 16 foreign women, including 10 Tanzanians and five Kenyans, in a late-night prostitution crackdown in Bangkok following complaints from tourists.
The Tanzanian government has announced the death of Minister and Isimani MP William Lukuvi, who passed away in Dodoma after suffering a heart attack.
