The East African

Farmaajo seeks to pacify partners after contentious term extension

He defended the move, saying it gives the people of Somalia the power to decide their future amid warnings from opposition groups and security fears.

US imposes visa ban on Ugandan officials

This is the latest in a series of restrictions that the US govt has imposed on high profile security officers, government officials, and their...

US gives South Sudan $95m for emergency aid

This will aid some of the nearly four million South Sudanese refugees and internally displaced people in South Sudan.

Fight against extremism, graft takes toll on region

Terrorists and international crime groups target the region as a destination market for illicit goods.

Special teams to draft UK-Kenya Covid-19 travel protocol

The specialised committees could determine when a mutual travel ban imposed between the two countries will be lifted.

News

US expels 10 Russian diplomats

President Joe Biden's broadside against Russia came the same week as he offered to meet President Vladimir Putin for their first summit.

India reports over 200,000 Covid cases in a day

The country's second wave of coronavirus infection shows no signs of slowing down....

Who's who of guests at Prince Philip funeral

William and Harry won't be shoulder-to-shoulder at Prince Philip funeral

WFP appeals for $82m to help Mozambique IDPs

Cameroon receives 200,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines from China

By rail, road or on foot, migrants flow across Mexico towards US

Insurgency: Maputo not keen on 'local' intervention

Business

Funding dries up as tech start-up businesses falter

African venture capital investment remains centred around four countries (Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt and South Africa) attracting 80 percent of the volume invested.

Bank of Uganda keeps policy rate unchanged at 7pc for April

The move promises stable lending rates amidst increased credit default levels....

Kenyan officials in Uganda for bilateral trade talks

Trucks stuck at Namanga as row over maize exports unresolved

Rwanda tops region in IMF debt relief

Long-awaited $15b EA oil pipeline deal signed in Kampala

Modest economic rebound forecast for East Africa

Tribunal to hear miner’s dispute against Tanzania

Opinion

NGUGI: The real debt burden in Kenya is corruption

No country in the world can survive without borrowing. The question is whether loans are used strictly for projects for which they are meant and that these projects add value to the economy.