The East African

Sudan PM Hamdok put under house arrest

Neither Sudan's government nor military have commented on the report.

Profit from illicit mining behind insurgency in Great Lakes

Commitment by countries to the military solution was also praised at the UN Council, with the special envoy welcoming the progress to eradicate...

Would you eat lab-grown meat alternatives?

Environmental and ethical concerns around the meat industry are also driving interest in vegetable alternatives and the potential for lab-grown...

Lobbies query World Bank's interest in EA pipeline

The petitioners accuse the Bank of giving ‘backdoor support’ to the infrastructure project that is deemed to be dangerous to the environment and...

Uhuru endorses regional action on Mozambican crisis

It’s the first public indication of support for cooperation by EAC and SADC on conflict.

News

EAC staff recruitment scramble exposes wars splitting partner unity

Uganda, Burundi, South Sudan feel most aggrieved at process; Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda appear content.

Samia and Ndayishimiye sign more deals, plan grand entry into Congo

Their talks revolved around the 240km Uvinza-Msongati-Gitega railway line. ...

Rwanda appoints members to Atomic Energy board for power plant set up

Chadema chief’s trial on hold after judge quits

Fuel shortages block food aid in famine-threatened Tigray: UN

South Africa sends SADC team to Eswatini

Eswatini bans protests as African mediation begins

Queen Elizabeth II discharged from hospital, Buckingham Palace says

Business

Hackers skim $4m off banks in Uganda

Interpol director Charles Birungi said the theft was carried out via technology and involved bank fraud, fake visa issuance and online business.

US denies any part in Zimbabwe economic woes

Zimbabwe maintains that the sanctions are an attempt to push for regime change....

Offshore investors give Uganda’s bourse wide berth, turnover dips to $5,500 a day

Low vaccination rates will slow sub-Saharan economic growth recover growth

Uhuru pledges $225m stimulus for jobs before 2022 polls

Uganda cannabis exports firm eyes local market

Why Sudan’s Red Sea ports are coveted by regional powers

Kenya, Uganda set November date for sugar, milk trade talks

Opinion

EDITORIAL: Follow the rules to resolve EAC jobs deadlock

The EAC is split down the middle with Burundi, South Sudan and Uganda on one side, against Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania.

BUWEMBO: School in Uganda will not be the same come 2022

January 2022 will find Uganda rising from the Covid-19 shock two years since the pandemic......

OBBO: Malaria vaccine nothing short of gift to Africa

AKINYEMI: New realities and opportunities have been birthed ,grabbed

NGUGI: Trial of Sankara killers a sign of justice

BUWEMBO: Uganda’s land belongs to us all, but we are now worried about it

ULIMWENGU: Wole peeled my eyes to spot charlatans from afar

EYAKUZI: Controversies in Prof Gurnah’s Nobel Prize win

Magazine

Echoes from the past at the Takwa ruins in Lamu

The ruins are located in the south-eastern region of Manda, the largest of the Lamu islands.

Italian food served al fresco at hidden gem in Nairobi

The fritto misto is a combination of deep-fried seafood, served with chips and vegetables....

Would you eat lab-grown meat alternatives?

Cheating death in the warm sea

Bold and vivid imagery at 'Memories of the Unknown'

Karamoja Tour goes off the beaten path

ʻThe Greedy Barbarian’ opens people’s eyes and wins award

Prop gun fired by Alec Baldwin kills woman on set

Science & Health

COP26: Book calls for more scientific research to advance blue economy

The Global Ocean Science Report of 2020 concludes that major disparities exist in the capacity around the world to undertake marine scientific research.

Drug-resistant typhoid cases rise, say scientists

A three-year case-control study on more than 13,000 children found that more are getting infected....

Air pollution second largest cause of death in Africa

Rwanda introduces vaccine mandates

DRC starts Ebola vaccinations

Africa’s conservation drive bags $5b to protect 30pc of land, sea

Alarm in Uganda over rising cases of dementia

WHO in new strategy to ramp up global vaccination

Sports

Uganda Cranes coach 'Micho' sentenced for sexual assault

Micho was handed a suspended jail term after being convicted on two counts of sexual assault in the Gqeberha Regional Court on Tuesday.

Kenya runner's death highlights pressures faced by female athletes

Female athletes on the other hand risk being seduced into toxic relationships with predatory men....

Kenya's world record holder found dead

Grit, social media elevates EAC cycling event to global audience

Rwanda to host 2025 World Road Cycling Championships

Samuel Eto'o to vie for Fecafoot presidential seat

Harambee Starlets to face Uganda in 2022 AWCON qualifiers

Kenya, Mozambique clash for spot in AfroBasket quarters

KUSI IDEAS

WASUNNA: Strong leadership fought Covid: next step is research

Most of the research taking place for Covid-19 is happening in North America and Europe, yet Africa has a different genetic profile.

NDUNG'U: Africa can turn the negative impacts of illness into a chance to build itself

The pandemic has had a devastating effect on African economies. In order to move forward, we......