Étiquette : The East African

A quarter of a century after being listed among a "new breed" of progressive African leaders, Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni faces an uphill struggle to...

On Thursday November 12, 2020 a momentous occurrence took place at the National Assembly in Kenya — President Uhuru Kenyatta presided over the launch of...

Zambia’s former vice president and opposition leader, Nevers Mumba, has denied reports that he was arrested by authorities in the DR Congo. But he said...

Uganda goes to the polls on January 14, 2021, to choose a president out of 11 candidates. About 38 years ago, a number of professional...

The hero of ‘Hotel Rwanda’ film lived abroad for decades. Now a Belgian citizen, he is facing terror, murder, and arson charges brought against him...

Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza died on Tuesday a lonely man, having alienated himself from regional leaders, save for President Uhuru Kenyatta. A football-loving pastor who...

Tanzania's main opposition party on Tuesday said its chairman had been hospitalised after being beaten up in a "politically-motivated" attack as police said they would...

When a popular cleric in the Democratic Republic of Congo recently accused ex-President Joseph Kabila of ‘crimes’ he committed during his tenure, the public took...

Gen Patrick Nyamvumba, appointed Minister of Internal Security in November last year, has been sacked, becoming one of the shortest-serving ministers in Rwanda. He becomes...

The credibility of the December poll victory of the Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has been further put to question after the United...