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DAR ES SALAAM, the promise of the East African Community was always simple: a truck driver in Mombasa should be able to clear customs in an hour; a lawyer in Kampala should be able to
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Uganda’s presidential election, due on 15 January, is unfolding under a heavy cloud. A recent report by the United Nations human rights office has warned that the campaign period has been marked by intimidation, arrests
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The World Health Organization’s latest update to its HIV clinical management guidelines arrives at a critical moment for Africa, where progress against the epidemic has slowed even as treatment options have become more sophisticated. The
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The United States’ decision to require Nigerian applicants for business and tourist visas to post bonds of up to $15,000 marks a significant tightening of travel conditions between the two countries. Scheduled to take effect
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Washington’s sharply worded accusation that South African authorities harassed and “doxxed” United States government personnel working in Pretoria has added a fresh layer of tension to an already strained relationship between the two capitals. The
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Kigali’s emerging portfolio of industrial-scale mineral projects has drawn attention not simply for its ambition but for what it says about Rwanda’s efforts to reposition itself in global commodity markets and to distance its reputation
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As 2026 began, South Africans pulled into service stations to find a rare piece of good economic news: official petrol and diesel prices falling sharply after months of strain on household budgets and businesses alike.
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Seventy years after independence, Sudan is not commemorating a national milestone so much as confronting a national reckoning. The civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces has stripped away any
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As the calendar turned to 2026, the Federal Government of Nigeria announced that its new tax laws would take effect on January 1 as planned, even amid mounting controversy and calls for a delay from
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When the Democratic Republic of Congo assumed the chair of the African Union’s Peace and Security Council (PSC) for January 2026, it was easy to dismiss the moment as routine diplomacy a rotational responsibility in
