Browsing: East Africa

A much-anticipated peace summit between Central African rivals Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) flopped when Rwandan President Paul Kagame failed to turn…

In a chilling display of police brutality, a popular Mozambican blogger was shot during a live broadcast on 12 December. Albino Jose Sibia – popularly known…

Meet the world’s fastest 16-year-old: South Sudanese-Australian Gout Gout (pronounced ‘Gwot Gwot’). Hailing from a nation often associated with war and suffering in mainstream media, Gout…

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda will meet during a 15 December summit in Luanda, Angola, following both countries signing a four-point peace…

Kenya’s President recently revealed that the country spent $3.8 million to secure hosting rights for the Grammy Awards in 2027, sparking widespread public outrage given the…

While Britain loudly proclaims a ‘rules based order,’ it has no qualms flouting international rulings to retain control over territories. Take the example of the Chagos…

In this clip from a viral video, Mike Harris, 86, a third-generation British settler in Kenya, admitted to Kenyan journalist and YouTuber Lynn Ngugi that his…

On 2 December, Kenyan lawyer Martha Karua announced she has gathered a ‘Pan-African’ group of lawyers to defend Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye (@kizzabesigye1 of @FDCOfficial1…

The exploitation of cheap labour is one consequence of the ongoing phenomenon of colonisation, and one US-based artificial-intelligence company, Sama, is under scrutiny for running what…

Nelson Amenya (@amenya_nelson on X) woke up to an avalanche of plaudits from around the globe the day after Kenyan President William Ruto cancelled a proposed…