Browsing: East Africa

The Communist Party of Kenya (CPK) held its second national congress on 16-17 November in the capital of Nairobi. Amidst the world’s mounting dissatisfaction with capitalism…

The Kenyan police’s brutality was on full display this June when it allegedly abducted protest organisers – with over 60 people killed in the security forces’…

Check-mate, immigration equality! 29 Kenyan chess players – all aged under 12 – have been denied visas to go compete in the ongoing World Cadet Chess…

A Ugandan court has detained two individuals at Kigo prison for allegedly insulting President Yoweri Museveni, First Lady Janet Museveni and the president’s son, Gen. Muhoozi…

The US ambassador to Kenya’s quit after the Trump win. And it’s a case of ‘good riddance’ for many in the country. Our infographics break down…

Western foreign policy has increasingly focused on isolating countries like Russia and China. In contrast, Rwanda, one of Washington’s key partners in Africa, appears to be…

When Kenyan police were first deployed to Haiti back in June, Haitian gang leader Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Cherizier branded them ‘invaders,‘ saying their presence would not be…

Donald Trump will be US president for four years, starting 20 January 2025. What does it mean for Africa? Judging by the example of Somalia across…

On this day in 2000, one of the key players in securing Tanzania’s freedom from the British died. Bibi Titi Mohamed – then living as an…

The charity Open for Business estimates that Uganda’s anti-gay law could cost the country as much as $8.3 billion over five years due to diminished foreign…