The Latest Breaking News from East Africa

Research scientist Dr Donna Kean, 33, from Glasgow, has been training rats in Tanzania, East Africa. She said the animals can get into small spaces and are 'perfect for search and rescue-type work'

As the cost-of-living crisis grips the UK, half way across the world another more deadly disaster is unfolding. A fourth season of failed rains is causing one of the worst droughts east Africa has seen in decades.

Kenya’s Standard Gauge Railway, which links Nairobi and Mombasa, East Africa’s largest port, was built to ease the pressure on the road network. Construction started in 2013 and was completed in 2017, with an extension in 2019. The line transports passengers as well as cargo. It makes the trip between…

Shortly after his controversial electoral victory in early 2019, the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Felix Tshisekedi sought to get his country admitted into the East African Community. Recently, the East African Community ministers recommended the DRC’s admission, a decision set to be formalised by the bloc’s…

In tonight's edition: Widespread hunger across East Africa could become "a catastrophe" without funds to the region's most vulnerable communities, aid agency Oxfam warns. Droughts in the region are also affecting Africa's water security. As the World Water Forum continues in Dakar, researchers say a holistic approach is needed for…

The aid agency Oxfam International warns that widespread hunger across East Africa could become “a catastrophe” without an injection of funds to the region’s most vulnerable communities

Rwanda has now fully reopened the Gatuna border with Uganda, ending a three-year impasse on the Northern Corridor, one of East Africa’s key transport arteries that funnels goods from the Indian Ocean seaport of Mombasa to Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo. Rwanda abruptly closed the border in…

The sleepout event is being held to raise awareness and funds for UK charity Railway Children, which supports children at risk on the streets in the UK, India and East Africa.

Long periods of limited physical contact under COVID-19 lockdowns triggered new interest in alternative payment methods beyond existing options. The Bank of Uganda is among institutions that have taken steps to promote a shift towards a cashless economy. It recently ordered commercial banks to reduce by 50% the maximum amount…