Browsing: East Africa

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…

Dedan Kimathi is a name that is etched into the history of Kenya, and today, we celebrate what would have been his 104th birthday. Kimathi was…

The Gates Foundation, previously known as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has been granted special diplomatic status and immunity by the Kenyan government. Musalia Mudavadi,…

Since the end of World War II, Bretton Woods institutions have occupied an influential position in global affairs. This has, however, given a lot of power…

The UK military’s 2022 ‘zero tolerance’ policy on s*xual exploitation abroad has failed at preventing soldiers from paying for s*x and abusing local women, especially in…

Many in Somalia are shocked by reports of masked gunmen k*lling Amun Abdullahi, a Somali scholar, journalist and agricultural entrepreneur. The incident reportedly occurred on 19…

Ahmed Kaballo (@AhmedKaballo on X), African Stream’s founder, engaged in an insightful discussion on Africa’s promising future during the 2nd Sobh International Media Festival in May…

So Kenya’s Senate has impeached the country’s deputy president. Rigathi Gachagua was found guilty of inciting ethnic tensions and threatening judges – but not of charges…

A Kenyan court has rejected Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s attempt to block the Senate debate and vote on his impeachment, following the National Assembly’s overwhelming decision…