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Poet, trader, explorer: following Rimbaud's footsteps in Ethiopia

In the heart of Ethiopia's ancient walled city of Harar, more than 500 kilometres east of Addis Ababa, stands a museum dedicated to Arthur Rimbaud. It offers visitors the chance to discover a little-known period in the brief life of the French poet, who spent most of his final 10…

Radio France Internationale

The Chinese treasure fleet (1525): One of history’s greatest strategic mistakes

By the beginning of the 15th century, China possessed the most formidable navy that had ever existed. This fleet, known as the Treasure Fleet, was under the command of Admiral Zheng He and made journeys into the Indian Ocean, travelling to East Africa and even the Middle East. It was…

The Times of India

This Egyptian discovery could rewrite humans origin history; scientists say we have been looking in the wrong place

The theory that East Africa is the most likely birthplace for human beings has persisted over many years. A new find, however, from a part of Egypt not extensively studied before, is raising doubts about this theory. New evidence shows that humans' earliest ancestors might have evolved over a more…

The Times of India

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A zebra that ran to the end: why Peter Beard’s unflinching photography of African wildlife still haunts us 60 years on

TASCHEN reissues the American photographer's landmark record of wildlife collapse in East Africa

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18 million-year-old fossils of ape found in Africa, but in an unexpected place

The ancestor of apes was long thought to come from East Africa, but newly discovered fossils in Egypt may prompt a rethink.

LiveScience

Under the same sky, climate change brings drought to Somalia and floods to Kenya

For east African neighbours Kenya and Somalia, the effects of climate change are worlds apart, with one country suffering drought and the other deadly flooding.

Radio France Internationale

East Africa grows millions of flowers sold in UK – but workers ‘suffering’ to make it happen

IN FOCUS: More than 20 million flowers are set to be sold in the UK for Mother’s Day. Campaigners say that the dire conditions on many flower farms show why the UK needs a new law to ensure workers are protected across entire supply chains. Nick Ferris reports

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India Was the World’s Richest Country for 1,000 Years. What Exactly Changed?

For much of recorded history, India was one of the largest economic powers in the world. This is not a cultural claim. It is supported by long term economic research. Economic historian Angus Maddison, whose global GDP reconstructions are widely cited in academic circles, estimated that: Around 1 AD, India…

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Kenya or Uganda: Which safari is best for you?

In this episode of Travel Smart, destination expert Ted Thornhill compares Kenya and Uganda, two of East Africa’s best safari destinations.

The Independent UK

Which mountains are called the ‘Mountains of the Moon’ in East Africa and why their glaciers are shrinking fast

The Rwenzori Mountains rise high. More than 5,000 metres, or around 16,000 feet, above sea level. You can see them for miles if the clouds let you. Some say they’re even visible from orbit. But that depends on the weather. Mist and clouds often hide them, especially during long rainy…

The Times of India

Tanzania eyes East Africa’s pharmaceutical hub crown {Business Africa}

Tanzania is betting on local drug manufacturing to reduce imports and become East Africa’s pharmaceutical hub and we find out how Africa's private sector is fixing the supply chain to minimise the billions lost in post-harvest logistics.

Euronews

A drying climate is making East Africa pull apart faster

A switch from a humid to a dry climate has led the Eastern African Rift Zone to pull apart more freely, new research finds.

LiveScience

Spotlight on Africa: Uganda vote and Somaliland recognition roil East Africa

In this first episode of Spotlight on Africa for 2026, we look back at a very eventful first three weeks of January. We focus on the recent general elections in Uganda, Israel's recognition of Somaliland, and how both could have implications for the entire East Africa region and beyond.

Radio France Internationale

Diageo to sell majority stake in East African beer business for £1.7bn

The Guinness owner is seeking to sell off ‘non-core’ parts of the business in order to boost its finances.

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'Climate whiplash': East Africa caught between floods and drought

At dawn in the town of Mai Mahiu, Kenya, all is quiet. No goat bells ring, no voices call across farm fields, there is no rustle of maize leaves in the morning wind. Instead, the air smells of churned mud and uprooted vegetation, a reminder of the April 2024 floods…

Euronews

Nigeria on edge as Trump threatens sanctions and military action {Business Africa}

Africa is witnessing major shifts in economics, education, and community development this week—from rising market fears in Nigeria to life-changing opportunities for East African students and women-led energy innovation in Zanzibar. Here are the stories making headlines.

Radio France Internationale

Tanzania heads to polls with opposition barred and democracy under strain

Tanzanians are voting on Wednesday in a general election that looks set to keep President Samia Suluhu Hassan in power. But with opposition leaders jailed and political freedoms under pressure, the vote could mark another step back for democracy in one of East Africa’s more stable nations.

Al Jazeera

‘I felt helpless’: Ethiopian doctors held, harassed for seeking better pay

Among lowest-paid medics in East Africa, Ethiopia’s doctors face state crackdown in strike for better working conditions

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Rwanda Bees Being Wiped Out By Pesticides

The use of pesticides in East Africa, some sold by European firms despite being banned in the EU, is killing off bees in large numbers and threatening whole eco-systems, scientists say.

The Conversation

East African countries and open borders: great strides, but still a long way to go

It’s not uncommon to find a Ugandan taxi driver in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali, just as one regularly meets Zimbabwean Uber drivers in South Africa. But there is a big difference. A Ugandan working in Rwanda most likely has a secure legal right to be there, whereas Zimbabweans working in South…

Radio France Internationale

Silencing dissent in Tanzania, reckoning with genocide in Namibia

In East Africa, politicians and civil society members are increasingly alarmed by political arrests, as opposition figure Tundu Lissu remains imprisoned in Tanzania, facing the death penalty in a trial that continues to be repeatedly postponed. In this week's Spotlight on Africa podcast, we hear from Robert Amsterdam, legal counsel…

Radio France Internationale

'Towering giant of Kenyan letters' author Ngugi wa Thiong'o dies aged 87

Kenyan author Ngugi wa Thiong'o has died, his daughter announced on Wednesday evening. With his focus on post-colonial identity, he was considered one of East Africa's greatest literary figures.

Euronews

Celebrated Kenyan author and dissident Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o dies aged 87

Widely regarded as east Africa's most influential writer, Ngũgĩ’s fiction and nonfiction books traced his country's history from British imperialism to home-ruled tyranny and challenged not only the stories told but the language used to tell them.

Al Jazeera

‘Tortured’ Ugandan activist dumped at border following arrest in Tanzania

East African rights groups condemn Tanzania after Agather Atuhaire was found at the Ugandan border.

Al Jazeera

African athletes find their feet in Vietnam’s marathon running boom

A surge in marathons and lucrative prize money has attracted runners from East Africa to Vietnam.

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