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The Latest Breaking News from East Africa

Floods, landslides kill dozens in northern Tanzania

East Africa has been hit for weeks by torrential rain and flooding linked to the El Nino weather phenomenon.

Al Jazeera

Kenya raises alarm as flooding death toll rises to 76, with thousands marooned by worsening rains

Kenya's government is urging people living in flood-prone areas to relocate to higher ground as heavy rains and flash floods continued to wreak havoc across East Africa

The Independent UK

Somalia Joins East Africa Trade Bloc In 'Milestone'

Conflict-weary Somalia on Friday became the eighth member of the East African Community (EAC) in a move hailed as a milestone for the troubled Horn of Africa country.

International Business Times

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Somalia joins the East African Community, but questions remain over security

The 23rd Summit of East African Community leaders is opening this Friday with the integration of Somalia into the group dominating the agenda.

Radio France Internationale

'Crisis upon crisis' as Kenya and Somalia go from drought to floods

Around 80 people in Kenya and Somalia have lost their lives in less than a month as a result of floods caused by heavy rains, which come on the heels of East Africa's worst drought in decades.

Radio France Internationale

Somalia swamped by once-in-a-century flooding after historic drought: UN

The United Nations has described floods that uprooted hundreds of thousands of people in Somalia and neighbouring countries in East Africa following a historic drought as a once-in-a-century event.

Radio France Internationale

United Nations suspends pullout of African Union troops from Somalia as battles with militants rage

The United Nations Security Council has suspended for three months the pullout of African Union troop from Somalia, where fighting rages with al-Qaida's affiliate in East Africa

The Independent UK

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A TotalEnergies pipeline project in East Africa is disturbing community graves, watchdog says

A New York-based climate watchdog says the French oil company TotalEnergies is failing to protect the sanctity of hundreds of graves in a controversial project that aims to build a heated pipeline from oil fields in Uganda to a port in Tanzania

The Independent UK

Peace Corps settles negligence lawsuit with suburban Chicago family for $750,000

Bernice Heiderman, a University of Illinois Chicago grad, died after contracting malaria while serving in East Africa. A Peace Corps doctor never tested her for the treatable illness.

Chicago Sun-Times

Death and displacement as floods hit East Africa

The recent downpours underscore the region’s vulnerability to climate change, which is leading to more extreme weather.

Al Jazeera

Birds of east Africa: new book reveals their extraordinary diversity and changing behaviour

101 Curious Tales of East African Birds is a new book that uses academic research to tell fascinating stories about the tropical birds of east Africa, from well-known species to rare ones. It also explores changing bird behaviour in the region. Its author, Colin Beale, studies shifts in the distribution…

The Conversation

Used clothing from the West is a big seller in East Africa. Uganda's leader wants a ban

The Owino Market in Uganda's capital has long been a go-to enclave for rich and poor people alike looking for affordable but quality-made used clothes, underscoring perceptions that Western fashion is superior to what is made at home

The Independent UK

Can Kenya help solve Haiti's deep insecurity crisis?

Kenya is preparing to lead an international police force to combat gang violence in Haiti – an historic first for the East African nation.

Radio France Internationale

Morocco and East African trio picked to host 2025 and 2027 Cup of Nations

African football supremos on Wednesday anointed Morocco as the venue for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

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The Independent UK

US and Kenya sign defense agreement ahead of planned Haiti deployment

The U.S. and Kenya have signed a defense agreement that will see the East African nation get resources and support for security deployments as it is poised to lead a multi-national peacekeeping mission to Haiti to combat gang violence

Al Jazeera

Concern mounts in East Africa over halted Black Sea grain deal

Analysts say East Africa could experience food shortages due to complications from Russia exiting the grain initiative.

Daily Mirror

Best places to live in world unveiled - and UK just misses out on top 10

Seychelles, an archipelago of 115 islands off the coast of East Africa, pipped the UK in the rankings. The Indian Ocean nation is famous for its glorious beaches, crystal clear waters and coral reefs, and welcomes tourists from around the world.

LiveScience

Where do honey bees come from? New study 'turns the standard picture on its head'

DNA analysis indicates the world's most common bee originated in northern Europe around 780,000 years ago, before spreading into East Africa and Arabia around 120,000 years later.

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Edinburgh police officer says 'real-life Trainspotting' prepared him for war

A man who worked as policeman in Edinburgh for seven years back in the '90s, and oversees rescue operations in East Africa, says his time in the capital gave him a chance to hone his skills.

Reuters

World Bank approves $1 billion loan to Kenya

The World Bank said on Tuesday it approved a $1 billion loan to Kenya to support its budget as East Africa's economic powerhouse confronts high debts and a weakening currency.

The Conversation

A global 'conservation basic income' might cost trillions – but it's still a shrewd investment

Imagine governments were to simply transfer money, unconditionally, to people living in or using key conservation areas throughout the world, from Indigenous people in the Amazon rainforest to cattle herders roaming the plains of East Africa or fisherfolk living in coastal Indonesia. This is the conservation basic income, or CBI,…

Daily Mirror

G7 nations are urged to act NOW to help end drought crisis in East Africa

The call from Oxfam comes just weeks after the Daily Mirror highlighted the horrific 'forgotten famine' that is ravaging the region

The Independent UK

Oxfam campaigners urge G7 leaders to act on East Africa famine

The charity says conflict and high food prices have intensified the emergency in the region.

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak condemned for 'woeful inaction' on tackling hunger in East Africa

Oxfam has called on the UK Government to urgently increase funding to tackle hunger in East Africa...

The Independent UK

Prominent foe of female circumcision wins prestigious $1.4 million Templeton Prize

The Templeton Prize — one of the world's largest annual individual awards — is being awarded this year to a nurse-midwife who for decades has strived to improve women’s health care in East Africa

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