The Latest Breaking News from East Africa

East Africa is gripped by famine, but nobody really seems to care

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.

Evening Standard · May 31, 2022

Banana paper could save East Africa's potatoes from devastating worms

Potatoes originated in South America, where they were domesticated about 8,000 years ago. The plants were eventually brought to Europe in the mid-1500s, from where they spread to the rest of the world.

The Conversation · May 19, 2022

Biden Reestablishes US Troop Presence inside Somalia

President Joe Biden has ordered the reestablishment of a US troop presence in Somalia to help local authorities combat the Al-Shabaab militant group, a senior American official told reporters Monday. The move reverses an order from Biden's predecessor Donald Trump, who in late 2020 pulled nearly all US forces from…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 17, 2022

Global action needed on East Africa hunger crisis, Oxfam says

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…

France 24 · Mar 22, 2022

East Africa's hunger crisis needs global action, says Oxfam

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

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2022

Rwanda has reopened the border with Uganda but distrust could close it again

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 Conversation · Mar 10, 2022

Glasgow locals invited to swap warm beds for cold Central station floor for charity sleepout

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.

Glasgow Live · Mar 8, 2022

Uganda takes another step on e-payments path: five things you should know

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…

The Conversation · Feb 22, 2022

No perfect solution: Africa's smallholder farmers must use both traditional and new practices

As an agricultural and environmental scientist, I’ve worked for decades exploring the practical challenges that smallholder farmers encounter in East Africa. These include controlling weeds that can choke their crops and looking for new ways to deal with pests or diseases that threaten their harvests.

The Conversation · Feb 6, 2022

Foreign Minister Marise Payne to visit France in opportunity to repair relations after submarine spat

The French government invites a host of foreign ministers from across Asia, the Pacific and East Africa to its capital on February 22 for a meeting with their European counterparts and top European Union officials.

ABC News · Jan 30, 2022