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Kiplagat’s body was found with a knife wound to his neck, suggesting he was murdered, according to the local police.

Police in Kenya say they are investigating the slaying of three-time Ugandan Olympian Benjamin Kiplagat

The UN’s reduction in emergency rations has hit many in Uganda’s Bidi Bidi settlement hard, but those who have food share with neighbours to keep the festive spirit alive

East African literature continues to grow and reshape itself in exciting new ways – and 2023 was no exception. The world really did take notice of the region when Tanzanian-British author Abdulrazak Gurnah won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2021. Interest in Gurnah’s work continued last year when he…

Tennis player Fadoua Dimassi showcases traditional Tunisian garments at Sargaalaya International Art & Craft Festival in Vadakara, Kozhikode. International exhibitors from Sri Lanka, Russia, Egypt, Uganda, Syria & Nepal also featured.

In Uganda, sex workers face stigma and abuse. But a sisterhood within the brothels is helping them navigate challenges.

A growing list of artists in Uganda is contributing to a feeling among curators of an exciting moment for art in the East African country

The reactions of some east African countries to the ongoing conflict in Gaza have been less dramatic than South Africa’s. South Africa’s parliament has passed a resolution calling for the closure of its embassy in Tel Aviv. Algeria and South Africa have been the most supportive of the Palestinians. Thus…

For refugees living in settlements across Africa, life got more difficult in 2023.