REGIONAL

Tanzania’s ruling party nominated President John Magufuli to stand for re-election for a second and final term in the October vote. Magufuli was endorsed at a National Congress in the...

Rwanda’s president, Gen. Paul Kagame has defended his government's record on matters of human rights and protection of people’s freedom saying the countries that criticize him are worst violators of...

Burundi and South Sudan face expulsion from the Eat African Community (EAC) for failure to pay annual contributions to the regional block. This follows the passing of a resolution by...

The dispute between Ethiopia and Egypt over the commencement of the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has now moved to the African Union for resolution. Egypt earlier...

Rwanda's president, Gen. Paul Kagame has said, in the last 26 years, his government has built a united country for all Rwandans where everyone cares about the other. The remarks...

Rwanda's Airports will re-open for commercial flight operations on 1st August 2020. However, airport operations will adhere to strict guidelines developed by the Ministry of Health. According to the Rwandan...

The World Bank has officially categorized Tanzania as a Middle Income Economy in the lower category (Lower-Middle Income Economies) according to the new income level classifications released on July 1,...

Today, June 29th 2020 is the official day for opening of all schools in Tanzania, making it the first country to re-open schools in East Africa following the COVID-19 outbreak....

The Rwanda Defense Force (RDF) on Saturday morning reported that it repulsed an attack from an armed group in Nyaruguru District in southern Rwanda near the border with Burundi. According...

Thousands of Burundians lined the road to the capital, Gitega, on Friday as the body of former president Pierre Nkurunziza was escorted under heavy security for a state funeral after...