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Sudan’s civilian movements are banking on the expertise of women to help end the conflict in the country.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/sustainability/sudan-peace-merchants-bank-on-women-s-expertise-4871854
Eritrea's leader Isaias Afwerki says it is in everyone's interest to maintain peace with Somalia, arguing that it can help countries in the Horn of Africa to stabilise a troubled region.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/afwerki-somalia-s-peace-should-be-in-everyone-s-interest-4871724
Uganda army in DRC gold rush
While the Uganda mission praises foray for fighting ADF rebels in DRC, observers see nothing more than interest in an area that boasts gold, which is then exported.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/updf-s-troops-in-congo-reinforce-minerals-link-to-uganda-4865552
Eastern Africa countries may look to 2025 with gloom, with predictive data showing there could be more violence and displacements. And the figures indicate it may not really matter whether your country is free, partially free or an autocracy.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/displacement-conflict-why-2025-may-worry-eastern-africa-4865330
Junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger had issued a quit notice to leave the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas).
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/west-africa/despite-quit-notice-on-ecowas-sahelian-bloc-of-coup-boys-4865478
The unrest has affected the operations of several businesses, including mines, and has led to the closure of key trade corridors on several occasions.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/southern-africa/southern-africa-spiraled-in-political-events-in-the-year-4865354
Ten days before the Atmis mandate expires, peacekeeping partners in Somalia are bracing for another sudden transition and trying to fill gaps that could undermine progress.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/atmis-partners-prepare-rollover-to-new-mission-amid-funding-4865158
President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo has made major changes to the military leadership.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/dr-congo-s-tshisekedi-removes-army-chief-in-major-shake-up-4864234
A South African law firm is seeking compensation from the DRC after it helped Kinshasa win a $180 million Glencore suit.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/congo-loses-first-round-of-180m-top-cobalt-miner-suit-4863842
Mesfin Tasew, Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO, says the launch of Air Congo is “a significant step” in the Ethiopian flag carrier’s strategic plan.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/ethiopian-airlines-partners-with-drc-to-launch-new-carrier-4863330
The UN mission in DR Congo has fallen under increasing scrutiny over the years, but in the village of Dhendro, farmers are unequivocal in their support for the force.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/un-peacekeepers-guard-congolese-farmers-in-their-fields-4863298
The Horn of Africa may have to turn to trade as a solution to persistent conflict and political instability.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/in-the-horn-long-term-peace-could-come-from-the-markets-4862888
Ethiopia passes law allowing entry of foreign banks
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/ethiopia-passes-law-allowing-entry-of-foreign-banks-4862188
The Democratic Republic of Congo will end the year carrying a load of unprecedented disease outbreaks it began with. And officials say they are resilient, even if burdened. https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/sustainability/health/drc-health-system-battles-outbreak-after-outbreak-4861604
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Newly appointed central bank governor Johnny Ohisa Damian says the growing public mistrust of commercial lenders has discouraged bank deposits leaving the public hoarding cash.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/juba-lifts-cap-on-cash-withdrawals-amid-liquidity-crisis-4860858
Uganda’s Finance Ministry owes the central bank an estimated Ush10 trillion ($2.7 billion) in outstanding loans acquired in the past for financing various state projects.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/how-uganda-s-appetite-for-home-loans-starved-commercial-lenders-4871784
Kenya and South Africa attracted the highest volumes of the 73 private investment deals recorded on the continent in the nine months to September 30.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/kenya-south-africa-reap-big-in-private-capital-investment--4871060
Experts warn that ransom payments could trigger further attacks on commercial vessels in the region.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/somali-pirates-raise-ransom-demand-for-captured-chinese-crew-4867324
The Ugandan military is protecting Dott Services, a Ugandan company that has won multimillion-dollar contracts to build roads in the DRC to boost trade between Uganda and eastern Congo.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/updf-s-troops-in-congo-reinforce-minerals-link-to-uganda-4865552
Civil society organisations have petitioned the East African Legislative Assembly (Eala) to regulate industrially produced trans-fatty acids (iTFAs) to reduce the risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/sustainability/health/lobbies-call-for-laws-on-production-of-trans-fatty-acids-4865422
The World Food Programme (WFP) has secured $118 million to support over one million displaced people in seven eastern Africa countries.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/wfp-receives-118m-towards-emergency-food-rations-4865320
In the early hours of December 15, Cyclone Chido tore through northern Mozambique with sustained winds of over 200 km/h and more than 250 mm of rain in a single day.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/southern-africa/mozambique-mourning-after-cyclone-chido-kills-73-people-4864424
Sudanese government has demanded an official apology from the Ugandan government.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/uganda-military-chief-muhoozi-take-over-tweets-anger-sudan-junta-4864156
Terror cases decline as piracy, cybercrime increase in East Africa
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/terror-cases-decline-as-piracy-cybercrime-increase-4863350
The Kenya and Africa influence on ‘Mufasa: The Lion King
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/magazine/the-kenya-and-africa-influence-on-mufasa-the-lion-king-4856588
In Eastern Africa, by virtue of the number of European destinations and frequency, the most exposed airlines to the mandate are Ethiopian, Kenya Airways, Air Mauritius and RwandAir.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/hard-choices-for-african-airlines-as-eu-pushes-use-of-biofuel-4863106
East Africa’s regional private sector lobby elected South Sudan’s John Lual Akol Akol as its new chairman.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/east-african-business-council-changes-leadership-4862288
Ian Mbugua has always wanted to be a jack of all trades in the arts industry. Over a decade after Tusker Project Fame, 'Judge Ian' is still a force to reckon with in the Kenyan arts scene. https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/magazine/the-soft-side-of-judge-ian-mbugua-4861802
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Tanzania's Railway Police Unit, in collaboration with other security agencies, carried out the raids following intelligence reports.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/kenyan-chinese-among-15-arrested-over-tanzania-sgr-vandalism-4861574
Trump’s isolationist strategy and “America First” foreign policy may not augur well for Africa, but US Congress stresses the need to host African leaders regularly.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/us-congress-forces-trump-to-engage-with-africa-4860692