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Kenya's President William Ruto chairs Congo peace facilitators as Kinshasa, M23 ready for talks on April 9
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/ruto-chairs-congo-peace-facilitators-as-kinshasa-m23-ready-for-talks-on-apr-9-4987444
Juba was incensed by Mr Odinga’s claim that he was blocked from meeting with First Vice-President Riek Machar and his wife.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/why-raila-odinga-s-mediation-in-south-sudan-hit-bumps-4986808
The juntas in Sahel have discovered the sweetness of power and seem reluctant to hand it back to civilians.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/west-africa/the-sweetness-of-power-traps-sahelian-juntas-4986590
Two Kenyan police officers were seriously injured, raising concerns about the adequacy of their protective equipment.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/kenyan-police-in-haiti-sustain-wounds-clashes-with-gangs-4986432
The Congolese convicted war criminal based in Uganda says the new rebel movement intent on toppling the government in Ituri.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/convicted-congo-war-criminal-thomas-lubanga-new-rebels-ituri-4985642
African countries already struggling to rescue their nationals trafficked to Myanmar are now scrambling to make sure they are safe.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/southern-africa/trafficked-africans-in-myanmar-in-limbo-after-earthquake-4985368
Kenya relies on regional defence diplomacy to secure its borders, promote stability, and strengthen its role in regional security.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/kenya-strategic-shift-to-regional-defense-security-diplomacy-4982822
East Africa's economic growth is expected to rise to 5.7 percent in 2025 from 5.1 percent in 2024, slowed by reduced aid and conflict.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/east-african-economy-projected-to-register-marginal-growth-4982760
Tanzania is the largest source of foreign direct investment (FDI) to Kenya among member states of the East African community (EAC).
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/tanzania-tops-kenya-sources-of-foreign-direct-investment-4982464
The Sudanese junta has made significant military gains. It has retaken strategic positions in Khartoum. Now it must navigate a political minefield.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/north-africa/sudan-junta-politics-and-a-precarious-future-4981310
Kenya recognises Kosovo as independent state
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/kenya-recognises-kosovo-as-independent-state-4980156
World Bank projects over half of Dodoma’s residents will benefit and 10,000 new jobs will be created by 2030.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/world-bank-injects-200m-for-dodoma-transport-upgrade-4980032
The new Abusera International Airport in Bishoftu, estimated to cost $7.8 billion, is expected to reduce congestion at Bole.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/ethiopian-airlines-afdb-seek-to-partner-on-new-7-8bn-airport-4978504
Tanzanian lawmakers are urging authorities to speed up work on a major road linking Bagamoyo port to Malindi, Kenya, which has been slow.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/mps-call-for-completion-of-east-african-coast-highway-4977460
Must Africans believe that the only alternative to elections is crude dictatorship? Other than perpetuating corruption, have elections delivered justice and transparency where they are held? Joachim Buwembo poses.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/opinion/columnists/elections-that-ruin-african-lives-and-economies-arent-worth-it-4974872
Observers say Massad Boulos has been assigned to the new position because of the many years he spent in Nigeria, so he 'knows the region.'
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/trump-s-in-law-tours-kenya-great-lakes-with-eyes-on-congo-minerals-4987568
US’ loss, China’s gain
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/us-loss-china-s-gain-aid-cuts-may-open-doors-for-beijing-in-africa-4986850
Sudan: Ruto’s claims on tea exports ‘inaccurate,’ Kenyan tea still banned
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/sudan-ruto-s-claims-on-tea-exports-inaccurate-kenyan-tea-still-banned-4986620
Zimbabwe’s main cities were on lockdown on Monday as security forces patrolled the streets.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/southern-africa/zimbabwe-police-deploy-as-state-cracks-down-on-dissent-4985680
UN condemns killing of Kenyan peacekeeper in Central African Republic
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/killing-of-kenyan-peacekeeper-in-central-african-republic-4985484
How economic interests pushed Uganda to deploy in South Sudan
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/how-economic-interests-pushed-uganda-to-deploy-in-s-sudan-4982800
Fighters of the proscribed extremist group ISIS have left behind foreign passports as they died or fled a rain of aerial raids in Puntland, Somalia.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/isis-extremists-leave-foreign-passports-behind-after-raid-4982720
No African city was recognised at the Partnership for Healthy Cities Summit, which celebrates global efforts to prevent noncommunicable diseases and injuries.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/sustainability/health/no-african-city-on-the-2025-healthy-cities-award-list-4982706
Namibia’s women are now firmly in the driver’s seat of the country’s politics – President, VP and Speaker of the National Assembly.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/southern-africa/namibia-women-ascend-to-top-three-leadership-seats-4981488
Floods swept through Uganda’s capital Kampala following a downpour on Wednesday morning.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/sustainability/climate/kampala-deadly-floods-4980236
The faction loyal to Zimbabwe Vice President Chiwenga, a retired general, wants President Mnangagwa to step down over plans to extend his term.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/southern-africa/mnangagwa-removes-army-chief-as-power-struggle-escalates-4979992
Kenya Airways has posted an all-time high net profit of $41.7 million, its first full year profit in 12 years.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/forex-gains-lift-kq-from-more-than-a-decade-of-losses-4978808
Regional leaders expand mediation team for the Congo crisis and rule out military use.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/eac-sadc-leaders-double-down-on-diplomacy-in-congo-crisis-4978304
History shows that activists and campaigners have taken all three paths, each with varying degrees of success and sacrifice, writes Charles Onyango-Obbo.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/opinion/columnists/the-case-of-maverick-uls-chief-ssemakadde-4974046
The Emir of Qatar scored a publicity win on the DRC crisis, though US back channels largely drove the carrot-and-stick approach to the conflict.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/congo-crisis-back-to-square-one-as-kagame-markets-deniability-4974944