East African Community

Transport between Uganda and Rwanda has been disrupted following the collapse of a road section linking the two countries.

Though the main focus of Burundi’s Thursday referendum is the extension of President Pierre Nkurunziza’s rule, the vote is certain to fundamentally change the politics and the governance of the country.

Uganda’s government has bought six planes to revive the national carrier following its liquidation in 2001.

The world’s leading brands of bottled water are contaminated with tiny plastic particles that are likely seeping in during the packaging process, according to a major study across nine countries published Wednesday.

Tanzania is banking on the development of its vast gas find into electricity to increase its capacity and provide a dedicated electric line for the SGR network, once completed.

In the just concluded African Union (AU) Head of State Summit that took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 23 countries including Rwanda launched ‘Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM)’ a project in line with the AU agenda 2063.

    When Brenda Amongin first started her online shop selling African art and crafts, she struggled to raise capital to grow the business. “I used my savings to buy materials but the money was not enough,” says Amongin, the founder of the online retail shop, Amayomart.com

Kenya has deported opposition supporter and lawyer, Miguna Miguna, following his role in the unofficial swearing-in of opposition leader Raila Odinga as « the people’s president ».

With Kenya’s most popular television stations off-air for five days running, many people are finding alternative ways to spend their time.

Five civil society organisations have asked the State to unconditionally restore TV transmission for three stations that it shut on Tuesday.