Finance ministers across East Africa have boosted health spending after US President Donald Trump abruptly ended billions of dollars of aid to the continent earlier this year, sending a wake-up call ...

The next few years will be crucial for East Africa. If the current trajectory continues unchallenged, the risk of entrenching ...

T he first leaders of independent African countries were often known as fathers of their nations. Today Paul Biya, Cameroon’s president, is old enough to be the great-great-grandfather of some voters ...

Did you know that one day you could wake up feeling perfectly fine, only to collapse later from a silent heart attack or stroke? These two and other non-communicable diseases (NDCs) are the leading ...

Kenya has teamed up with nine Eastern Africa countries to establish a regional military force. Kenya Defence Forces chief Samson Mwathethe said plans to form the regional force were complete. The East ...

In Kampala’s Sheraton hotel, the air buzzed with rare optimism. Around tables lined with maps, models and coffee cups, Ugandan and Kenyan officials sat side by side with financiers and engineers, ...

Kenya and Tanzania, the East African countries most often chosen for safari, are justifiably famous for their wildlife. For many travelers, seeing the region’s dazzling animals — lions, elephants, ...