Africa

Tucked away in a lush, forested area of central Kenya’s Kikuyu town, the National Seed Bank stands as a crucial safeguard for the future of the country’s agriculture. Inside two …

Severe shortages of food and water are threatening the lives of thousands of people fleeing Eastern Congo amid escalating violence, according to World Food Program. The U.N. Humanitarian Coordinator in …

Some residents in the Congolese capital, Kinshasa, on Thursday welcomed an address by President Félix Tshisekedi, saying they wanted action to end war in eastern Congo. The president of the …

A male nurse in Uganda has died of Ebola, the first recorded death by the disease in the East African country since an outbreak ended in 2023, health officials said. …

Uganda has confirmed an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in the capital Kampala, with the first confirmed patient dying from the disease on Wednesday, the health ministry said on Thursday. …

TikTok will not be monetizing content for Kenyan creators soon, it announced on Wednesday. The short video platform revealed that it has no plans for the local market despite revealing …

Angola’s President Joao Lourenco demanded the immediate withdrawal of Rwandan troops from Congolese territory on Wednesday amid fighting with the M23 rebels in Goma. Lourenco, who is the African Union …

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Republic have officially exited the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The trio’s exit became effective on Wednesday upon the expiration of a one-year …

Kenyan President William Ruto said Monday that the presidents of Rwanda and Congo have agreed to attend a meeting Wednesday to discuss developments in eastern Congo, where M23 rebels say …

Interpol announced Monday that 37 suspected terrorists were arrested across East Africa in November and December, in operations coordinated with the pan-African police body Afripol. Among the arrested were two …