Browsing: East Africa politics
KAMPALA, Uganda — When Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni secured yet another term in office, congratulatory messages from across East Africa arrived swiftly and predictably. Kenya’s…
ASMARA, Eritrea — Eritrea has officially withdrawn from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the East African regional bloc, marking a significant escalation in the…
NAIROBI, Kenya — East Africa has long been a region of vibrancy, resilience, and ambitious development projects. Yet, recent political shifts in countries like Tanzania,…
DODOMA, Tanzania —President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been sworn in for a second term under tight security in the capital, Dodoma, following a controversial election…
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Tanzania’s main opposition party, Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA), has vehemently rejected President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s landslide victory in…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Retired Ugandan General and former intelligence chief, David Sejusa, has ignited a regional diplomatic controversy by publicly urging the Tanzanian military to…
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Tundu Lissu, the prominent Tanzanian opposition leader and former Chadema presidential candidate, currently in custody facing a treason trial, has…