Ugandan lawyer Hassan Male Mabirizi has filed a lawsuit against the government of Kenya challenging the removal of Peter Mathuki as Secretary General of the East African Community (EAC). The suit, lodged at the East African Court of Justice under Reference No….
He burst on to the scene like a dynamite, acting with speed and alacrity that soon convinced many that he could be the antidote to Ethiopia, a country so devastated by decades of tyrannical rule. Abiy was taking over in 2018 from…
The spokesperson for the Tanzanian ruling party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi, Paul Christian Makonda is causing panic among ministers as he goes around engaging with the public on individual performance. Most ministers and directors of various parastatals are not happy that President Samia…
On February 22, 2024, South Sudan marked four years since the formation of the Transitional Government of National Unity (TGoNU). Amidst challenges, these four years of inclusive transitional government represent a notable achievement, which if added to the Pre-Transitional Period beginning in…
Buying sugar is now leaving a bitter taste in the mouths of Tanzanians as prices of sweeteners have hit a record high but a twin blow, the prices are set to rise even further shortly, if necessary, steps are not taken to…
Within 24 hours, the Ugandan army and the Ugandan embassy in the Democratic Republic of Congo issued two press releases refuting allegations of any support from the Ugandan army (UPDF) for the Congolese M23 rebels currently fighting against the Congolese army. Ugandan officials…
Just when Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed thought that he had finally nailed Ethiopia’s landlockedness crisis, things seemed to have gone wrong. The backlash arising from Addis Ababa granting recognition to breakaway Somaliland in return for access to sea must, in most probabilities,…
Passing by Mchumbi Road, the main thoroughfare in South B, Nairobi, the most tricking thing is the half-demolished shops that were once the lifeline of the centre. But opposite the debris across the road is a two-storey building that houses a youth…
Did President Salva Kiir of South Sudan deserve to take over the chairmanship of the East African Community? That is the question that has been taking the rounds given that since its accession in 2016 without meeting all the preconditions. South Sudan…
here has been an increase in the mobile payment systems in Africa which boosting cross-border trade and a major step in actualizing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The volume of payments and the total value of payments processed has grown…
