East African Community

Uganda
Museveni reaches out to diaspora as sovereignty law stirs unease

As Uganda's sovereignty law alarms citizens at home and abroad, the presidency is seeking to lower the temperature by initiating a dialogue.

The New Guard
Ghana, Tanzania, Morocco

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

GhanaHissan Siita Sofo, leading force for young African entrepreneurs

TanzaniaHelena Mollel, focusing on East Africa's future

MoroccoRajâa Moussadik, a key figure in the diaspora

Tanzania
Foreign minister considers a possible visit to Israel

Tanzanian foreign minister Mahmoud Thabit Kombo is reportedly considering travelling to the Jewish state in April 2026, a trip that would be unprecedented for a minister from the East African country.

Kenya, Tanzania
Presidents Ruto and Suluhu seek to bury the hatchet

Officials from both countries have discreetly resumed contact in an effort to bring an end to a period of acute tensions surrounding Tanzania's most recent general elections. The Kenyan president is hoping for swift action to secure the release of his country's nationals who remain imprisoned in Tanzania.

East Africa, Tanzania
Tanzanian post-electoral crisis impacts East African institutions

Lawyers scheduled to plead before the East African Court of Justice around 9 December have had their hearings postponed.

Kenya, Uganda
Despite efforts, Nairobi and Kampala struggle to see eye to eye

Friendly relations between William Ruto and Yoweri Museveni will not be enough to bury the hatchet on long-standing border disputes between the two countries. The involvement of Kenyan activists on the Ugandan political scene is also a sore subject.

Kenya
Nairobi gears up for summit on future tripartite free-trade zone

The William Ruto administration has set up a team from several ministries and administrations to organise a Tripartite Free Trade Area heads of state summit.

DRC
Kinshasa focused on regional infrastructure projects for its period as chair of the ICGLR

Félix Tshisekedi will present a series of infrastructure projects on the sidelines of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region summit.

Kenya
William Ruto criss-crosses the country in advance of crucial by-elections

The 20 or so local elections and by-elections are a full-scale test for the government, which has been plagued by demonstrations for over a year.