The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Monusco, is ending after 20 years. It will be replaced by troops from the Southern African Development Community...

AFP Somalia vowed on Tuesday to defend its territory by "any legal means" and recalled its ambassador to Ethiopia after Addis Ababa struck a controversial deal with the breakaway region...

BY AGNES GITAU Eastern Africa outlook 2024: Navigating growth, inflation, and fiscal reforms against a backdrop of rising sovereign debt and geopolitical challenges  Sub-Saharan Africa emerges from 2023 with cautious...

Another diplomatic row is simmering in the East African Community, this time between the "false twins” of Rwanda and Burundi.  Trouble started on Friday when after a seemingly a period...

NAIROBI - Kenyans living abroad sent back a record $4.18 billion in 12 months to November 2023.  The remittances are an increase from $4.02 billion in a similar period last...

KINSHASA - The opposition in the Democratic Republic of Congo has called for joint protest across the country over what they say are rigged elections.  On Wednesday, police dispersed protesters...

NAIROBI - A group of refugees from Burundi on Wednesday departed from the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya to return home through UNHCR's voluntary repatriation programme.  The announcement was made...

DJIBOUTI - Sudan Armed Forces have accused the Rapid Support Services of procrastination and unwillingness to negotiate and end the ongoing war.  Through a statement by the Ministry of Foreign...

BY GWYNNE DYER   For several years now, I have had a file on my computer named ‘China – Has the Moment Arrived?’ But I think I missed the moment...

BY ADEKEYE ADEBAJO  At the root of the peacekeeping crisis in Africa is a paradox. UN peacekeepers tend to be well-resourced but unwilling to undertake dangerous enforcement missions, whereas African...