EastAfrica / Regional

Tom Byabagamba, a former commander of President Paul Kagame's elite presidential guard who was later convicted of inciting insurrection, has died in prison after...

As East African governments push to build a borderless education system, one divide is proving especially difficult to bridge: language.Burundi, which joined the East...

Representatives of the Democratic Republic of Congo's government and the Alliance Fleuve Congo/M23 rebel alliance said Saturday they had agreed on a roadmap for...

Air travel out of Burundi is rising at its fastest pace in years, and a widening gap in passenger traffic through Nairobi suggests a...

A new UNESCO-backed review of global research has found that countries with greater access to free media tend to face lower risks of conflict,...

Humanitarian organizations and United Nations officials have called for stronger protection of aid workers as attacks against humanitarian personnel continue to rise amid conflicts,...

Democratic Republic of Congo President Félix Tshisekedi and Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan have called for the withdrawal of all unauthorized foreign forces from...

The disarmament and demobilisation of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda is emerging as a key test of whether the U.S.-brokered peace...

South Africa is seeking reimbursement from Malawi, Nigeria and Ethiopia for the costs of repatriating their citizens as the country grapples with a surge...

More than 2,000 people have died from confirmed Ebola infections in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with half of those deaths recorded in the...