East Africa has emerged as Africa’s fastest-growing banking region in 2025, contributing 21 institutions to African Business magazine’s Top 100 Banks ranking Kenya leads the region with ten entries, ...

The region of East Africa comprises countries such as Kenya, Somalia, Eritrea, Mauritius, Djibouti, Réunion, Mayotte, ...

Raila Odinga, a former prime minister of Kenya and perennial presidential candidate whose populist campaigns rattled authorities and gave him an outsized influence on political life in his East ...

A pivotal political leader who helped usher in multiparty democracy in the East African country, he ran unsuccessfully for the presidency five times. By Matthew Mpoke Bigg Declan Walsh and Ravi Mattu ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Raila Odinga, a former prime minister of Kenya and perennial presidential candidate whose populist campaigns challenged one-party rule, rattled authorities and gave him outsized ...

Heads of State William Ruto (Kenya), Samia Suluhu (Tanzania) and Yoweri Kaguta Museveni (Uganda) at a past event. [File, Standard] Alarmed by a spate of cross-border abductions of state critics in ...

Somaliland’s independence bid has stalled, leaving Somalia with a test — can it turn autonomy into real unity?

He was in the German capital as part of a high-level Kenyan delegation led by President William Ruto.  While the official ...

Umoja Fire Girls celebrate winning the 2025 East Africa Catchball Cup Championship held at the Archbishop Paul Ssemogerere Sports Arena in Kampala, Uganda, on October 18–19. [KCF, Facebook] Kenya ...

The Greek National Anthem is one of the most recognizable and longest of all, written by the country's "National Poet" ...

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan is blaming foreigners for last week’s deadly protests following a disputed election ...