The illegal trade in giant African harvester ants endangers local biodiversity and could spread invasive species in destination countries. Four men were convicted in May for attempting to smuggle 5 ...

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 ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Raila Odinga, Kenya’s former prime minister and five-time presidential candidate, died Wednesday at 80 of cardiac ...

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

The first leaders of independent African countries were often known as fathers of their nations. Today Paul Biya, Cameroon’s president, is old enough to be the great-great-grandfather of some voters ...

Mayor of Gersthofen Michael Worle leads the Gersthofen Youth Orchestra from Germany in laying wreaths at the grave of former ...