Uganda hosts over 1.7 million refugees and asylum seekers, making it the largest refugee-hosting country in Africa and the sixth largest in the world.Uganda is set to shoulder the full financial ...

Several countries in the Horn of Africa are set to experience more-than-usual rainfall in the coming days, potentially ...

Last year, the Kenya shilling gained by 14.8 percent against the Uganda shilling and 15.3 percent against the Tanzania ...

South Sudan is admittedly a frustrating portfolio for policymakers. The country’s leadership is corrupt and unreliable. Too ...

Pope Francis appealed to South Sudan leaders to "lower the tension in the country" as Catholic bishops in Sudan and ...

In the novel We, the Kindling, Otoniya J. Okot Bitek weaves together stories of women who were abducted as children by a rebel militia in northern Uganda. Through the writing, each powerful voice ...

Raila had visited South Sudan in his capacity as Kenya's special envoy to South Sudan to help mediate peace talks and prevent further escalation of conflict in the country. His role involves engaging ...

Uganda's Ministry of Health, with support from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi) and Alliance partners, UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO), PATH and CHAI rolled out a malaria vaccination ...

The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has called on all parties to exercise restraint and uphold the peace agreement as ...

The persistent threat of terrorism, Kenya’s security chiefs say, is one of the factors that has influenced diplomatic actions ...