Winning the war against Aids
Uganda was one of the countries in East Africa that had been devastated by the Aids epidemic that raged across the continent from the 1990s …
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Why is Kagame at loggerheads with neighbours?
Rwanda’s Paul Kagame is lauded as an arch pan-Africanist but his relations with neighbouring countries have become fraught. He has accused some of them, including …
Lake accidents have to stop
The Great Lakes waterways have become deadly, with preventable accidents claiming huge numbers of lives every year.
Private sector investments will drive integration
With the success of regional communities such as COMESA and the potential that could be unleashed by the AfCFTA, great opportunities for trade and investment are …
The Red Sea – a new area of prosperity
Although the African and Arab countries bordering the Red Sea have a great deal in common, trade between them has been negligible. However, there has …
Why does al-Shabaab still exist?
Almost a decade since the African Union military intervention in Somalia, the antagonists have fought to a standstill. Or maybe not. All things considered, explains Ben Rawlence, it could well be in East Africa’s interest to keep al-Shabaab alive.