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East Africa

Tanzanian president drops pretence of reform amid retreat from democracy in east Africa

Politics

Tanzanian president drops pretence of reform amid retreat from democracy in east Africa

By Peter Fabricius

Boko Haram's cattle rustling: funding terrorism and exerting control in the Lake Chad Basin

Op-eds

Boko Haram's cattle rustling: funding terrorism and exerting control in the Lake Chad Basin

By Oluwole Ojewale and Raoul Sumo Tayo

Strategic mediation: Tanzania's role in uniting east and southern Africa for lasting peace

Op-eds

Strategic mediation: Tanzania's role in uniting east and southern Africa for lasting peace

By Nicodemus Minde

Beyond Pride month – building inclusive healthcare for marginalised LGBTQ+ communities in Africa

Africa

Beyond Pride month – building inclusive healthcare for marginalised LGBTQ+ communities in Africa

By Anne Githuku-Shongwe and Lydia Zigomo

Customary courts in east Africa are more than a means to lighten caseloads

Op-eds

Customary courts in east Africa are more than a means to lighten caseloads

By Tadesse Simie Metekia for ISS Today

As East Africa economic power grows, Southern Africa is left waiting in the wings

Africa

As East Africa economic power grows, Southern Africa is left waiting in the wings

By Elsabé Loots

Thriving market for scrap metal smuggling requires greater mettle in protecting East Africa infrastructure

Africa

Thriving market for scrap metal smuggling requires greater mettle in protecting East Africa infrastructure

By Willis Okumu for ISS Today

East Africa refugees need coordinated action plans for protection rather than hollow pledges

Africa

East Africa refugees need coordinated action plans for protection rather than hollow pledges

By James Owino

Oil and gas hunters target the last refuge of east Africa’s vanishing dugongs

Africa

Oil and gas hunters target the last refuge of east Africa’s vanishing dugongs

By Tony Carnie

Fake overseas job recruitment scams lead to human trafficking traps for East Africa youth

Africa

Fake overseas job recruitment scams lead to human trafficking traps for East Africa youth

By Willis Okumu for ISS Today

Rising demand from China pushes up illegal depletion of Lake Victoria’s Nile perch swim bladders

Africa

Rising demand from China pushes up illegal depletion of Lake Victoria’s Nile perch swim bladders

By Willis Okumu for ISS Today

Cheetah sighting in Djibouti — first in 30 years — sparks excitement among conservationists

Africa

Cheetah sighting in Djibouti — first in 30 years — sparks excitement among conservationists

By John Yeld