East Africa

  • Aug 12, 2022
  • 7 min read

Funding causes concern as famine looms in East Africa

The chaotic response to fears of a famine in East Africa has raised questions about the aid system’s capacity to deliver

East Africa
  • Jul 19, 2022
  • 2 min read

US aid may help fill huge East Africa food funding gap

Washington has announced a major new funding package to address famine risks in the Horn of Africa

East Africa
  • Jun 15, 2022
  • 7 min read

Prospects for East and Central Africa to end-2022

Multiple political crises and a potentially severe humanitarian crisis threaten the region in late 2022

East Africa
  • Apr 29, 2022
  • 7 min read

US-East Africa envoy’s exit signals policy incoherence

Washington's special envoy is reported to be stepping down at a crucial moment in various regional crises

United States
  • Apr 27, 2022
  • 2 min read

East Africa famine funding will draw mixed reception

Donors have pledged just under a third of the funds requested by aid agencies to prevent a famine in the Horn of Africa

East Africa
  • Apr 22, 2022
  • 2 min read

New Congo joint force will raise old fears

East African leaders have agreed on a joint plan, with military options, to tackle insecurity in eastern DRC

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Apr 13, 2022
  • 2 min read

Envoy’s exit will undermine US-East Africa diplomacy

Washington’s special envoy for the Horn of Africa is poised to step down after just three months in the job

East Africa
  • Apr 11, 2022
  • 2 min read

Fears of a major East Africa food crisis will deepen

Aid agencies are warning of an unprecedented food crisis while the world’s attention is elsewhere

East Africa