In East Africa a slave trade was well established ... army and workers on the salt pans of Mesopotamia (modern Iraq). Many people were domestic slaves, working in rich households.

Two million people have been displaced due to the drought in the Horn of Africa. The drought has also devastated the lives and livelihoods of families struggling to raise crops and livestock. More ...

The number of people hit by seasonal flooding in East Africa has increased more than five fold in four years, according to UN figures. Nearly six million people have been affected this year with 1 ...

I’ve recently returned from a week visiting smallholder farmers in East Africa. It may well have been the most interesting, ...

East African Community’s (EAC ... and Tanzania — to make wide sensitisation and seek views of the East African people on critical issues of the proposed federation. The National Consultative ...

have killed at least 250 people and affected some three million people across East Africa in recent weeks, with about half of the deaths occurring in Kenya. Homes have been demolished, crops ...

East Africa is facing its worst drought in 40 years and there are now over 1.4 million people displaced by drought in Somalia alone. Learn more about drought, what causes it, and how we can support ...

The US has given more funding through USAID to provide emergency food to displaced people in the region, where the number has ...

Top East African banks with increased exposure to government securities are staring at reduced earnings in 2025, as regional central banks cut interest rates. These decisions by respective banking ...