Kenya

Museveni and Ruto smooth trade tensions with quiet diplomacy

The Ugandan and Kenyan presidents are working to ease trade disputes between their countries and are maintaining contact on political and infrastructure issues.

Sudan on the agenda at the United Nations Security Council

The council is working on its programme for March and one of the items set to be discussed will be the crisis in Sudan.

Raila Odinga jockeys for votes as AU Commission chair election looms

Nairobi's candidate for the chair of the African Union body is scrambling for more backing from heads of state before the ballot for the post on 15 February. So far, he has had only moderate success.

In the shadow of Ruto, rivalries undermine government cohesion

A handful of the head of state's powerful advisers reign supreme in the State House. Yet the three new opposition ministers do not see it that way.

Ruto woos church leaders to keep religion and politics a winning mix for 2027