Eastern Africa and the Horn

Kenya
Deputy President Gachagua single-handedly steers ambitious coffee reform

Rigathi Gachagua, who has been tasked with revitalising Kenya's coffee industry, has dismissed a number of experts and officials in the sector. He is also using his open war on multinational trading companies to try to consolidate his political base.

Ethiopia
Abiy's transitional justice model fails to impress in Tigray

Undeterred by criticism, the federal government is continuing its nationwide consultations on transitional justice. On a visit to the north of the country, the group of experts commissioned by the prime minister was challenged by the Tigrayan elite.

Uganda
Bobi Wine's complaint to ICC also targets Ugandan judicial system

East Africa, Somalia
Mohamud deploys top guns to secure EAC membership