East Africa

Experts have uncovered new insights into the biological mechanisms that helps these animals survive and thrive in extreme conditions.

Sudan—on the State Sponsors of Terrorism list since 1993—has reached a deal with Trump to pay compensation to terror victims.

2020 saw record numbers of swarms of locusts across East Africa and southwest Asia, with experts warning climate change could increase their frequency.

Scientists compared centuries-worth of data to see how the Indian Ocean Dipole has changed over the last millennia. Their results suggest extreme events are becoming more frequent and more intense.

Little is known about the Aksumite Empire, which ruled over what is now Eritrea and northern Ethiopia hundreds of years ago.

Scientists identified more than 40 new species of cichlid fish in Lake Mweru, East

Kenyan police have been given orders to guard "colleges, churches, hotels, beaches and supermarkets" after receiving intelligence that several terrorist attacks were to be carried out around the city of Mombasa.

"A new era of peace and friendship has been opened," an agreement read.

A suicide bomber drove a car into Posh Hotel, the Somali capital's only venue with a disco.

The climate phenomenon is often called the Indian Niño due to its similarity with El Niño.

The militants were reportedly targeting non-Muslims in a residential block in the border region.

The government said a stampede and suffocation caused the deaths at Kilinto prison.

Al-Shabab says its fighters killed five soldiers in the clashes, a claim Nairobi denies.

Abdul Nadir Mumin defected from Al-Shabab to recruit fighters for ISIS in the failed state.

Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul and Alan Rickman star in new drone-centric film.

Parts of the population in East Africa, including Uganda and Kenya, could already be immune to the virus,

The UN is preparing for a "massive influx" of refugees to Djibouti and Somalia as fighting in Yemen escalates.

A Belgian NGO is training rats to deal with deadly disease which is prominent in east African countries.