World Oct 03 At least 78 dead after passenger boat capsizes on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo By Ruth Alonga, Jean-Yves Kamale, Associated Press
World Sep 26 Congo accuses Rwanda before an East Africa court of helping rebels fight Congolese forces A regional court in East Africa opened proceedings on Thursday in a case filed by Congo against neighboring Rwanda, accusing it of violating Congo's sovereignty and territorial integrity by sending troops to help rebels in the country's east. By Sukhdev Chhatbar, Associated Press
Politics Feb 26 On last day of visit, Jill Biden urges more countries to send aid for East Africa drought U.S. first lady Jill Biden got an up-close look Sunday at the historic East Africa drought as she walked along arid land and listened as some Maasai women described how their children and livestock are going hungry. She appealed for more countries to join… By Darlene Superville, Evelyne Musambi, Associated Press
Arts Sep 28 Watch 6:31 Gurnah’s latest novel ‘Afterlives’ explores effects of colonial rule in East Africa Abdulrazak Gurnah is receiving worldwide attention after being awarded last year’s Nobel Prize in Literature. His latest novel “Afterlives” is set in colonial East Africa occupied by Germany in the early 20th century. Gurnah writes of individuals caught up in… By Jeffrey Brown, Alison Thoet
World Aug 22 Watch 7:17 South Sudan faces growing food crisis as millions go hungry Record-breaking drought continues to scorch wide swaths of sub-Saharan Africa, from Somalia in the east to Niger in the west. Humanitarian groups say tens of millions are hungry and conditions are being made even worse by the consequences of Russia’s… By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Simeon Lancaster
Apr 14 Watch 3:25 The pandemic threatens the people of East Africa — and now locusts threaten their food By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran As COVID-19 threatens the people of East Africa, locusts threaten their livestock and their food. The region suffered an initial swarm of the destructive insects in February but is now ravaged by a second wave 20 times larger. Pesticides can… Continue watching
Apr 10 New, larger wave of locusts threatens millions in Africa By Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press The second wave of a huge locust outbreak is arriving in parts of East Africa. This wave of the voracious insects is estimated to be 20 times the size of the first. Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch Stepped up al-Shabab attacks underscore Somalia’s looming security concerns By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch Al-Shabab extremists wage violent attack in Kenya By PBS News Hour Authorities in Kenya say at least 29 people were killed in a series of attacks by Al-Shabab extremists from neighboring Somalia. One Kenyan official said the extremists "went around shooting at people and villages indiscriminately." For the latest developments, Heidi… Continue watching
May 01 Watch Attack on Terror Target Sheds Light on Somalia’s Instability The U.S. military led airstrikes against terrorism suspects in Somalia Thursday, killing a suspected al-Qaida leader. A panel of experts offer perspective on what the strike may mean for security in the region, the Somali people and the U.S. war… Continue watching