15 Oct 2025 Nairobi (Kenya) Daily Nation. Local consumers and business groups criticise state-owned Kenya Power over high electricity bills, unfinished mega power projects, and a 30% price increase facing large consumers;

15 Oct 2025 Kigali (Rwanda) The New Times. Financial Intelligence Centre release a list of updated sanctioned individuals, adding 25 individuals for terrorism and terrorism financing;

14 Oct 2025 Nairobi (Kenya) Monitor. Former prime minister and a long-time opposition leader, Raila Odinga, passes away while in India;

14 Oct 2025 Kinshasa (DRC) La Prosperite. Social affairs, humanitarian actions, and national solidarity minister, Eve Bazaïba Masudi, meets with a United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) delegation to assess humanitarian needs in eastern DRC;

14 Oct 2025 Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) Borkena. Dashen Bank, Ethio Telecom and Eta Solutions launch Zuriya, a business automation system aiming to improve service delivery, enhance customer experience and support cashless transactions across various sectors;

14 Oct 2025 Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) The Citizen. Immigration department spokesperson, SSI Paul J. Mselle confirms Tanzania has expelled a United States (US) national and German national for breaching immigration rules;

14 Oct 2025 Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) Reuters. Ethiopia’s debt restructuring talks with bondholders reaches an impasse due to disagreements over key terms, nearly two years after the country defaulted on its $1 billion international bond in late 2023;

13 Oct 2025 Nairobi (Kenya) Reuters. Parliament passes the Virtual Asset Service Providers Bill to regulate cryptocurrencies and other digital assets, aiming to attract investment by providing clear legal guidelines;

13 Oct 2025 Nairobi (Kenya) Daily Nation. Opposition leaders, including Kalonzo Musyoka and former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua, accuse the government of conspiring with foreign actors to rig the 2027 election;

11 Oct 2025 Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) Borkena. Diaspora members in the United Kingdom (UK) stage a major protest rejecting the Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission’s process, citing ongoing violence in the Amhara Region and demanding justice and the release of detained leaders before any national dialogue can be considered legitimate;

10 Oct 2025 Asmara (Eritrea) Sudan Tribune. Sudan’s prime minister Kamil Idris visits Eritrea to strengthen bilateral cooperation and discuss regional security;

9 Oct 2025 Kinshasa (DRC) Reuters.  President Felix Tshisekedi publicly appeals to Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame to help end the M23 rebel insurgency amid stalled diplomacy and ongoing fighting in eastern DRC;

9 Oct 2025 Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) The Citizen. Tanzania enters discussions with the United States over a new visa bond requirement that could affect Tanzanian travellers;

9 Oct 2025 Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) BBC. Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of preparing for war in coordination with a hardline faction of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), citing support for armed groups in Ethiopia’s Amhara region;

9 Oct 2025 Nairobi (Kenya) Serrari Group. Kenya and Burundi renew their commitment to deepen economic cooperation during the 24^th Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Summit in Nairobi;

8 Oct 2025 Djibouti (Djibouti) Dawan Africa. Djibouti is hosting the 2025 East African Standby Forces (EASF) maritime exercise, named Bahari Salama, from 8 – 17 October;

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