ARC East Africa Weekly Chronology
29 Jan – 4 Feb 2026

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Weekly Update on events in East Africa


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3 Feb 2026 Djibouti (Djibouti) ADI. A United States (US) business delegation visits Djibouti to explore investment opportunities, focusing on renewable energy, salt exports, and logistics through the country’s ports and free zones;

3 Feb 2026 Uvira (DRC) Reuters. United Nations (UN) deploys a team to monitor a ceasefire between government and M23 rebels following Doha (Qatar)-mediated talks that detailed the monitoring mechanism and reaffirm commitments under a broader peace agreement;

3 Feb 2026 Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) BBC. Prime minister Abiy Ahmed accuses Eritrea of massacring people in Aksum during the Tigray war, allegations Eritrea has denied;

3 Feb 2026 Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) FMT. Prime minister Abiy Ahmed rejects United States (US) President Donald Trump’s claim that the US financed the $4 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, insisting it was fully funded by Ethiopians at home and in the diaspora;

3 Feb 2026 Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) The Citizen. Tanzania unveils a record Sh61.9 trillion ($25.8 billion) budget framework for the 2026/27 financial year, aiming to stimulate economic growth, strengthen human capital and promote social and environmental development;

2 Feb 2026 Nairobi (Kenya) Daily Nation. Gold prices at the Nairobi Securities Exchange fall after comments and policy signals from United States (US) President Donald Trump strengthen the US dollar and dampen demand for safe-haven assets;

2 Feb 2026 Kampala (Uganda) Monitor. Government records a 40% increase in revenue collection in the 2024/25 financial year, with total revenue rising to Ush 32.357 trillion ($9.06 billion) from Ush 22.098 trillion ($6.19 billion), driven by improvements in tax administration by the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA);

31 Jan 2026 Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) Borkena. Prime minister Abiy Ahemd welcomes Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh and Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamu, who are attending the inauguration of a resort and a large wind power project in the Somali Region;

29 Jan 2026 Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) ReutersEthiopian Airlines cancels flights to the Tigray Region after renewed clashes in western Tigray between the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) and Tigray People’s Liberation Front;

29 Jan 2026 Nairobi (Kenya) Africa Center. President William Ruto proposes inclusive peace talks bringing together South Sudan’s government and opposition groups to break the political deadlock and stabilise the country;

29 Jan 2026 Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) The Citizen. President Samia Suluhu Hassan appoints Rahma Salim Mahfoudh as deputy governor in charge of administration and internal control at the Bank of Tanzania (central bank);

29 Jan 2026 Kinshasa (DRC) Reuters. Congo River Alliance rebel coalition group leader Corneille Nangaa crticises the United States (US)–DRC minerals deal as unconstitutional and opaque, highlighting that most key mining areas lie under rebel control and may conflict with existing contracts;

28 Jan 2026 Kigali (Rwanda) ABC News. Rwanda files a case at the Netherlands-based Permanent Court of Arbitration against the United Kingdom (UK), seeking payments after the UK government abruptly terminated a controversial migrant deal under which Rwanda was to host deported asylum seekers;

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