5 May 2026 Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) The Citizen. Kenya’s President William Ruto addresses Tanzania’s Parliament during a state visit to emphasise the deep-rooted interdependence and necessity of cooperation between the two nations, highlighting a commitment to economic integration and setting a firm May deadline to resolve remaining trade barriers, signaling a new era of bilateral unity;

5 May 2026 Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) OkayAfrica. Sudan recalls its ambassador from Ethiopia, accuses Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of being behind drone strikes on Khartoum International Airport;

5 May 2026 Kinshasa (DRC) La Prosperite. Opposition Union pour la Nation Congolaise (UNC) party member Jean-Baudouin Mayo Mambeke voices his support for a complete overhaul of DRC’s 2006 Constitution, advocating for a transition from a semi-presidential to a full presidential system;

5 May 2026 Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) The Citizen. Kenya’s President William Ruto details plans for a refinery in Tanga as part of broader bilateral talks on industrialisation;

5 May 2026 Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) Reuters. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) restores its pre-war legislative council and elects Debretsion Gebremichael as regional president, effectively creating a rival administration in defiance of the peace deal with Ethiopia’s federal government;

5 May 2026 Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) The Citizen. Businessman and former politician Rostam Azizi calls for deeper economic integration between Tanzania and Kenya to unlock regional growth and streamline trade;

4 May 2026 Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) Borkena. An audit by the Ethiopian federal government uncovers a massive corruption scandal involving the misappropriation of approximately 98 billion Ethiopian birr ($853m), which accounts for nearly 5% of the national budget;

4 May 2026 Nairobi (Kenya) Daily Nation. Nandi senator Samson Cherarkey tables a motion to review the retirement benefits and perks of former President Uhuru Kenyatta as political tensions rise ahead of the 2027 elections;

4 May 2026 Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) The Citizen. Business leaders from Tanzania and Kenya attending the Tanzania-Kenya Investment Forum, held alongside the state visit of Kenya’s President William Ruto, advocate for a unified market to unlock regional economic growth and streamline cross-border trade;

3 May 2026 Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) The Citizen. President Samia Suluhu Hassan and Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame meet at State House in Dar es Salaam to reaffirm their commitment to strengthening trade and infrastructure ties between Tanzania and Rwanda;

1 May 2026 Kinshasa (DRC) The Voice of Africa Group. The United States (US) imposes sanctions on former DRC president Joseph Kabila, accusing him of providing financial and technological support to M23 rebels and the Congo River Alliance to destabilise the current government;