East Africa’s insecurity: are governments failing?

-Transparency International estimates 75 million Africans paid a bribe in the past year

A majority of Africans say corruption has risen in the past 12 months and most governments are seen as failing in their duty to stop the abuse of power, bribery and secret deals, according to a new opinion poll from Transparency International (http://www.Transparency.org).

In the report People and Corruption: Africa Survey 2015, part of the Global Corruption Barometer, Transparency International...

BuzzFeed News
Aid Community Blasted For Failing Female Refugees In East Africa
BuzzFeed News
“Every time I go to one of the mass shelters, I feel like I need to apologize to the refugees,” a United Nations official told researchers. posted on Dec. 22, 2015, at 7:24 a.m.. Jina Moore. BuzzFeed News World Correspondent. Tweet. Tumblr. Stumble ...

East African Community governments take sweeping measures over COVID-19  The Citizen Daily

The Observer
East Africa: Why All East Africans Are Looking Up to Magufuli
AllAfrica.com
In the club of East Africa's Presidents, Tanzania's new leader John Pombe Magufuli is a lonely man. His peers threw their weight behind his electoral opponent, and when he won, they refused to even acknowledge him with routine congratulations. In ...
What would Magufuli do to attain sustainable energy access in Africa?The Observer (blog)

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Tanzanians: Edha Nahdi (AMSONS GROUP/CAMELOIL), Reginal Mengi (IPP), Mohammed Dewji (MeTL)
Big Up for Tanzanians. For whole report click the links below:http://www.aablawards.com/east-africa.php
http://venturesafrica.com/meet-the-east-african-winners-of-aabla-2015/

The Ngoma Africa Band aka FFU also known as Anunnaki alien, the most successfull African live Band based in Germany has been vastly gaining popularity through an extra ordinary rhythm “Bongo Dance” from Tanzania and Neighbouring East African countries which always drives the europeans funs crazy.

Its more than two decades now that Band has a very concrete and stable recognition in the music market. This can be proved due to the invitations and angegements of the band in different...

The voting lessons East African countries have for each other

First in East Africa, among ten most stable in Africa
IPPmedia
Tanzania has been ranked as 65th country in stability worldwide, in a ranking of fragility of governments and political systems, contained in the latest Failed State Index (FSI) report released on Thursday in Washington. Other East African nations such Burundi, ...

South African Broadcasting Corporation
East Africa's Polls - Where Colour, Tension and Invention Freely Mix
AllAfrica.com
It is another election season in East Africa and there is no shortage of excitement and drama. Chaos and violence reign in many places. Cries of jubilation will be very loud in some places while tears of loss will flow in others. It is the way of ...
Why election results in Africa are so slowBBC News
African Markets - Factors to watch on Oct 27Reuters Africa
Democracy wins in...