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East Africa
May 2026
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Security
Politics
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Unusual Activity
May 2026
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Apr 27
May 4
May 11
Week of May 11, compared to 12-week average
Only 1 topics this week (47x the usual 47)
Active Narratives
1
East Africa navigates US, China, and Gulf investment
Economy
29
Economy
· Investment
29%
Energy Resources
· Oil Gas
18%
Economy
· Currency
12%
2
Kenya faces grey-listing and tech push for Africa and Europe
1
عاصفة تضخمية تضرب رواندا.. "مؤشر المستهلك" يسجل أسرع وتيرة نمو منذ 17 عاماً - بوابة الأهرام بيزنس
1
Green power: A France-Kenya partnership for clean energy
1
Traders shift to Rwanda, Burundi teas
1
Textile factory in Zambia revives with China's aid
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Politics
50
Diplomacy
· Bilateral Relations
33%
Governance
· Executive Action
26%
Governance
· Judicial
19%
3
U.S. tied health deal to critical mineral access, Zambia says
2
Rwanda : la cour d’appel annule le non-lieu prononcé contre Agathe Habyarimana, poursuivie en France depuis 2007 pour « complicité de génocide »
2
Diplomatic gaffes: How Ruto's premature, provocative declarations are eroding Kenya's credibility
2
Ruto's Mt Kenya headache: Allies defect as one-term chorus swells
2
Uganda copying Russia and China with new bill designed to crush dissent, say critics
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Security
6
Military
· Ground Forces
50%
Security
· Civil Unrest
25%
Security
· Insurgency
25%
1
Inside Kenya's battle to stop 'goons and guns' as fears of political violence grow
1
Un deslucido desfile militar por el "Día de la Victoria" se convierte en una dura derrota para Vladimir Putin
1
الأمم المتحدة تمدد مهمة حفظ السلام بجنوب السودان مع تقليص حجمها
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Society
21
Health Environment
· Natural Disaster
17%
Health Environment
· Public Health
17%
Society
· Human Rights
17%
1
Egyptian medical mission visits Kenya to support healthcare in Africa - Health - Egypt
1
Why tree planting fails in Kenya and how one company is fixing it
1
A government critic dies in custody in Rwanda, drawing calls for an independent probe
1
First bacteriophage therapy in Victoria
1
Why Kenya needs parental leave, not maternity leave
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