East Africa in June 2026: the most important developments in security
In East Africa in June 2026, Kenya was the centre of unrest over a planned US Ebola quarantine facility. Two people died in Kenya in protests against the site, and a court blocked its construction. US experts arrived at the facility on 4 June despite the court order, after about 20 flights, and on 9 June Kenyan police fired tear gas at a protest over it.
Other security matters in Kenya included the arrest of eight students in connection with a fire at a school dormitory, which authorities were investigating as possible arson. A lawsuit was brought in Kenya against Sudan war crimes suspects, and Sudanese war victims petitioned Kenya's public prosecutor over the RSF. Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen said Kenya lost 29 billion shillings to cybercrime. On 24 June the US and UK warned their citizens of Gen Z protests in Kenya.
In Uganda, the outlets NTV and Daily Monitor said on 28 June that they were under military siege, and they still were on 29 June. A Vietnamese man deported by the US to South Sudan left for home on 19 June.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary
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