It was Sir Charles Eliot, as Commissioner-General for the East Africa Protectorate, who dreamed of making the future East African nation a ‘white man’s country’. In doing so, he had to ...

In East Africa, the British instituted a compulsory service order in 1915 covering all males aged 18-45. This was extended to the Uganda Protectorate in April 1917.

More than 13 million livestock have died, pushing millions into protracted and unrelenting poverty. Heavy rain in late 2023 in parts of East Africa, with forecasts for more in the coming months, bring ...