The cuisine of Africa reflects indigenous traditions, as well as influences from Arabs, Europeans, and Asians.The continent of Africa is the second largest landmass on the earth and is home to hundreds of tribes, ethnic and social groups. This diversity is also reflected in African cuisine, in the use of basic ingredients as well as in the style of preparation and cooking techniques.

East African foreign ministers arrived in Kenya on Wednesday for a meeting the opposition has threatened to demonstrate against, while the rival sides hammered away at talks to end the post-election crisis.The opposition has threatened more street protests if the government holds Thursday's planned meeting of the seven-nation, regional bloc IGAD.

Kenya's political rivals on Wednesday pushed ahead with crunch talks to end weeks of bloodshed as East African foreign ministers arrived for a meeting to shore up peace efforts.Negotiators for President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga tackled core issues in their...

The East African Community is considering sending a peace-keeping force to Kenya as one of the options in case the situation deteriorates. Currently, there are negotiations within the East African set-up. A decision has not yet been reached but negotiations are on.

A great post of rare 1970s recordings from Uganda. If you like Central and East African guitar playing, you'll love this post.

Travelling to Tanzania and getting to your destination is this simple. Tanzania operates a number of flights that are international, regional, continental as well as local. These have got a direct link from East Africa to Amsterdam. Once you get to any East African airport, you can then catch a direct local flight to your specific destination.