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Kenya gov't issues stern warning to int'l media
Kenya's government spokesman appeared to make a veiled threat Wednesday against international journalists while announcing a tough stance on ...
Kenya elections observers to enhance transparency
Kenya's first nation-wide vote since devastating violence broke out after the nation's 2007 presidential election will be closely monitored by the ...
Somali militants' Twitter shut after death threat
Twitter on Friday suspended the account used by Somalia's al-Qaida-linked militant group after the insurgents used the micro-blogging site to post a ...
Obama visit to Kenya? Only 1 day in Africa so far
President Barack Obama promised to visit his father's homeland — Kenya — before the end of his presidency, but of the 51 country visits Obama made the ...
Rights groups: Attacks on Somalis in Kenya rising
Human rights activists say Somalis in Kenya are facing increased attacks from gangs and harassment from the police since the government issued an ...
Chaotic Kenya primaries a preview of March poll
Political parties on Monday announced the names of those who won Kenya's primary elections, which observers said were flawed and served as a bad sign ...
Analysts: Political party polls in Kenya a failure
Political party primaries to select candidates for Kenya's March national elections have been fraught with irregularities, disorganization and ...
Kenya police: Suspected militants kill 5 people
An official says gunmen suspected to belong to Somalia's al-Qaida-linked rebels have shot dead five people and seriously wounded three others at a ...
Kenya: Coffins set on fire to protest outgoing MPs
Hundreds of demonstrators angered at the conduct of outgoing Kenyan legislators doused 221 coffins with gasoline and set them on fire Wednesday, ...
Red Cross: 200 dead from violence in Kenya's south
The Kenya Red Cross says at least 200 people have been killed in violence in Kenya's southeast since August in fighting that could be related to ...
Kenya: 10 people die in retaliatory tribal attack
One day after suffering a deadly attack, a Kenyan community retaliated with their own tribal assault on Thursday, killing 10 people and furthering a ...
ICC prosecutors: Kenya trials will take months
International Criminal Court prosecutors plan to call dozens of witnesses to build their cases against four prominent Kenyans charged with involvement ...
From Ethiopia to Chile: Day 1 of a 7-year walk
On the eve of an unimaginably long walk — one that starts in Africa, winds through the Middle East, across Asia, hops over to Alaska, goes down the ...
Kenya: Tribal clash kills 7; police blame politics
Police in Kenya say seven people have been killed in tribal violence. The Wednesday deaths came near the Tana River in eastern Kenya after more than ...
Kenya: Man in police uniform was not a cop
Joshua Waiganjo wore the full uniform of an assistant commissioner of police. To the public he appeared like he was carrying out the duties that come ...
Rwanda gets new UN seat, but world standing falls
Rwanda has been hailed for years as a beacon of peace and economic growth in its post-genocide period, and on Jan. 1 it took a prestigious seat on the ...
South Sudan arrests 2 state TV journalists
A journalists group says two reporters working for state TV in South Sudan have been arrested without charge. The Committee to Protect Journalists ...
MSF: More refugees to worsen state of Kenya camp
The health of thousands of Somali refugees will be threatened if they are moved from the country's urban areas into a camp near the Kenyan-Somali ...
Kenya hospital imprisons new mothers with no money
The director of the Pumwani Maternity Hospital, located in a hardscrabble neighborhood of downtown Nairobi, freely acknowledges what he's accused of: ...
South Sudan accuses Sudan of air attack, killing 5
South Sudan says Sudan has launched attacks inside its territory, killing at least five people. Military spokesman Col. Philip Aguer said Thursday ...
Kenya Red Cross: 39 people killed in clashes
At least 39 people were killed when farmers raided a village of herders in southeastern Kenya early Friday in renewed fighting between two communities ...
55 people drowned or missing off Somali coast
The U.N. refugee agency says 55 people have drowned or are missing after an overcrowded boat capsized off the Somali coast. UNHCR said the incident ...
Somali militants publicly rebuke American member
Militants in Somalia are publicly rebuking their best known American fighter. Al-Shabab posted a statement Monday scolding Omar Shafik Hammami, ...
After attacks, Kenya restricts refugee freedoms
After enduring months of grenade and other explosive device attacks, Kenya announced new, more stringent controls aimed primarily at Somali refugees ...