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Former UN chief says violence could mar Kenya vote
The former head of the U.N. — the man who helped save Kenya from spiraling deeper into election violence five years ago — warned Saturday that ...
E. African nation Djibouti holds parliament polls
Voters in the tiny East African nation of Djibouti are casting ballots in the nation's parliamentary elections. Friday's vote is notable because ...
USAID chief visits Mogadishu, says US is committed
Signaling the latest step forward in rapidly strengthening U.S.-Somalia relations, the administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development ...
7 killed in mosque attack in Kenya's east
Gunmen armed with AK-47 rifles opened fire at a mosque in Kenya's east, killing seven people, an official said Thursday, in an attack less than two ...
Kenyan chief justice reveals threats ahead of vote
In an extraordinary public statement only days before Kenya's high-tension national election, the country's chief justice on Wednesday said he has ...
Minnesota congressman arrives in Mogadishu
A U.S. congressman visited Somalia's capital on Tuesday, the first visit in years by a member of Congress to what until recently was considered one ...
Kenyan government sued for police brutality
The Kenyan government is being sued for police brutality in the violence following the 2007 election. The lawsuit comes as Kenya prepares for a new ...
Somali militants claim to execute Kenyan soldier
Al-Qaeda-linked militants in Somalia claimed Friday that they have executed a Kenyan soldier after the Nairobi government failed to meet their demands
Kenya holds 1st presidential debate
Three weeks before they go to the polls, millions of Kenyans watched and listened to the nation's first-ever presidential debate, with the two ...
Report: AU troops in Somalia killed 7 civilians
A joint Somali-African Union investigation into a case of civilian casualties found that African Union troops killed seven civilians, including five ...
Kenya rebukes US, EU countries over poll comments
Kenya's foreign affairs minister on Monday criticized European Union ambassadors in person for what he called an orchestrated attempt to favor a ...
US warns of 'consequences' in Kenya election
Warning repeatedly of "consequences," the top U.S. diplomat for Africa on Thursday appeared to caution Kenyan voters against electing a president who ...
Kony's LRA killing fewer civilians, group finds
Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army, the shadowy group of militants that has terrorized Central Africa for years, killed far fewer civilians in 2012 ...
Microsoft and Huawei launch phone for Africa
Chinese phone maker Huawei and Microsoft are combining forces to sell a new smartphone in Africa, which they say is the world's fastest growing mobile ...
Obama to Kenya: Reject violence during election
Wading gently into the politics of his father's homeland, United States President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged Kenya to reject violence in next ...
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 study: Big jump in elephant poaching deaths
A 14-year study of a nearly 1,000 elephants in Kenya shows an alarming death rate among older males — those with large, valuable tusks — and an ...
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 ...