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Ethiopian runner wins Jerusalem marathon
Abraham Kabeto Ketla of Ethiopia has won the third Jerusalem marathon, setting a record for the race. About 20,000 runners took part despite protests ...
A look at factors complicating Kenya's election
Kenya's presidential election on Monday is the most important and complicated in the country's 50-year history. More than 1,000 people were killed ...
Ethiopia elects new leader for Orthodox church
Ethiopia's orthodox church has elected a new leader of the influential body in the predominantly Christian nation. Abune Matias, 71, was Thursday ...
Kenya prepares for watershed elections
The toll of more than 1,000 dead after Kenya's last election makes Monday's presidential vote the most important in the country's 50-year history.
Congo rebel group splits over firing of president
The president of the M23 rebel group in eastern Congo has been dismissed by the group's military leader over accusations that he is supporting Bosco ...
Threats of violence in Kenyan slums color election
Dozens of shack homes have been burned to the ground in recent weeks in Mathare, Nairobi's most dangerous slum. Families are moving into zones ...
32 people killed as bus rolls in Kenya's east
A police official says 32 people have died after the bus they were travelling in rolled in Kenya's eastern region. Traffic police boss Samuel Kimaru ...
Rwanda's Kagame says he won't seek a 3rd term
Rwandan President Paul Kagame says he is not interested in running for a third term when his term ends in 2017. Kagame on Wednesday blamed the media ...
Prosecutors do not object to Kenya trial delays
The trials of four prominent Kenyans charged with orchestrating deadly postelection violence in 2007 and 2008 could be delayed until next summer.
Ethiopian leader very present 6 months after death
Ethiopia's long-ruling leader died half a year ago, but it seems Meles Zenawi still holds on to power. In the capital, his face looks down from ...
Kenya: Official who oversaw 2007 chaotic poll dies
Kenya's former electoral chief who oversaw a flawed electoral process in 2007 has died following a battle with cancer. A family spokesman, John ...
Despite peace accord, eastern Congo still on edge
Despite the signing of a Congo peace accord on Sunday, this Central African country remains unsettled by signs of a return to war. The peace ...
Victims of Kenya's last election still in limbo
Alex Ndungu is the latest victim of the harsh mountain winds that blow through the rows of straw huts in Gwa Kungu, a village where those displaced ...
Congo neighbors agree not to support armed groups
Eleven African countries signed a United Nations-drafted peace deal on Sunday to stabilize the troubled Central African country of Congo, where rebels ...
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 ...
Somalis using fake passports on Turkish airline
Somalis aided by human traffickers are using fake passports to board the Mogadishu-to-Istanbul flight as a way to flee to Europe, a Somali official ...
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 ...
Israeli Ethiopian birth control ignites debate
Accusations that Israel deliberately tried to curb birth rates among Ethiopian immigrants have reopened a debate over discrimination against the group ...
Somalia: $50,000 for info on journalists' killers
The Somali government is offering a $50,000 reward for information that leads to the convictions of those killing journalists, the country's prime ...
Ethiopian rebels warn Canadian firm exploring oil
Ethiopian rebels on Monday warned a Canadian oil company against oil exploration in the country's east and said the area is unsafe because of fighting
Somalia: Blast on beachfront restaurant kills 1
A Somali police officer says a car bomb detonated by remote control has killed one person and wounded two others in Somalia's capital. Mohamed Hassan ...