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East Africa
October 20, 2017
The Latest: Somalia to announce 'state of war' on al-Shabab
The Latest on Somalia's deadliest attack (all times local): 10:25 p.m. Somalia's prime minister says the president will ...
October 20, 2017
Somalia's death toll rises again to 358 as thousands pray
Thousands of anguished Somalis gathered to pray Friday at the site of the country's deadliest attack, while the toll rose ...
October 20, 2017
Kenya's police say 4 killed in opposition demonstrations
Four people have been killed in opposition demonstrations this month as Kenya's fresh presidential election approaches next ...
October 20, 2017
94 deaths from plague in Madagascar, UN health agency says
An unusually large plague outbreak in Madagascar has taken 94 lives, the World Health Organization said Friday. The number ...
October 20, 2017
Uganda expels North Korea military experts over UN sanctions
Uganda has expelled North Korean military experts and representatives of North Korean companies, including its top arms ...
October 19, 2017
UN says plague cases in Madagascar almost doubled in 5 days
The number of plague cases in Madagascar has almost doubled over the last five days and medical experts project the situation ...
October 19, 2017
Tanzania arrests 12 suspected of promoting homosexuality
Tanzanian police say they are holding 12 men, including two South Africans, for questioning over allegations of promoting ...
October 19, 2017
Marburg hemorrhagic fever kills 1 person in Uganda
One Ugandan has died of Marburg, a highly infectious disease that, like Ebola, manifests as a viral hemorrhagic fever, ...
Boniface Mwangi
October 19, 2017
Kenya police disperse demonstrators despite court order
Kenyan police fired rifles and tear gas Thursday to disperse demonstrators preparing to protest police killings of opposition ...
October 18, 2017
Thousands march over 'Somalia's 9/11;' attack details emerge
Somali intelligence officials shared a detailed account of the country's deadliest attack, while thousands marched Wednesday ...
Raila Odinga
October 18, 2017
Kenya vote chief says 'difficult' to have credible election
It is "difficult to guarantee a free, fair and credible election" in Kenya's fresh presidential vote just eight days away ...
Roselyn Akombe, Uhuru Kenyatta, Wafula Chebukati, William Ruto
October 18, 2017
The Latest: Kenya protesters attack election training site
The Latest on Kenya's new presidential election (all times local): 4:55 p.m. Protesters in western Kenya have thrown chairs ...
October 18, 2017
UN, US failed to prevent 'ethnic cleansing' in South Sudan
Until the summer of 2016, South Sudan's Yei region was a leafy oasis in the midst of the country's civil war. But when a ...
October 18, 2017
Judge: Newest travel ban 'same maladies' as previous version
Just hours before President Donald Trump's latest travel ban was to take full effect, a federal judge in Hawaii blocked the ...
October 18, 2017
In Somalia, hope fades in desperate search for missing
Anguished families scoured Somalia's capital Tuesday in search of scores still missing from Saturday's bomb blast that killed ...
October 18, 2017
Kenya opposition suspends reform protests after killings
Opposition leader Raila Odinga on Tuesday suspended protests intended to press for reforms to Kenya's electoral commission ...
October 17, 2017
Minnesota Somalis mourn, pray for those impacted by bombing
Members of Minnesota's large Somali community said Monday they are heartbroken and grieving but searching for ways to help ...
October 17, 2017
The Latest: White House condemns Somalia bombing
The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times EDT): 7:20 p.m. The White House is condemning the truck bombing in Somalia ...
October 16, 2017
Somalia truck bombing toll over 300, scores remain missing
More than 300 people were killed in the weekend truck bombing in Somalia's capital and scores remained missing, authorities ...
October 16, 2017
The Latest: 35 Somali victims arrive in Turkey for treatment
The Latest on deadly bombing in Somalia's capital (all times local): 11:05 p.m. A Turkish military plane carrying 35 people ...
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