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December 12, 2019

Tanzania is pressing Burundi refugees to leave, says report

Human Rights Watch says tens of thousands of Burundian refugees face mounting pressure to involuntarily leave Tanzania amid ...

December 10, 2019

Armed men attack presidential residence in Somalia's capital

A Somali police officer says at least five heavily armed men attacked security forces stationed outside the presidential ...

December 10, 2019

Nobel winner Abiy says 'hell' of war fueled desire for peace

The winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize says his horrifying experiences as a young Ethiopian soldier fueled his ...

December 10, 2019

Cyclone hits Madagascar, killing 2 and making 1,400 homeless

Cyclone Belna has hit northwestern Madagascar, with 2 dead and three missing from the first tropical storm of the season, ...

December 09, 2019

US airstrike kills extremist rebel in Somalia, say officials

Intelligence officials in Somalia say an airstrike conducted by the U.S. military in the country's south killed a senior ...

December 09, 2019

Flamboyant governor of Kenya's capital charged with graft

The flamboyant governor of Kenya's capital city, Nairobi, was Monday charged with 19 counts of graft-related charges as the ...

December 09, 2019

U.N. expert urges Ethiopia to stop shutting down internet

A United Nations expert on the freedom of expression said he has urged Ethiopian officials to stop shutting down the internet

December 09, 2019

Torrential rains in Uganda, 26 killed, says Red Cross

At least 26 people have been killed in floods unleashed by heavy rains in different parts of Uganda, the Red Cross said on ...

December 08, 2019

Kenya building collapse toll hits 10 but 2 survivors found

Kenyan rescuers digging through the rubble of a six-story building found two survivors alive Sunday, two days after it ...

December 06, 2019

Police: Al-Shabab extremists kill 8 on bus in northern Kenya

Police in Kenya say suspected al-Shabab extremists have stopped a bus in the north near Somalia and killed eight passengers, ...

December 06, 2019

6-story building collapses in Nairobi; at least 4 killed

A six-story residential building collapsed Friday in Kenya's capital, officials said, with at least four people killed and ...

December 06, 2019

Italian priest, and 2 Kenyan men who say he’s their father

Steven Lacchin grew up a fatherless boy, but he knew some very basic facts about the man who was his father. He knew Lacchin, ...

December 05, 2019

Authorities say at least 28 killed in landslides in Burundi

At least 28 people have died in landslides in Burundi and that toll could grow with many people missing, local authorities ...

December 04, 2019

UN urges Tanzania: Stop barring cases at human rights court

The United Nations human rights office is urging Tanzania to reconsider its decision barring individuals and non-governmental ...

December 04, 2019

Uganda police block opposition leader’s anti-corruption walk

Uganda’s police on Wednesday blocked opposition leader Kizza Besigye from leading an anti-corruption march in competition ...

December 03, 2019

US citizen raised in San Diego faces new terrorism charges

A U.S. citizen on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorist List has been charged with additional crimes involving ties to Somalia’s ...

November 28, 2019

East Africa struggles with heavy rains, with more to come

Flash flooding has hit the small but strategic East African nation of Djibouti, where the government and United Nations said ...

November 24, 2019

Kenya flooding death toll rises to 60; 7 others missing

Authorities in Kenya says the death toll from heavy rains that unleashed floods in the west of the country has risen to 60 ...

November 23, 2019

Libya’s coast guard intercepts more than 430 migrants

Libya’s coast guard intercepted more than 430 Europe-bound migrants this week, including a pregnant woman who gave birth to ...