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France on the back foot in Africa after Chadian snub
NAIROBI/GENEVA - A French plan to significantly reduce its military presence in West and central Africa risks backfiring and further...
Nov 30, 20243 min read


Heavy gunfire erupts in South Sudan capital of Juba
NAIROBI - Heavy gunfire erupted in South Sudan's capital Juba on Thursday evening after security forces moved to arrest the former head...
Nov 22, 20242 min read


Kenya lawmakers plan impeachment move against deputy president, majority leader says
NAIROBI - Kenyan lawmakers plan to launch impeachment proceedings against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, accusing him of undermining...
Oct 1, 20242 min read


Kenyan police in plainclothes fired on Nairobi protesters, Amnesty says
NAIROBI - Kenyan police out of uniform and with no official identification fired live rounds at demonstrators at the country's parliament...
Sep 26, 20242 min read


Tanzania briefly arrests opposition leaders to stop protests
NAIROBI - Tanzanian police arrested three opposition leaders again on Monday, their party and police said, to stop anti-government...
Sep 24, 20242 min read


Exclusive-UN World Food Program launches investigation into its Sudan operations as famine spreads
NAIROBI/CAIRO - The U.N. World Food Program is investigating two of its top officials in Sudan over allegations including fraud and...
Aug 29, 20245 min read


Kenya police fire tear gas to stop scuffles between pro and anti-government groups
NAIROBI - Kenya's police fired tear gas to prevent scuffles between groups of protesters and government supporters in the capital Nairobi...
Jul 24, 20242 min read


Kenyan president sacks cabinet, bowing to pressure from protests
NAIROBI - Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday fired his entire cabinet apart from the foreign minister, bowing to pressure from...
Jul 13, 20242 min read


Kenya's police chief resigns following criticism over protests
NAIROBI - Kenya's police chief Japhet Koome resigned on Friday following intense criticism of officers' conduct during anti-government...
Jul 13, 20242 min read


Social media fuels Kenyan youth backlash over lawmakers' opulence
NAIROBI - Luxury cars, private helicopters, mounds of cash. The lavish lifestyles of Kenya's lawmakers, splashed across TikTok and X,...
Jul 13, 20245 min read


Kenyans hold concert to remember those killed in protests
NAIROBI - Hundreds of Kenyans attended a concert in the nation's capital Nairobi on Sunday, chanting slogans and dancing, to commemorate...
Jul 8, 20242 min read


Kenyan activists rethink strategy after protests turn violent
NAIROBI - Activists behind Kenya's anti-government protests are rethinking their strategy after demonstrations on Tuesday were marred by...
Jul 5, 20243 min read
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