Westgate attackers arrived via Uganda, court told, fifth suspect still missing
Terrorists behind the 2013 Westgate Mall attack had a common trail from Uganda to Nairobi through Malaba, a key witness told a court on Tuesday....
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Turning up the volume on Ethiopia?
by Peter Fabricius On 6 and 7 August, Ethiopian security forces were reported to have shot dead about 90 demonstrators in both the Oromia region, which...
Ethiopia fire kills 23 at prison ‘holding Oromo protesters’
WATCH ROW VIDEO FROM INSIDE THE PRISON. CLICK THE BELOW LINK At least 23 inmates have died after a fire at an Ethiopian prison where...
Gunfire heard inside maximum-security jail near Addis Ababa
Media and activists report gunfire and blaze at jail where politicians are held, as anti-government protests continue. By Yilu Mo, yilu.mo@alleastafrica.com ADDIS ABABA – Gunfire...
One nightstand costs 10 million for Kenyan senator
– Makueni’s Senator, Mutula Kilonzo has spent close to KSh 10million on a child that he allegedly sired with a secret lover -He has since reneged...
As election approaches, public funds’ theft is on the rise in Somalia
by Judy Maina, judy.maina@alleastafrica.com NAIROBI– Less than one month before Somalia holds a presidential election, alarms are being raised over abuses by officials in...
Angry protestors attack foreign firms in Ethiopia
by Yilu Mo, yilu.mo@alleastafrica.com ADDIS ABABA – Hundreds of rampaging protesters have attacked foreign-owned businesses in the Oromia and Amhara regions, sources said on Friday. The protesters...
Kenya mulls troops pull out from Somalia
By Judy Maina, judy.maina@alleastafrica.com NAIROBI – Kenyan government is carrying out a review of its peacekeeping missions in Somalia which could see its troops withdrawn before...
AU, UN at odds over key Mogadishu road closure plan
By Jeff Mwaura, jeff@alleastafrica.com NAIROBI – United Nations and African Union officials were deadlocked over a UN proposal to shut down a key road leading to...
