13 killed in Kenya in drought-related violence
Thirteen people, mostly women and children, have been killed in central Kenya this week in a cycle of violence between rival farming tribes hit by...
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Boris invites Museveni to UK summit on Somalia
President Museveni, is on May 11 scheduled to travel to London to attend a high level conference organised to drum up support and humanitarian assistance...
UN Report: Rights Violations, Fighting Spike in South Sudan
In a new report presented to the United Nations Human Rights Council, a top U.N. official warned that conditions in South Sudan have gone from...
Tanzania: Court Set to Deliver Ruling On TLS Meeting Petition
THE outcome of a petition seeking to challenge the holding of the Tanganyika Law Society (TLS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) slated for March 18 will...
Uber raises taxi fares in Kenya
Taxi-hailing app company Uber has increased its fares, giving in to pressure from their drivers and MPs. The drivers and legislators had said higher fares...
Government declares parts of Laikipia dangerous
Seven zones in Laikipia County have been gazetted as dangerous and police operation in the areas intensified. A Gazette notice signed by Interior Cabinet Secretary...
S. Sudanese rebels downplay “negative force” calls
South Sudan’s armed opposition faction (SPLM-IO) led by former Vice President, Riek Machar downplayed on Wednesday Juba’s call to designate group as “negative force” and...
Somali pirates back on the radar
The seizing of the Aris 13 tanker and its Sri Lankan crew on Monday — the first successful attack by Somali pirates since 2012 —...
I have honoured my 2013 election pledges, says President Kenyatta
We have kept our promise, was the refrain on Wednesday, with President Uhuru Kenyatta saying most of the pledges made to Kenyans four years ago...
Ethiopia rubbish dump landslide death toll soars to 113
The death toll from a landslide at Ethiopia’s largest rubbish dump in the capital Addis Ababa climbed to 113 on Wednesday, a city spokeswoman said....
