Kenyan police report al-Shabaab attack on northeast police post
Kenyan police said they repelled an attack by suspected al-Shabaab extremists on a police post in Mandera County in the
President Putin holds talks with Middle East leaders on Libya situation
Russian President Vladimir Putin held telephone conversations with the Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and the crown
Didier Drogba plans Kenya visit
Didier Drogba plans to visit Kenya soon on a charity mission, the Ivorian football legend announced without giving dates. The
South Africa’s Eskom chair resigns after power cuts
The chairman of South Africa’s struggling state-owned power Utility Eskom, Jabu Mabuza, has resigned following worrying power cuts over the
Tunisian parliament rejects proposed government
Tunisian Assembly of People’s Representatives, or the parliament, rejected on Friday the government proposed by Tunisian Prime Minister-designate Habib Jemli.
2 armed terror suspects killed in Algeria
Algeria’s Defense Ministry says the country’s armed forces killed two “terrorists” Friday in El Milia in Jijel province, 432 km
South Africa calls for peaceful resolution to US-Iran tensions
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for a peaceful resolution to the rising tension between the United States and
Kenya’s Kipsang provisionally suspended for anti-doping violations
Kenyan Wilson Kipsang, former marathon world record holder and bronze medalist at the 2012 Olympics, has been provisionally suspended for
7 countries lose vote in UN General Assembly over arrears
The United Nations says seven countries are so far behind in paying their dues that they are losing their voting
Member of Kenya’s Akasha organization sentenced to 23 years in prison
A U.S. judge has sentenced Ibrahim Akasha, once a member of Kenya’s Akasha drug trafficking organization, to 23 years in