Kenyan opposition leader calls for protests on election day
Kenya’s main opposition leader Raila Odinga has called for a mass protest on the date of the repeat presidential election
President Uhuru calls for national day of prayers ahead of repeat presidential vote
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has called for a national day of prayer ahead of his country’s repeat presidential election slated
Somalis defy police to protest against massive truck bombings
Thousands of Somalis demonstrated on Wednesday against those behind bombings that killed more than 300 people at the weekend, defying
UN peacekeeping chief asks UNSC to push for dialogue in South Sudan
The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Piere Lacroix has said South Sudan’s political leaders are the ones who can
Nigeria confirms at least three cases of Monkey pox
Nigerian health authorities have confirmed at least three cases of the viral infection monkey pox, with at least 30 more
Death toll from Madagascar plague rises to 74
The death toll from an outbreak of plague in Madagascar has now hit 74 over the past two months, health
Suspected Nigerian militants kidnap four British nationals
Suspected Nigerian militants have kidnapped four British nationals in the southern part of the country, police said on Wednesday. The
Somali police fire bullets to break up protest against weekend bombing
Somali police opened fire to stop a crowd of protesters demonstrating against last weekend’s deadly bombing from accessing the site
Tunisian navy rescues 100 migrants, hours after 8 drown
Tunisia’s navy rescued almost 100 migrants from a sinking boat off its southeast coast late on Monday, authorities said, and
Children starve in Central African Republic as aid workers flee fighting
Children are starving to death in Central African Republic because violence has forced aid workers to pull out, the United