Uhuru Kenyatta: president facing Pyrrhic election victory
by Tristan McConnell Agence France-Presse NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) - Uhuru Kenyatta, who is set to win a second and final term…
7 years ago
Africa
Somalia truck bomb death toll jumps to 358 dead
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AFP) - Somalia's deadliest ever attack, a truck bomb in the capital Mogadishu, has now killed 358 people with 228…
7 years ago
UN draws flak after naming Mugabe goodwill ambassador
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) - The United Nations faced criticism Friday after naming Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe a "goodwill ambassador" to promote health…
7 years ago
Criminal justice a rare commodity in Central African Republic
by Amaury Hauchard Agence France-Presse BOUAR, Central African Republic (AFP) - At Bouar appeal court, presiding judge Aime Pascal Delimo twiddles his…
7 years ago
Kenya poll official quits, says election not ‘credible’
by Fran Blandy Agence France-Presse One of Kenya's top election officials quit Wednesday in a searing statement accusing her colleagues…
7 years ago
276 killed, 300 injured in Mogadishu truck bomb: official
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AFP) -- At least 276 people have been killed and 300 injured by a massive truck bomb that tore…
7 years ago
Mogadishu reels as truck bomb toll hits 137
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AFP) -- The death toll from a massive weekend truck bomb in a busy shopping district of Mogadishu…
7 years ago
Malawi leader vows probe as vampire scare forces UN out
BLANTYRE, Malawi (AFP) --Malawi President Peter Mutharika on Tuesday vowed a thorough investigation after seven people were murdered by…
7 years ago
Seven killed in Cameroon as anglophones declare ‘independence’
by Reinnier Kaze with Amaury Hauchard in Libreville Agence France-Presse BUEA, Cameroon (AFP) - At least seven people were killed…
7 years ago
Cameroon sets travel clamp in troubled anglophone region
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AFP) -- Authorities in an English-speaking region in southwestern Cameroon on Thursday announced temporary curbs on travel and public meetings, adding…
7 years ago
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