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Kenya: Voting underway in tense elections

Kenyans began voting Tuesday in general elections headlined by a too-close-to-call battle between incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta and his rival Raila Odinga, sparking fears of violence in east Africa's richest economy.

The day before Kenya elections, voters take no chances

In recent days, the queues of early morning travellers at Nairobi's long-distance bus stations have been thick with people seeking to leave the city. In...

‘Miracle babies’ pastor extradited to Kenya

The UK has extradited a self-styled Kenyan pastor, who claimed he created miraculous pregnancies, to Kenya to face child-trafficking charges.

Kenya: One killed in al-Shabaab attack on police station

A policeman was killed on Thursday after suspected Islamic extremists attacked a police station in the northern Kenyan county of Mandera, officials said, raising...

Kenyans leave major cities ahead of elections

Passengers jostled with ticket touts and hawkers at Kenya's main bus stations on Thursday as thousands started leaving cities before next week's vote, some because they are registered in rural wards, others because they are scared of violence.

Kenya: Murdered election official was tortured

An autopsy shows that a murdered Kenyan electoral official crucial to the running of elections next week was tortured then strangled. Christopher Msando's body was...

Kenya: Protesters demand justice for murdered election official

Protesters marched on the offices of Kenya's election commission on Tuesday, demanding a speedy enquiry into the murder of a senior official that has...

Missing Kenya election official found dead

A senior election official in Kenya who was director of ICT Chris Musando has been found dead after going missing on Friday. The Daily Nation...

Kenya Deputy President Ruto’s home attacker killed

Kenyan police say they have shot dead an attacker who forced his way into the rural home of Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto, ending...

Kenya Deputy President’s residence attacked by gunmen

Unidentified gunmen attacked Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto's residence in the western town of Eldoret on Saturday when Ruto and his family were absent,...

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Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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