Kenya “regrets” the presence of a Somaliland flag in Nairobi
Mogadishu accuses Kenya of “violating its sovereignty”. At issue: the presence of a flag of the self-proclaimed state of Somaliland, during a diplomatic ceremony held […]
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Kenya’s Vice President picks his running mate
Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto on Sunday picked a former aide who has become a fierce critic of President Uhuru Kenyatta to be his running […]
DRC: In Nairobi, peace consultations continue without the M23 branch known as “Makenga
The peace consultations that began on Saturday, April 23, continued on Monday in Nairobi. Representatives of eight armed groups, mainly from South Kivu, have been […]
Kenyatta confirms his support for his former rival Raila Odinga
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has officially announced that he will support his former rival Raila Odinga in the upcoming August presidential election. The endorsement seals […]
Kenya: Six dead in an explosion against a minibus at the Somali border
Six people were killed and seven injured Monday when an explosive device detonated as a minibus passed in northeastern Kenya near the Somali border, a […]
Terrorism: Kenya on high alert after French warning
Kenyan authorities are on high alert after the French embassy warned of an imminent terrorist attack in the country. The French embassy has called on […]
Kenya: Arrests in the wake of a deadly attack in the East
Four people have been arrested in the wake of an attack in which six people died and homes were burned in Lamu County, a coastal […]
Shebab suspected of killing six people in Kenya attack
Six people died Monday in Lamu County, a region in eastern Kenya bordering Somalia, in a suspected attack by Shebab rebels, a local official said. […]
Boeing agrees to compensate families of 2019 Ethiopian crash victims
Boeing has reached a settlement with the families of the victims of the 737 MAX crash that killed 157 people in Ethiopia in March 2019, […]
Serial child killer lynched by crowd after escape in Kenya
Kenyan villagers on Friday lynched a serial child killer, described as a “bloodthirsty vampire,” days after he escaped from police custody, according to Kenyan authorities. […]