World Sep 11 'I cannot mourn': Former colonies conflicted over Queen Elizabeth II's death Upon taking the throne in 1952, Queen Elizabeth II inherited millions of subjects around the world, many of them unwilling. Today, in the British Empire's former colonies, her death brings complicated feelings, including anger.
Politics Aug 30 1st ship carrying grain from Ukraine reaches Djibouti The first ship carrying grain from Ukraine for people in the hungriest parts of the world has docked at the Horn of Africa port of Djibouti as areas of East Africa are badly affected by deadly drought and conflict.
World Aug 24 'Large-scale' offensive shatters lull in Ethiopia's Tigray Authorities in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region say Ethiopia's military has launched a "large-scale" offensive for the first time in a year. But Ethiopia's government says Tigray forces attacked first.
World Aug 22 After Kenya presidential vote loss, runner-up Odinga files court challenge Kenya's losing presidential candidate Raila Odinga has filed a Supreme Court challenge to last week's election result.
World Aug 16 Kenyan opposition candidate Odinga says he'll challenge close election loss Kenyan opposition figure Raila Odinga says he'll challenge the results of the close presidential election with "all legal options" after Deputy President William Ruto was declared the winner.
World Aug 15 Kenya's Ruto declared president in close election, faces possible court challenge After last-minute chaos that could foreshadow a court challenge, Kenya's electoral commission chairman has declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the close presidential election over five-time contender Raila Odinga.
World Aug 09 Kenyan turnout key in close presidential election The top candidates are Raila Odinga, a democracy campaigner who has vied for the presidency for a quarter-century, and 55-year-old Deputy President William Ruto, who has stressed his journey from a humble childhood to appeal to struggling Kenyans long accustomed…
World Jul 16 Russian strikes target areas across Ukraine Russia’s military campaign has been focusing on the Donbas, covering Donetsk and Luhansk, but Russian forces also have been pounding other parts of the country in a relentless push to wrest territory from Ukraine.
World May 12 A young Ukrainian boy watched his own father get killed by a Russian soldier. Now his family is searching for justice. 14-year-old Yura Nechyporenko recounts the tragic killing of his father on a lonely street in Bucha, the community on the outskirts of Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, where bodies of civilians are still being discovered weeks after Russian soldiers withdrew.
World May 05 Ukraine repels some attacks as battle in Mariupol steel mill rages on Heavy fighting is raging at the besieged steel plant in Mariupol as Russian forces attempt to finish off the city's last-ditch defenders and complete the capture of the strategically vital port.