World Feb 05 Europe may see new influx of migrants if conflict in Sudan persists, UN refugee chief says More than 9 million people are thought to be displaced in Sudan and 1.5 million refugees have fled the country in months of clashes between the Sudanese military and paramilitary forces.
World Jan 01 2 men arrested in connection with Ugandan Olympic runner’s killing in Kenya, police say Police say two men have been arrested in connection with the killing of Ugandan Oympic runner Benjamin Kiplagat, who was found fatally stabbed in a car in Kenya on New Year's Eve.
World Mar 18 Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has died at 61 President John Magufuli of Tanzania, a prominent COVID-19 skeptic in Africa whose populist rule often cast his East African country in a harsh international spotlight, has died. He was 61 years old.
World Jan 05 Extremists attack Kenya military base, 3 Americans killed Al-Shabab extremists overran a key military base used by U.S. counterterror forces in Kenya before dawn Sunday, killing three American Department of Defense personnel and destroying several U.S. aircraft and vehicles before they were repelled, U.S. and Kenyan authorities said.
World Nov 23 Mudslides, floods kill 34 people in western Kenya Kenya’s interior minister says 29 people have been killed in mudslides, among the 34 people overall who lost their lives Saturday amid flooding in the East Africa nation.
World May 23 Kenya court to rule if gay relations are criminal acts Friday's court ruling is expected to be a watershed moment for LGBT equality in Kenya, where people convicted of gay sex face up to 14 years in prison.
World May 22 Kenyan author and LGBT activist Binyavanga Wainaina dies at 48 Wainaina, who won the 2002 Caine Prize for African Writing, was a key figure in the artistic community who promoted local authors.
World Sep 22 Tanzania death toll 209 as survivor found in capsized ferry As rescue divers probed a capsized Tanzanian ferry two days after the disaster and the death toll soared past 200, a man was found in an air pocket, alive.
World Jun 28 Fire kills 15 people in Nairobi’s largest open-air market The cause of the fire that injured 70 people was not immediately announced, but the blaze is being treated as a crime scene, the Associated Press reported.
World May 10 At least 44 killed after dam bursts in Kenya, officials say At least 44 were dead and another 40 were missing Thursday after a dam swollen by weeks of seasonal rains burst in Kenya's Rift Valley, sweeping away hundreds of homes and sending people fleeing, officials said.