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Tanzania’s Magufuli rejects calls to extend term limit

The President of Tanzania, John Magufuli has rejected appeals from his supporters for him to extend his term limit beyond the two terms of five years stipulated in the country’s constitution.

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...

Al-Shabaab commander in Somalia killed in airstrike

The US military on Friday confirmed it killed a high-level commander of the al-Shabaab extremist group with an airstrike in Somalia over the weekend,...

‘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.

South Sudan: At least four dead in road ambush

At least four people were killed by unknown gunmen on the main road between South Sudan's capital and the Uganda border on Wednesday, an...

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...

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