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AU troops ambushed in Somalia, 39 reported dead

Somalia's al Shabaab insurgents and troops from the African Union peacekeeping mission clashed on Sunday, a senior military officer said, while the group said...

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,...

Kenyan MP charged with inciting evictions of farmers

A Kenyan lawmaker has been charged in a Nairobi court with inciting his constituents to violence and racial contempt. Mathew Lempurkel is accused of calling...

37 before court in Ethiopia over corruption charges

The Ethiopian government on Thursday put over 30 persons before a federal high court on charges of high-level corruption, the state-affiliated FANA Broadcasting corporate reported. The 37...

6 killed in shootout between Somali security forces

Six Somali soldiers were killed in a shootout on Wednesday between two government security agents who turned on each other near the presidential palace...

19 Tanzanian universities barred from enrolling new students

Tanzania’s university education authorities have banned 19 universities in the country from enrolling new students after a report blacklisted them for providing poor quality...

Tanzanian politician charged for rebuking president

A prominent opposition figure in Tanzania has been charged with using abusive language after he called the president a dictator. Tundu Lissu of the Chadema...

Kenyan girls invent app to end FGM

Animated chatter spills out from a corner of tech giant Google's Nairobi offices as five Kenyan schoolgirls discuss their upcoming trip to California where...

Kenya and Tanzania sign trade deal

Kenya has lifted restrictions on wheat flour and cooking gas imports from Tanzania, which has in turn allowed milk and cigarettes from Kenya. The countries’...

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