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East Africa

South Sudan’s Machar refuses to renounce violence

Exiled South Sudanese opposition figure Riek Machar declined to renounce violence or declare a unilateral ceasefire and instead demanded new peace talks outside the...

Three men given death sentence in Kenya for stripping woman

Three Kenyan men who stripped and attacked a woman in a bus have been sentenced to death by a magistrate in the capital, Nairobi. The...

Most Kenyans have seen fake news about 2017 election – New Study

A new study reveals that 90% of Kenyans have seen or heard false news about the 2017 general election, with 87% reporting instances of...

South Sudan’s Kiir declares state of emergency in home state

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has declared a three-month state of emergency in his home state, where clashes have raged for months between clan-based...

River baptism goes bad in Tanzania, two worshippers drown

Tanzanian police have detained a pastor after two worshippers drowned while being baptised in a river near Rombo in the north of the country. The...

Kenya election: One candidate turns up for TV debate

A TV debate for Kenyan politicians hoping to become deputy president in next month's elections went ahead even though only one candidate took part. Muthiora...

South Korean diplomat recalled from Ethiopia over alleged rape

A senior South Korean diplomat has been recalled from Ethiopia after he allegedly raped a female colleague, Seoul's foreign ministry said on Thursday, as...

South Sudan judges sacked by President over strike

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has sacked several judges who had been on strike over poor pay and living conditions for the last two...

6 police officers killed by herders in Kenya

A Kenya police report says six police officers have been killed by herders in volatile Laikipia County, where at least 40 people have died...

Schoolteachers in Somalia arrested for ‘al-Shabab meetings’

Somali authorities have arrested seven head teachers who they accuse of meeting al-Shabab militants. They are said to have discussed changing the curriculum at private...

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