East Africa

Three policemen were killed Wednesday in seven hours of fighting with suspected Shabaab militants who attacked their post in southeastern Kenya, police said.Regional police...

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta will not take part in two planned televised debates with his main rival Raila Odinga ahead of the August 8...

An opposition member of parliament in Tanzania has reportedly been arrested by police for allegedly insulting President John Magufuli.According to BBC, the MP, Halima Mdee,...

Public servants in Uganda are facing a strict dress code after the government issued a circular warning them to "dress decently". Female staff have been...

Tanzania's parliament passed two laws on Monday allowing the government to force mining and energy companies to renegotiate their contracts, despite pleas from the...

Monitors from the European Union Election Observation Mission have warned of possible violence during Kenya's August 8 polls.Chief Observer Marietje Schaake noted that concerns...

Police in western Uganda's Kasese District are holding over 130 Congolese nationals for illegal entry.Authorities say the Congolese entered Uganda and stayed at Kayanja,...

A roadside bomb struck a minibus north of the Somali capital Mogadishu late on Saturday, killing two people and injuring six others, police said.The...

Egypt's Cairo airport has started screening passengers arriving from Sudan for signs of cholera because of a reported outbreak there, the head of airport...

Four police officers and four civilians were killed on Tuesday after their truck hit a landmine on a road near Kenya's border with Somalia,...