East Africa

There is anger in Uganda after a Member of Parliament in that country told men to "beat" their wives. Onesimus Twinamasiko is reported by Ugandan television channel NTV  to have said that "as a man, you need to discipline your wife.

Soldiers in Ethiopia have killed nine civilians after mistaking them for militants close to its border with Kenya. The incident which occurred on Sunday also led to 12 people sustaining injuries.

The two political rivals in Kenya, President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition Nasa leader, Raila Odinga have held a rare meeting on Friday and resolved to let go their differences as they call for peace.

The two political rivals in Kenya, President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition Nasa leader, Raila Odinga have held a rare meeting on Friday.

The government of Kenya has said that at least 1,300 Kenyans are being held in foreign jails in Africa and beyond and was working to get them extradited to Kenya.

Officials within Kenya's government have said that the country is "broke" and lacks needed funds for developmental projects.

The doctors who is at the center of a horrific surgery in Kenya at the Kenyatta National Hospital has had his suspension revoked after cutting open the head of a wrong patient.

The Kenyatta National Hospital has been forced to apologize to a patient whose head was wrongly cut open by a doctor. 

Somalia’s al Shabaab group killed five police officers early on Friday in northeast Kenya, in an area where the Islamist militants have in the past attacked military and civilian targets, a senior official said.

Public University lecturers in Kenya on Thursday re-activated a nationwide strike nearly three months after ending a similar protest over low pay.