East Africa

A Ugandan Member of Parliament has been fined $10 by a court in the capital Kampala for urinating in public. Pictures of Abraham Abiriga’s offence were made public sparking widespread condemnation on social media.

Three Kenyan voters have filed a suit at the country's Supreme Court asking that Thursday's repeat presidential poll be stopped from taking place.

Pope Francis on Sunday called for constructive dialogue in Kenya where he said he was following the situation with "close attention" over disputed elections.

Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga is urging his supporters to hold series of street protests on Tuesday and Wednesday before Thursday's repeat presidential poll.

A roadside bomb killed at least seven people on Sunday - mostly women farmers - in an area outside the Somali capital dominated by Islamist insurgents who have defied public protests to end years of violence, residents and the army said.

Uganda’s outspoken politician and former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) presidential candidate Kizza Besigye was arrested on Thursday and detained by the police.

Ugandan officials have confirmed the death of two people from Marburg virus in the eastern part of the country. This is the first of such outbreak which is similar to the deadly Ebola virus which wreaked havoc in some African countries.

The Kenyan top election official who opposition party leaders asked for his sacking has now announced his decision to embark on leave for three weeks.

Kenyan-born Hollywood star Lupita Nyong’o is the latest to also speak out on her encounter with disgraced Hollywood movie producer Harvey Weinstein.

Police in Uganda on Wednesday clashed with anti-government protesters with police officers firing bullets and teargas into crowds in parts of the country.