Kenya has arrested two men it says are connected to an Iranian intelligence network that was planning an attack inside…
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Tanzania has banned government officials from sending Christmas and New Year cards paid for by public funds as part of…
Pope Francis has urged global action against the illegal trafficking of blood diamonds, ivory and other natural resources, in the…
Pope Francis has called for ethnic and religious reconciliation after arriving in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, at the start of…
Kasulu, Tanzania – At the Nyarugusu Refugee Camp on Tanzania’s western border, a young man stands apart from the crowd…
The United States has imposed sanctions against former and current senior Burundi government officials, which it says have contributed to…
All signs are that Pope Francis will receive a rock-star welcome as he prepares for his first visit to Africa.…
Nairobi – Used plastic is being given a new lease on life in Kenya. It is melted and then used…
Burundi’s government has accused its former colonial ruler Belgium of instigating an attempted coup against President Pierre Nkurunziza in May…
Rwanda’s upper house of parliament has unanimously approved a constitutional amendment to allow President Paul Kagame to seek a third…
At least four people have been killed in shooting attacks and explosions in the capital of Burundi, according to witnesses…
Ethiopia has barred Eritrean footballers from playing in East Africa’s premiere football tournament this month because of political tensions between…
France proposed a draft resolution to the UN Security Council aimed at toughening the international response to an outbreak of…
Al-Shabab fighters in Somalia have struck again – managing to evade security measures to stage an attack in downtown Mogadishu.…
Nairobi, Kenya – Abdalle Mumin is still looking over his shoulder, even after months spent in what he calls “exile”.…
Environmental activists in Kenya are trying to make their community more energy efficient. Naivasha is known for its flower farms…
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – In a small room in a dusty back street, Hamisi and 12 other male sex…
At least five people have been killed and dozens more wounded in an attack on a hotel in the centre…
Tanzania’s elections have been thrown into doubt after the semi-autonomous Zanzibar archipelago annulled polls, sparking tension on the islands and…
Zambia leader Edgar Lungu has turned to God in a bid to stop the freefall of his country’s ailing currency,…