Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said the past decade had seen a significant rise in extremism in Africa, as six African heads of state gathered in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Tuesday for an African...

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World-famous conservationist and paleontologist Richard Leakey has applied to the Kenyan government for permission to form a new opposition party and is expected to register his party...

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1. Wide view of Bush, Moi and Zenawi in Cabinet Room

2. SOUNDBITE: (English) George Bush, U.S. President. "That's a question that you should ask Saddam Hussein. Its his choice to make and Saddam Hussein must...

1. Wide of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga greeting media

2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Raila Odinga, Kenyan opposition lea
der:
"Well this is not the only situation where you have power sharing. You see...

Two Indians were among the 59 people known to have been killed in an attack by al-Qaida-linked militants at an upscale mall in Nairobi, said Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin in New Delhi on Sunday.

India...

HEADLINE: Kenya vote violence spreads; fears of civil war

CAPTION: The killing of up to 50 ethnic Kikuyus in Kenya has brought the death toll from four days of rioting to more than 275, raising fears of further...

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Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta attended the launch on Thursday of a construction railway that will be built by a Chinese company.

The project would open up the rest of East Africa through road, rail and pipelines...

1. Exterior of the I&M building where Kenya Television Network (KTN) is located

2. Opposition supporters outside the I&M building with opposition leaders Kalonzo Musyoka (tan jacket, right of...

The South African government said on Thursday it had received no inquiries from Kenyan authorities about fugitive Briton Samantha Lewthwaite who had reportedly travelled on a South African passport.

On...

HEADLINE: More than 100 killed in Kenya fuel truck blast

CAPTION: Rescuers combed a scorched forest for corpses Sunday and burn victims overwhelmed hospitals after an overturned gasoline tanker...

A Kenyan judge has ruled that the appointments of electoral agents at the constituency level for the Thursday's repeat presidential election are illegal, throwing more uncertainty on the controversial elections.

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Former US Secretary of State John Kerry has commended the judicial branch of the government of Kenya for their role in resolving political disputes ahead of the country's presidential election.

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Kenyan police on Thursday fired rifles and tear gas to disperse demonstrators in Nairobi preparing to protest police killings of opposition supporters, according to eyewitnesses.

An AP reporter saw...

Nairobi residents awaiting the presidential election results on Friday said they hoped for peace, regardless of the outcome.

Violence broke out this week in some opposition strongholds in parts of the...

Kenya's president is asking the country to refrain from violence as unrest erupts in some opposition areas after the country's election commission announced he had won a second term.

"There is no...

As opposition supporters continued to set fires in the streets, a small group of women took to the streets on Monday in a public display that has not been a common sight on the streets of Nairobi's Kibera neighbourhood....

Kenyans have the right to protest but must do so peacefully, said President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta, who previously appealed for unity after election results were announced.

Speaking from Nairobi,...

The Chairman of Kenya's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on Friday said he will not step down as a result of Supreme Court's decision to nullify President Uhuru Kenyatta's election win last...

Lawyers for Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta are calling the Supreme Court's nullification of last month's election a "very political decision", but they say they will live with the consequences.

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Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga on Wednesday alleged fraud in the country's general election, saying hackers infiltrated the database of the country's election commission and manipulated the results in what he...

Opposition supporters were celebrating on Friday after Kenya's Supreme Court nullified President Uhuru Kenyatta's election win last month and called for new elections within 60 days.

No Kenya presidential...