As a boy, Ruto grew up on his family’s farm in a quiet village in […]
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Kenya election presidential candidate Odinga rejects results
“In our view, there is neither a legally and validly declared winner nor a president-elect,” […]
William Ruto defeats Raila Odinga to win Kenyan presidency
Ruto won with 50.49% of the vote, narrowly defeating veteran opposition leader and former Prime […]
50 killed and many displaced in northern Nigeria flooding
“When you go around [Jigawa State], we lost about 50 people to the flood,” Yusuf […]
Children among dozens killed in Egypt church fire
It is unclear how many children were killed in the fire at at Abu Sefein […]
Kenya electoral officials blame presidential candidates’ agents for results delay
The chair of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) accused party agents of approaching […]
Blinken raised ‘serious concerns’ about human rights with Kagame in Rwanda
Speaking at a press conference with his Rwandan counterpart on Thursday, Blinken said he raised […]
Eight police officers killed in Sierra Leone during protests, minister says
The officers, six men and two women, were “brutalized” and killed in the area where […]
Curfew declared in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown amid violent anti-government protests
The protests grew violent at times. Graphic images and video of battered and seriously injured […]
Prominent Nigerian filmmaker Biyi Bandele passes away at 54
Bandele, 54, was a prolific author, playwright and filmmaker whose work includes the adaptation of […]