Kenya

Opposition leader: Kenya moving toward ‘outright dictatorship’

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga sharply criticized the role of Western diplomats and election observers in the…

After Kenyatta win, all eyes on Kenya’s embattled opposition chief

by Hazel Ward Agence France-Presse NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- Kenya was once again left waiting Tuesday, as embattled opposition leader Raila Odinga…

Kenya in limbo as incomplete election keeps tensions high

  by Fran Blandy Agence France Presse NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- Kenya was stuck in limbo Saturday as a repeat…

Four killed in Kenya as protests prompt partial vote delay

  by Tristan McConnell with Nicolas Delaunay in Kisumu Agence France-Presse NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- At least four people were killed Thursday in…

Scuffles as police disperse protesters trying to block Kenya vote

NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) - Kenyan police clashed with opposition protesters in parts of Nairobi and in the west of the…

Divided Kenya votes in fractious second election

 by Hazel Ward with Nicolas Delaunay in Kisumu  Agence France-Presse NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- A divided Kenya heads to the polls on Thursday…

Uhuru Kenyatta: president facing Pyrrhic election victory

by Tristan McConnell Agence France-Presse NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) - Uhuru Kenyatta, who is set to win a second and final term…

Somalia truck bomb death toll jumps to 358 dead

MOGADISHU, Somalia  (AFP) - Somalia's deadliest ever attack, a truck bomb in the capital Mogadishu, has now killed 358 people with 228…

Kenya poll official quits, says election not ‘credible’

by Fran Blandy Agence France-Presse One of Kenya's top election officials quit Wednesday in a searing statement accusing her colleagues…

Seven Kenyan police, civilian killed by IED: police

NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- Seven police officers and a civilian were killed when an armored vehicle drove over a roadside bomb…

Eyeing growth boost, Kenya opens Chinese-built railway

by Raphael Ambasu MOMBASA, Kenya (AFP) -- Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday inaugurated a Chinese-built railway, the country's biggest…

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