Tom Odula
Thursday, November 3, 2016 - 08:20
Kenya is pulling out its 1,000 troops deployed to South Sudan as part of the U.N. peacekeeping mission and stopping future deployments after the U.N. secretary-general fired the force’s Kenyan commander, the foreign affairs ministry said Wednesday.
Friday, June 10, 2016 - 06:19
A national commission in Kenya announced Thursday it has fired 302 police officers who refused to be vetted as part of reforms of the police force.
Wednesday, February 24, 2016 - 06:31
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday suspended Supreme Court Judge Justice Philip Tunoi who is facing allegations of receiving a $2 million bribe in an election petition.
Monday, June 15, 2015 - 06:30
Kenya's military Monday said they had killed the commander of al-Shabab extremist group responsible for two attacks a year ago that killed at least 60 people.
Friday, June 12, 2015 - 06:32
Kenya has set a goal to get 100,000 Somali refugees to return home voluntarily by the end of the year, as money shortages have forced the U.N. to reduce food rations for the displaced.
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 - 07:49
"The life of anyone who opposes Pierre Nkurunziza is in danger. People are being assassinated here and there," leading opposition figure Agathon Rwasa told The Associated Press.
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 - 06:33
Burundi's army was deployed on Monday for the first time to quell street protests, putting the military into a precarious position amid persistent demonstrations against the president's bid for a third term.
Friday, March 13, 2015 - 06:40
A U.S. drone strike in Somalia on Thursday is believed to have killed a senior member of the al-Shabab extremist group who allegedly helped plan the 2013 Westgate Mall attack in Nairobi, officials said.
Friday, February 13, 2015 - 07:10
The Burundian army, police and members of the ruling party's youth league executed 47 people following a clash with an armed group in the country's northwest, an international human rights group said Thursday.
Monday, July 21, 2014 - 06:38
Seven people were killed when gunmen attacked a bus at the Kenyan coast where previous attacks had left 87 people dead, the Kenya Red Cross said.