Uhuru Kenyatta, who faces an international trial for crimes against humanity, held a steady lead as votes were tallied from Kenya’s poll.
Kenyan presidential hopefuls made a final bid to woo voters Saturday on the last day of campaigning for the tightly fought March 4 elections.
Five years since bloody post-poll violence, Kenya is readying again for elections overshadowed by fresh fears of conflict.
Sudan and South Sudan leaders have met as pressure grows to end long-running disputes that have brought the foes to the brink of renewed conflict.
Kenyan security forces are scoureing border regions with war-torn Somalia in the hunt for armed kidnappers who seized four aid workers from Dadaab.
Funky dancing in a seaside bar, Vespa scooters on broad boulevards: the images of a lost Somalia are at odds with a place better known for war.
Uhuru Kenyatta has resigned as Kenya’s finance minister after the International Criminal Court ruled he should stand trial for post-election violence.
Armed Lou Nuer youths have marched on Pibor, home to the rival Murle people, who they blame for cattle raiding and have vowed to exterminate.
Beneath the soaring arches of the bombed out ruins of a cathedral, families fleeing extreme drought build huts of rag and plastic for shelter.
The WFP’s first delivery of aid to Somalia was delayed due to bureaucratic hurdles in Kenya — slowing relief efforts for millions hit by drought.