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Anthony Mitchell, who reported for The Associated Press (AP) from across East Africa, was remembered for his dedication to telling Africa’s story, and for his humour. Mitchell…
Growing demand for clean fuels distilled from plants will likely revolutionise agriculture in both rich and poor countries, a United States agriculture official said on Monday.…
Somalia’s government on Tuesday ruled out peace talks with the country’s powerful Islamic movement, citing truce violations, which heightened fears of an all-out war in the…
Cool seasonal rains have slowed the march to war between Somalia’s Islamic militants and the secular government, but in the weeks ahead the tropical sun will break through the…
Thousands of foreign troops in Somalia could lead to ”an all out war” between Somalia’s transitional government and an Islamic group that controls much of the country, according…
For a Mogadishu port worker, an Islamic group’s takeover of most of southern Somalia means he can haul cargo without fear of rampaging militiamen. At the other end of the…
An old cleric, a young warrior and a desecrated Italian cemetery are at the centre of the debate over whether Somalia has become a haven for al-Qaeda terrorists. Ever since an…
On almost any day, at almost any time, children dressed in rags with bottles filled with glue pressed to their faces stake out the major intersections of Kenya’s capital. No one…
Aid agencies warned on Tuesday that they do not have money to feed millions of Kenyans suffering from food shortages. The warning came a day after Information and Communications…
Promises of aid to Africa must be kept in 2006 or millions of people will die needlessly, the top United Nations adviser on poverty said on Monday, while insisting that every…
Two Britons were killed and three injured on Monday when gunmen attacked a bus carrying Muslim pilgrims south of Baghdad, police and hospital officials said, the day after four…
Gunmen wearing Iraqi army uniforms broke into the home of a senior Sunni leader on Wednesday and killed him, his three sons and his son-in-law on the outskirts of Baghdad, his…
Iraq’s main Sunni Arab political party has demanded an international investigation into allegations that security forces illegally detained and tortured suspected insurgents at…
Iraq’s main Sunni Arab political party on Wednesday demanded an international investigation into allegations that security forces illegally detained and tortured suspected…
Zanzibar’s opposition leader condemned weekend presidential and legislative elections as not free and fair, speaking on Monday after riot police fired tear gas and water cannons…
With too many weapons, too little food and three factions vying for control, Somalia’s anarchy is fast overwhelming its new government even before it can establish itself in the…
At least three of the four suspects in the July 21 attempted bombings on the London subway and a bus were born in East Africa, where al-Qaeda-linked groups still operate and may…
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki on Friday insisted a draft Constitution pushed through Parliament by his ruling coalition will improve Kenya, though protesters who clashed with…
Ethiopians voted by the millions, responding enthusiastically to a open parliamentary race between the coalition that ended a brutal dictatorship and an opposition promising…
Campaigning in Ethiopia’s parliamentary elections officially ended on Friday ahead of a weekend vote that will be a critical test of freedom and democracy in one of the United…
