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AFP's deputy bureau chief for East Africa, based in Nairobi, Previously correspondent in Paris, Dakar and Johannesburg.
The far-right president has not spoken publicly or on his beloved social media accounts since the result was announced, raising fears over how he will react, after months of…
However, the LGBT community fears yet another postponement
South Sudan’s five-year-long civil war has left possibly tens of thousands of people without limbs — a toll that may never be accurately established
The police chief revised the death toll to 21 from 14, saying the victims included 16 Kenyans, one American, one Briton and three of African descent
Security forces worked throughout the night to secure the DusitD2 compound, which includes a 101-room hotel, spa, restaurant and office buildings
The attack at DusitD2 is the first in Nairobi in five years, when gunmen stormed the city’s Westgate shopping mall, killing at least 67 people
Kenyan police clashed with both ruling party and opposition supporters ahead of the swearing in of President Uhuru Kenyatta after two disputed polls
Kenya’s Supreme Court on Monday have validatied the poll victory of President Uhuru Kenyatta on October 26.
If you’re confused by what’s going on in Kenya — well, you’re not the only one. Fran Blandy in Nairobi answers your questions
Kenya’s embattled opposition leader Raila Odinga vowed Wednesday to take his election rigging claims to court.
The contest between Odinga and Kenyatta is seen by pollsters as too close to call ahead of the vote.
French security forces are searching for two brothers suspected of killing 12 people at a French magazine, a third suspect is in police custody.
Electoral officials tallied votes on Sunday from general elections seen as a key test of the west African nation’s post-war recovery.
Senegal’s president elect Macky Sall has hailed a new era after triumphing over veteran leader Abdoulaye Wade in Sunday’s runoff presidential vote.
Sahel states are bracing for a long hungry season, many weakened by the return of people from Libya who are creating fresh strife.
Abdoulaye Wade has rallied voters in Senegal’s city of Thies despite a storm of criticism over his third-term presidential bid.
Senegal’s opposition has prepared for mass resistance against President Abdoulaye Wade’s third term bid — validated despite violent weekend riots.
Yahya Jammeh scored a landslide win in presidential polls on Friday, securing a fourth term at the helm of the tiny state.
Despite boasting Africa’s first female president and a Nobel prize for women’s rights, Liberia’s women are still vulnerable to the threat of rape.
Gambia’s election campaign has wrapped up with rival presidential candidates staging rallies in the tiny capital Banjul ahead of polls.
