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The amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio transits through the Gulf of Oman. (Reuters)

US interrogators to question suspected Libyan al-Qaeda member

US interrogators have headed to the Mediterranean to question a suspected Libyan al-Qaeda member accused of the bombings of US embassies in Africa.

Kenya’s interior minister said the evacuation of hostages ‘has gone very, very well’. (Reuters)

Kenya’s security forces control most of Westgate mall

With over 10 suspects arrested and three attackers killed in fighting at the Nairobi complex, Kenyan officials claim troops have won back control.

Large explosion rocks Kenyan mall, hostages still held

Journalists at Westgate mall in Kenya have said that Sunday afternoon’s explosion was by far the largest in the 30-hour siege.

An Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission

Supreme court orders partial recount in Kenya presidential vote

Kenya’s supreme court has ordered a recount of votes in some constituencies in the country’s March 4 presidential election.

UN ambassador outraged over Sudan bible school attack

UN ambassador outraged over Sudan bible school attack

Sudan’s military bombed a Bible school built by a US Christian aid group, prompting students and teachers at the school to run for their lives.

Somali famine declared over

Somali famine declared over, but UN urges caution

The UN says that Somalia’s famine is over, but warned that continued assistance is needed to stop the region from slipping back.

Kenya on alert amid looming terror threat

Kenya on alert amid looming terror threat

Bulletins are warning of an impending assault by terrorists as Kenya’s capital increases security measures in the hope of preventing an attack.

New radios will aid the hunt of LRA militia

New radios will aid the hunt of LRA militia

A US aid group is installing new high frequency radios to help track the Lord’s Resistance Army, a brutal militia that US special forces are helping h

Al-Shabaab’s stranglehold on Somalia

The World Food Programme can’t reach 2.2-million Somalis in desperate need of aid in militant-controlled areas of Somalia.

Police gate Uganda’s Besigye ahead of protest walk

Riots in Uganda after Besigye booted off Kenyan flight

Uganda’s top opposition leader was kicked off a Kenya flight, prompting riots back home that police quelled with tear gas only a day before the p

MIT class studies Kenyan slum’s clinic quandary

The Rod of Asclepius is mistaken as a symbol of snake worshipping in a high quality and nearly free clinic in Kenya’s largest slum of Kibera.

Somali pirates capture supertanker

Somali pirates capture supertanker, $150m of oil

Somali pirates captured a supertanker carrying an estimated $150-million worth of oil to the Gulf of Mexico.

Long lines for South Sudan freedom vote

Long lines for South Sudan freedom vote

Voters standing in a second day of long lines in Southern Sudan’s capital sat patiently and rested against concrete walls for hours to cast ballots.

Hit by Aids, Africa welcomes pope’s condom message

The pope’s suggestion that condoms could be used in limited situations has grabbed the attention of Africa which has a soaring number of Catholics.

Rwanda’s Hutus live in fear

The Rwandan refugee was walking home one night when four men jumped him and put him in a stranglehold. He lay still, pretending to be dead.

Africa fills with pride as World Cup looms

Africa fills with pride as World Cup looms

A dozen young boys stood at the edge of a football field, one that looks typically African — patchy grass at the edges, dark red dirt in the middle.

Ritual sacrifice of children on the rise in Uganda

Ritual sacrifice of children on the rise in Uganda

Caroline Aya was playing in front of her house in January when a neighbour put a cloth over her mouth and fled with her.

Vaccine offers hope in Africa’s fight against malaria

There is new hope for Africa’s battle against malaria, which claims the lives of more than one million children on the continent every year.

Bomb, mortars kill 29 at Iraq interior ministry

Insurgents exploded a suicide car bomb and launched two mortar shells at Iraq’s interior ministry during National Police Day celebrations on Monday, killing 29 people and…