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Amnesty: Civilians targeted in Somalia conflict
All parties in Somalia’s conflict have carried out rights abuses including executions, rape and torture, Amnesty International said on Tuesday, adding there were reports…
Kenya opposition halts talks, protests flare
Kenya’s opposition suspended talks with President Mwai Kibaki’s party on Tuesday and police fired tear gas to scatter opposition supporters protesting at deepening deadlock over…
Rice arrives in Kenya to push crisis talks
United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Kenya on Monday to push talks to end the post-election crisis but can expect a lukewarm welcome from the government,…
Kenya braces for nationwide opposition protests
Youths erected roadblocks, shopkeepers nailed up windows and Kenyan riot police guarded streets before opposition protests planned for Wednesday against President Mwai Kibaki’s…
Kenya’s poll dispute moves to Parliament
The dispute over President Mwai Kibaki’s re-election in Kenya moved to Parliament on Tuesday as the government and opposition prepared to wrestle for control of the East African…
Kenya’s Kibaki ready for unity govt
Kenya’s President Mwai Kibaki said on Saturday he was ready to form a government of national unity to end post-election violence that has killed hundreds of people and forced 250…
Trade in Kenya markets thin on post-poll jitters
Trade in Kenya’s foreign exchange and stock markets was slow and volumes thin on Friday, as fears of more post-election violence kept many dealers at home. ”There’s not much…
Kibaki accuses rivals of ‘ethnic cleansing’
President Mwai Kibaki’s government accused rival Raila Odinga’s backers on Wednesday of responsibility for an explosion of tribal violence over a disputed presidential poll that…
Kenya ruling party scoffs at opposition victory claims
Kenya’s opposition claimed victory on Saturday in a presidential vote after official figures gave their candidate a four-percentage point lead over President Mwai Kibaki on…
Kenyans vote in close election, violence feared
Guarded by police, Kenyans voted on Thursday in a presidential election preceded by violence, tainted by allegations of rigging and likely to be the closest in more than four…
Experts find jawbone of pre-human great ape in Kenya
Researchers unveiled a 10-million-year-old jaw bone on Tuesday they believe belonged to a new species of great ape that could be the last common ancestor of gorillas, chimpanzees…
‘Executed’ corpses in Kenya terrify villagers
A series of bodies found dumped in secluded bushland on the edge of Kenya’s capital Nairobi has terrified locals and brought accusations of police executions in their war on the…
Mugabe attacks West at summit
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe celebrated a landmark agreement by Africa’s biggest trade bloc on Wednesday with a favourite pastime — attacking the West. ”Where does Europe…
Africa’s biggest trade bloc agrees to tax system
Africa’s biggest trade bloc Comesa (Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa) approved a common external tariff system on Wednesday, clearing a major hurdle for a customs…
Apec leaders find fun with fashion and food
Presidents and prime ministers, kings, communists and one or two former generals — Apec brings together one of the world’s most diverse groups of leaders, who show unity with one…