Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan is blaming foreigners for last weekโs deadly protests following a disputed election in which two main opposition candidates were barred.
Kenyan former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has been buried at his rural home amid political uncertainty over the future of opposition in a country that has previously been marred by post election violence and anti-government protests.
Heavy security has been deployed to Kenyaโs western city of Kisumu before the final public viewing of the body of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
Two people have died and more than 100 others were injured during a stampede at a state funeral service for Kenyaโs former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who died this week at 80.
A major US-Africa trade deal, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), will terminate as scheduled on Tuesday, ending duty-free access to U.S. markets for thousands of African products.
China, the worldโs largest carbon polluting nation, has announced a new climate fighting goal to cut emissions by 7% to 10% by 2035.
Ethiopia has inaugurated Africaโs largest hydroelectric dam to produce more than 5,000 megawatts and boost the electric vehicle industry in a country that has banned the importation of gasoline-powered vehicles.
In Uganda, politics often intertwines with spiritual beliefs, as many politicians secretly consult traditional healers or witch doctors for perceived advantages.
Police in Kenya have clashed with demonstrators during the latest anti-government protests, and the state-funded human rights commission says 10 people have been killed.
Activists and the father of a Kenyan civilian who was shot at close range by police during protests over the alleged killing of a blogger in custody are demanding accountability.
An Associated Press photographer captured the shooting of a civilian by a Kenyan police officer in the head at close range.
Kenyan police have shot an apparent bystander at close range during the latest protests over the killing of a blogger in custody earlier this month.
Kenyans are reminiscing about the work of author Ngลฉgฤฉ wa Thiongโo, who died Wednesday in the U.S. They recall Ngลฉgฤฉโs criticism of an autocratic administration, leading to his arrest and imprisonment in the 1970s.
The United Nations chief is urging regional and international leaders to prevent South Sudan from falling โover the abyssโ into another civil war, and to speak with one voice to support a return to peace.
Kenya is hosting the Netherlands king and queen for a state visit against the backdrop of allegations of human rights abuses in the East African country.
Leaders from eastern and southern Africa have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels are threatening to overthrow the Congolese government.
An opposition politician and several other protesters have been arrested in Kenya during street demonstrations calling for an end to alleged abductions, that have recently targeted young government critics.
Police in Kenya have hurled teargas cannisters at hundreds of protesters against gender-based violence, or femicide, in the capital, Nairobi, and arrested an unknown number of people.
African leaders may have been quick to congratulate Donald Trump on his election, professing a desire for mutually beneficial partnerships.
The Federal Aviation Administration is prohibiting U.S. airlines from flying to Haiti for 30 days after gangs shot two planes.
A transitionary council created to reestablish democratic order in Haiti has signed a decree firing interim Prime Minister Garry Conille.
Kenyaโs new deputy president has been sworn into office, two weeks after his predecessor was overwhelmingly voted out in an impeachment motion in parliament over allegations of corruption and inciting ethnic division.
Kenyaโs Senate has voted to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office in an impeachment trial on corruption and other allegations, hours after the deputy president was taken to the hospital with chest pains.
Kenyaโs High Court has rejected an application by the deputy presidentโs lawyers to stop the senate from debating an impeachment motion against him after parliament voted to remove him from office last week.
Kenyaโs deputy president has defended himself while facing an impeachment motion in which he's accused of supporting anti-government protests in June and of being involved in corruption and other irregularities.
Supporters and opponents of Kenyaโs deputy president have clashed at public forums over an impeachment motion against him, which was introduced in parliament by the ruling alliance this week.
As world leaders discuss the future of efforts to wrangle the gangs strangling Haiti, Haitians are expressing hopelessness over an international response to the tide of violence.
German and Kenyan officials have signed an agreement to promote the recruitment of skilled Kenyan workers who can fill gaps in Germanyโs labor market, and to facilitate the repatriation of Kenyans who donโt have the right to stay in Germany.
The National Book Foundation has awarded Barbara Kingsolver a medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters (DCAL), which has previously been given to Toni Morrison, Philip Roth and Joan Didion among others.
Kenyaโs new finance minister says some of the proposed taxes that led to weeks of deadly protests earlier this year will be reintroduced through a tax amendment bill as the country struggles to find revenue to pay off debts.
The White Houseโs executive chef has retired after nearly three decades of serving meals and state dinners to five different presidents and their families.
Anti-government protesters in Kenyaโs capital have clashed with an emerging pro-government group as weeks of turmoil continue.
Kenyan President William Ruto has dismissed almost all of his Cabinet ministers and promised to form a new government that will be lean and efficient following weeks of protests over high taxes and poor governance.
Police in Kenyaโs capital have hurled tear gas to break up anti-tax protesters who have continued to gather despite President William Rutoโs repudiation of unpopular tax legislation that prompted deadly unrest earlier in the week.
Kenya's president says he wonโt sign into law a finance bill proposing new taxes that prompted thousands of protesters to storm the parliament on Tuesday.
Kenyaโs president came to power by appealing to the common people, describing himself as a โhustlerโ and vowing relief from economic pain.
Thousands of protesters stormed Kenyaโs parliament Tuesday to protest tax proposals, burning part of the building, sending lawmakers fleeing and drawing fire from police.
Hundreds of protesters have been arrested in Kenyan capital Nairobi in ongoing protests against proposed tax hikes in a finance bill that is due to be tabled in parliament.
U.S. President Joe Biden says the agreement to tap into the windfall profits on frozen Russian assets held in Europe would put that money to work for Ukraine.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has undergone a medical procedure at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and has resumed duty after temporarily transferring power.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is expected to meet with his Chinese counterpart Admiral Dong Jun at a major defense conference in Singapore next week.
Vice President Kamala Harris has announced the formation of a new partnership to help provide internet access to 80% of Africa by 2030, up from 40% now.
Thursdayโs White House state dinner honoring Kenyan President William Ruto offered hundreds of guests some stunning D.
The menu for the state dinner at the White House honoring Kenya starts with a chilled tomato soup and ends with a white chocolate basket of fruit.
President Joe Biden has offered his deep appreciation to Kenyan President William Ruto for the coming deployment of 1,000 Kenyan police forces to help quell gang violence in Haiti.
President Joe Biden has welcomed Kenyan President William Ruto to the White House to kick off a three-day state visit.
The government of South Sudan and rebel opposition groups have signed a โcommitment declarationโ for peace during high-level mediation talks in Kenya, described as key step in efforts to end the conflict in South Sudan that has long crippled its economy.
Winnie Makinda says she is facing the worst crisis and lowest moment of her life because of the Kenyan governmentโs response to floods that devastated her poor community in the capital of Nairobi.
Kenyaโs government has begun bulldozing homes built in flood-prone areas and promising evicted families the equivalent of $75 to relocate after a deadline passed to evacuate amid deadly rains.
Rain-swollen water levels at two Kenyan hydroelectric dams are at โhistoric highsโ and people downstream are being told to move away.
Kenya's world marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum has been given a state funeral as many urged the government to do more to protect the countryโs famous athletes.
President Joe Biden plans to welcome Kenyan President William Ruto to the White House in May, hosting a state visit after reneging on his promise to visit Africa last year.
Kenya's president says corruption and officials' incompetence allowed a liquid petroleum plant to operate in one of Nairobi's most crowded residential neighborhoods, where its explosion and fire killed three people and injured more than 280 others.
People across Haiti are wondering what awaits them after a court in Kenya blocked the deployment of a U.N.-backed police force to help fight gangs in the troubled Caribbean country.
The Kenyan High Court has struck out key clauses of a contentious finance law that has been blamed for significantly raising taxes and the cost of living in East Africaโs largest economy.
Efforts to create a landmark treaty to end global plastic pollution are advancing at a meeting where participants are discussing the treaty's draft language for the first time.
King Charles III has held a private meeting with the family of the executed leader of the Kenyan rebellion against British colonial rule.
King Charles III wants to look to the future when his four-day state visit to Kenya starts on Tuesday.
Most of the population in conflict-affected countries like Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad and northern Nigeria depends on climate-vulnerable agriculture.
Kenyan lawmakers say that parliamentary approval is required before the deployment of police to the Kenya-led peacekeeping mission in Haiti to combat gang violence that was approved by the U.N. Security Council this week.
The U.N. Security Council has voted to send a multinational force led by Kenya to Haiti to help combat violent gangs in the troubled country.
At the U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York, African leaders are relaying a unanimous message, that their continent of more than 1.3 billion people is done being a โvictimโ of a post-world war order and must be recognized and partnered with as a global power in itself.
Kenyaโs president is committing his country to lead a multinational force in Haiti to combat gang warfare, even as residents of both countries question the plan being pushed by Washington.
Itโs Day 3 of the U.N. General Assembly high-level meeting that brings world leaders together at U.N. headquarters in New York.
Kenyaโs president is wooing American tech companies, promising a business-friendly environment โ even though he has raised taxes on businesses at home.
The first African Climate Summit has ended with a call for world leaders to rally behind a global carbon tax on fossil fuels, aviation and maritime transport.
The host of the first Africa Climate Summit says climate change is โrelentlessly eating awayโ at Africaโs economic progress and itโs time to have a global conversation about a carbon tax on polluters.
The first African Climate Summit is opening with heads of state and others asserting a stronger voice on a global issue that affects the continent of 1.3 billion people the most, even though they contribute to it the least.
Police in Kenya say they have been ordered not to report deaths amid demonstrations against the rising cost of living.
Police in Kenya have opened fire amid protests calling for the government of President William Ruto to lower the cost of living.
Christian and Muslim leaders in Kenya are urging President William Ruto to repeal a finance bill whose new taxes have sparked protests and police killings of civilians.
A police official says officers have killed at least six people during new protests in Kenya against the rising cost of living.
The U.N. says the conflict in Sudan has driven more than 3 million people from their homes.
Iranโs president on a rare visit to Africa has sharply criticized Western nationsโ support for homosexuality as โone of the dirtiest things which have been done in human history.โ.
Kenyans are preparing for tough times after lawmakers approved tax increases that are even unpopular with supporters of the president who once vowed to reduce the cost of living.
Authorities in Kenya say the number of people who died after a pastor ordered his followers to starve to death in order to meet Jesus has surpassed 300.
Kenyaโs president says the starvation deaths of dozens of followers of a pastor are akin to the results of terrorist acts, as the new death toll has rises to 73.
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has denounced the point-blank firing of a tear gas canister at local journalists during his latest anti-government protest as a โprimitive act of intolerance.โ.
Kenyaโs opposition leader Raila Odinga has led thousands of protesters in a third round of anti-government demonstrations as the interior ministry in charge of police has warned that no more violent protests will be tolerated.
Thousands of anti-government protesters marched on the streets of Kenyaโs capital, Nairobi, on Monday despite the governmentโs declaration that the protests are illegal.