Countries Kenya election commission says vote tally moving too slowly Nairobi – The head of Kenya’s election commission on Friday admitted the tallying of results from the presidential poll... Read more 13 Aug, 2022
Countries Blinken says backing for armed groups in DRC must ‘cease’ Kigali – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that support for armed groups in the Democratic Republic... Read more 12 Aug, 2022
Countries Kenya TV channels stop sharing poll tallies Nairobi – Kenyan media stopped broadcasting the provisional results of the country’s presidential poll, raising questions over the outcome... Read more 12 Aug, 2022
Countries Ethiopia govt in ‘direct engagements’ with Tigray rebels, says AU Addis Ababa – The Ethiopian government and Tigrayan rebels have had “direct engagements”, the African Union said in a... Read more 12 Aug, 2022
Politics Several killed as Somaliland protesters clash with police Mogadishu – Several people were killed and dozens wounded on Thursday after police opened fire on anti-government demonstrators in... Read more 12 Aug, 2022
Countries Observers voice concern about Kenya vote disinformation Cape Town – International observers expressed concern on Thursday about the spread of disinformation during the long wait for results... Read more 11 Aug, 2022
Countries US Secretary of State leaves DRC for Rwanda Kinshasa – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken left the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday as he embarked... Read more 11 Aug, 2022
Countries Kenyan election: the next steps Nairobi – Kenya is on tenterhooks as it awaits results from Tuesday’s election, which passed off relatively smoothly despite... Read more 11 Aug, 2022
Countries Blinken arrives in DRC on 2nd leg of African tour Kinshasa – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday for a... Read more 10 Aug, 2022
Countries US ‘concerned’ by reports of Rwandan support for DRC rebels Kinshasa – Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said the United States was “concerned” by “credible” reports that... Read more 10 Aug, 2022