Kenya president says talks with Obama to focus on extremism
By ANDREW NJUGUNA and TOM ODULA The fight against extremism will be the key topic of talks with President Barack Obama, who will be visiting the country of his father…
East Africa
Burundi Red Cross: 6 killed in anti-president protests
By ANDREW NJUGUNA,and RODNEY MUHUMUZA At least six people have been killed in clashes between police and civilians demonstrating against the Burundian president’s bid for a third term, a spokesman…
Islamic State kills Ethiopian Christians in Libya
By JON GAMBRELL and ELIAS MESERET Islamic State militants in Libya shot and beheaded groups of captive Ethiopian Christians, a video purportedly from the extremists showed Sunday. The attack widens…
Egypt releases imprisoned Al-Jazeera reporter
By SARAH EL DEEB A reporter for Al-Jazeera English was released from an Egyptian prison and deported Sunday after more than a year behind bars, but his two Egyptian colleagues…
Libyan charged in 1998 US embassy bombings dies
By MAGGIE MICHAEL Fifteen years after allegedly helping al-Qaida plot the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, Abu Anas al-Libi parked his car on a quiet street…
Charges dropped against Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta
By MIKE CORDER The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor dropped all crimes against humanity charges against Kenya’s president on Friday, highlighting the court’s problems in bringing to justice the high-ranking…
Dangerous practices spread Ebola in Sierra Leone
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Dr. Michael Mawanda saw some disturbing behaviors when he was in Sierra Leone helping fight the Ebola epidemic, including relatives removing patients from the hospital where he…
Kenya security shakeup after extremist killings
By TOM ODULA Islamic extremists killed 36 non-Muslim workers in northern Kenya early Tuesday, prompting the president to shake up his security team, firing his interior minister and accepting the…