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Jacob Zuma spent R15.3 million of public money to stay out of jail, confirms State Attorney

Kenya: Fall of Nasa looms as Raila 'snubs' meeting

Beled Hawo Authorities closes its border with Kenya over encroachment allegations

The authorities of Beled Hawo have closed the town's border with Kenya's Mandera town following encroachment allegations against the government of Kenya.

Children's Hospital in Minneapolis finds a better test for appendicitis

Research by a physician at Children's Hospital in Minneapolis is offering a new solution to a common problem in pediatric care: sorting out the many patients with bad stomachaches from the few who need surgery for appendicitis.

Kenya catering for 2000 Ethiopians who fled Moyale killings

Kenyan authorities are receiving Ethiopians fleeing violence back home after security forces killed nine people and wounded a dozen others in a mistaken anti-terrorism fight.

South Sudan requests to join Arab League

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukry has met South Sudanese President Salva Kiir to discuss Juba's request to join the Cairo-based Arab League, according to a foreign ministry statement.

Spy poisoning: How could the UK retaliate against Russia?

UK Prime Minister Theresa May is braced to take "extensive measures" against Russia should it not offer a credible explanation of how an ex-spy and his daughter were poisoned on British soil with a military-grade nerve agent.

Garissa steps up war on FGM, vows more spending

Women leaders and activists in Garissa county yesterday discussed strategies to fight FGM. Ninety-eight per cent of women in Garissa undergo the illegal mutilation, despite the ban.

Minority millennials gain influence

Millennials of color are going to be a major force in shaping Columbus and other American cities over the next few decades.

UN seeks to immunize over 4.7 mln Somali children against measles

Two United Nations agencies and Somalia's Health Ministry on Monday launched a campaign to immunize over 4.7 million children aged from six months to 10 years against measles in the drought-hit Horn of African nation.

Ethiopian Town on Edge After Security Forces Kill, Injure Unarmed Residents

A town on Ethiopia's border with Kenya is on edge after Ethiopian security forces shot and killed 10 people and injured 11 others Saturday, the mayor said.

Somaliland bans Somalia's internet country code

Breakaway Somaliland on Sunday banned Somalia's top-level internet domain (dotSO) from its regions.

The political economy of microwave reforms in Ethiopia

Former Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn's resignation has briefly unsettled Ethiopia's political trajectory. The leadership transition comes at an awkward time for Africa's second most populous country. Ethiopia is among the world's fastest-growing economies, aided by international…

US Spends $140m on terrorism fight in East Africa

The US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, who is visiting the region, praised the work of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) for stabilising the region.

Kenya: Fall of Nasa looms as Raila 'snubs' meeting

Cracks in the National Super Alliance widened on Sunday following revelations that opposition leader Raila Odinga will not attend a meeting of co-principals on Monday.

Ethiopia military unit 'mistakenly' kills nine in Moyale, residents flee into Kenya

At least 4 killed in IED attack in Mogadishu

'Mr. Records' keeps Kenya's last vinyl music shop alive

Tucked into a busy market in Kenya's capital is arguably the country's last record store.

Tillerson resumes normal schedule in Kenya

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has resumed his normal schedule in Kenya after canceling events on Saturday because he was "not feeling well."

Turkish aid agency to rebuild Somali parliament

Somalia - Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) on Saturday signed a deal with the Somali parliament to go ahead with the construction of a modern National Assembly building in capital Mogadishu.