The Kenyan government was in a disarray on Sunday over the visit by Sudan President Omar al-Bashir who has been indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes. World opinion went against Kenya on Friday after it became the first...

Kenya has denied reports that it has successfully trained some 2,500 troops, who are ready to join the Somali government’s offensive against Al Shabaab rebels. The government was reacting to reports appearing in one of the Somali news agencies,...

A harmonised draft constitution has now been handed over to Kenya’s Parliamentary Select Committee. Influential Christian leaders are warning that the question of abortion could derail the constitutional review process.

Property prices in Nairobi are soaring, and Somali pirates are getting the blame. The hike in real estate prices in the Kenyan capital has prompted a public outcry and a government investigation this month into property owned by foreigners. The...

The UK has issued a travel ban to more than 20 Kenyan citizens accused of corruption, the High Commissioner says. Rob Macaire said the ban was a last resort, pointing out that no senior official had ever been convicted of corruption by a Kenyan...

IN a move with damaging implications for investment, Zimbabwe plans to grab a 51% stake in foreign-owned firms within 60 days of the gazetting of the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act regulations, documents in the possession of the Zimbabwe...

The mist hangs thickly over rolling hills covered with a green patchwork of thigh-high tea bushes. Workers wearing boots and aprons move methodically through the fields, choosing the youngest tips to throw into their sacks. The dampness in the air and...

A man from the West African nation Togo has admitted his role in the smuggling of dozens of girls and women who were forced to work at hair braiding salons in New Jersey. Lassissi Afolabi pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to conspiring with his...

For the women of eastern Congo, a U.S.-backed Congolese military operation meant to save them from abusive rebels has turned into a nightmare of its own.

Kenya has moved to step-up the fight against sexual offenders by establishing a national registry that would contain personal details of those convicted. The registry, to be called The Dangerous Offenders Databank, will be available to the public.