Kenyan opposition ‘will not be party’ to election result
NAIROBI/KISUMU, Kenya (Reuters) - Kenya's opposition said on Friday it would "not be a party" to any imminent announcement of results of the presidential vote by the election commission and rejected the idea of taking its challenge to court.
Provisional results from polling stations show...
Somaliland’s only Catholic church closed days after re-opening due to ‘public pressures’
'Our government will not allow any new church to be built in Somaliland'
by Rose Gamble
Somaliland's only Catholic church closed days after re-opening due to 'public pressures'
Somaliland’s only Catholic church has been closed due to “public pressures”, just eight days after it was officially reopened...
Turkey’s military to move into Somalia after backing Qatar in Gulf crisis
Turkey is set to open the largest military camp in Somalia, where locals are battling an Islamist militant group in addition to drought and disease.
Somali Defense Minister Abdirashid Abdullahi Mohamed said the camp would open next month, after two years of construction, and would...
Kenya’s president has a clear lead in votes counted so far, but the opposition says it’s “fake”
Kenya’s opposition candidate Raila Odinga has rejected the partial results of the presidential election, saying they were “inconsistent” with those being tallied at the counties. In a press conference held just after 2 am local time, Odinga said he “rejected the results streamed so...
Why Kenyans Are Nervous About Presidential Vote
Kenyans vote Tuesday in a close presidential election between President Uhuru Kenyatta, who seeks a second term, and Raila Odinga, who lost the last two contests.
The East African high-tech and commercial hub of 44 million people is often described as one of the continent's...
Kenya elections: Long queues as voting start
Kenyans started casting their votes Tuesday in an exercise characterized by long queues.
Voting started at 6am in most polling stations where voters started trooping in as early as 3am.
Kirinyaga gubernatorial candidate Martha Karua was among the first people to cast their vote at Mugumo...
Kenya goes to the polls in closely contested election
President Kenyatta seeking a second and final five-year term in office but faces stiff competition from Raila Odinga.
Nairobi, Kenya - Kenyans are casting their votes to elect a president and a new parliament following weeks of campaigning and claims of a plot to rig...
Fourth time lucky? Raila Odinga bids to be Kenya’s president again
Horndiplomat-The son of Kenya's first vice president is running for the presidency for the fourth - and most likely – last time.
Al Jazeera takes a look back at the career of the Raila Odinga.
Al Jazeera's Mohamed Adow reports from Mombasa, Kenya.
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Thousands of Yemeni forces target Qaeda Stronghold
By SAEED AL-BATATI and ERIC SCHMITT
AL MUKALLA, Yemen — Thousands of Yemeni troops are conducting a clearing operation aimed at driving Qaeda militants from one of their major strongholds in southern Yemen, according to Arab and American security officials.
The offensive in Shabwa Province started...
