Kenya electoral agency, IEBC, chairman Wafula Chebukati has declared the winner of the closely-fought presidential election after calm was restored at the national tallying centre, which had erupted into chaos minutes earlier. Read:Kenya polls agency split on presidential results Mr […]

Kenya’s General Election may have delivered a lower turnout than previous ones, but it still portrays a changing political matrix in the country where tribe used to play a major role in the polls. The presidential election pitting Kenya Kwanza […]

Watching the August 9 Kenya elections and the unfolding count, from the US, a commentator noted: “You gotta hand it to the Kenyans. This level of transparency must be a first in the history of presidential elections anywhere, ever. Yes?” […]

The new Kenyan president inherits large shoes worn by his predecessor, Uhuru Kenyatta, a master of soft power whose popularity rose exponentially in the East African Community (EAC, especially in his second term due to his bridge-building efforts. President Kenyatta […]

The Supreme Court in Kenya will decide if presidential candidate William Ruto and his running mate Rigathi Gachagua ascend to power should they be declared winners of the August 9 presidential election. The court on Friday admitted for hearing an […]

Recent deadly protests in Somaliland were incited by opposition leaders influenced by events in other foreign countries, authorities have said. Addressing the public on national TV on Friday, Somaliland President Muse Bihi said the Thursday street protests that shook the […]

A section of the Kenyan clergy has called on politicians to refrain from interfering with the Independent and Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC voter tallying process. The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB and the National Council of Churches of […]

More women ran for office, and won, in the just concluded Kenyan General Election compared to the previous ones, a result of efforts by state agencies working together to improve enabling political environment for female candidates. By Saturday, at least […]

Followinga rise in incidents of child abuse, Tanzania is taking steps to tighten laws protecting children. Officials say they will tighten penalties in the Child Actof 2009 to enforce legal provisions that would protect Tanzanian children from violence in different […]

Ethiopia has completed the third filling of its mega-dam reservoir on the Blue Nile, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Friday, a development that could raise further tensions with downstream neighbours Egypt and Sudan.The announcement comes a day after Ethiopia […]

Several people were killed and dozens wounded on Thursday after police opened fire on anti-government demonstrators in several towns in the breakaway Somali region of Somaliland, opposition party members and witnesses said. Hundreds of people took to the streets in […]

Preparations for the handover and swearing-in of Kenya’s next president are in top gear, the team tasked with the transition process disclosed Friday. The Assumption of Office of the President Committee held its inaugural meeting on August 12, three days […]

Life is slowly returning to normal in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown, following Wednesday’s deadly protest. According to local media reports, five people have been confirmed dead with several others injuredafter police clashed with protesters in Freetown and other parts of […]

As the results for Kenya’s presidential election continued to trickle in, the focus shifted to the battle for Parliament, the other arm of government where a president commanding the majority enjoys the legroom to implement his policies and programmes, but […]

Election observer missions to Kenya have lauded the electoral commission for professionally carrying out a smooth voting exercise despite reported cases of failed electronic identification kits in some polling stations. The East Africa Community (EAC, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development […]

Rwanda has rejected calls to release Paul Rusesabagina, who was found guilty of crimes related to terrorism, despite intense lobbying by the US which has termed his arrest as “wrongful” detention. He, a permanent resident of the US who was […]

Abuja, The Nigeria Air Force (NAF on Wednesday launched air strikes, killing 28 bandits, including bandit leader Alhaji Shanono in North Central Kaduna State. Several others were injured following the ongoing military offensive against insurgents. On Monday, the military killed […]

US top diplomat, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, arrived in Rwanda late Wednesday on a two-day visit to calm tensions between Rwanda and its neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo over sparring rebels. Read: Antony Blinken kicks off Africa tour to counter […]

Uganda President Yoweri Museveni and his Somali counterpart Hassan Sheikh Mohamud want the United Nations Security Council (UNSC to lift an arms embargo on the Horn of Africa country to build the capacity to manage its security mandate. In a […]

Kenya’s Independent Electoraland Boundaries Commission (IEBC will not name the winner of the presidential election on Wednesday. This is according to the agency’s chair, Mr Wafula Chebukati, who also acknowledged that third parties such as the media had already begun […]

Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto garnered more than double the votes that were cast in favour of his closest rival Raila Odinga at President Uhuru Kenyatta’s polling station — Mutomo Primary School in Gatundu South, Kiambu County, central Kenya. A […]

Kenya’s elections on Tuesday witnessed sporadic failures of kits used to manage voters’ roll and transmission. In some stations, the polling clerks were forced to identify voters using the manual registers after the gadgets failed. What does the law say? […]

Sections of Kenyans who showed up early to vote in various polling stations across the country were forced to resort to identification via manual register after the election’s technology failed to pick their fingerprints. Some voters faced delays before casting […]

Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto says he was at the polling station early because he did notwant to be an inconvenience to his neighbours. Speaking after casting his ballot at6am at Kosachei Primary School in Turbo Constituency, Dr Ruto said […]