March 10

• Kenya: Uhuru Kenyatta - Kenya's Controversial President

  Kenyatta's second bid for president was successful. But the politician indicted by the International Criminal Court for possible crimes against humanity will quickly see his... Read more »

• Nigeria: Diplomats Confirm Deaths in Nigerian Hostage Crisis

  Several European diplomats have confirmed the deaths of their nationals who were kidnapped in northern Nigeria last month by the Islamist group Ansaru. The hostages were working... Read more »

March 09

• Kenya: Kenyatta Wins By Hairline Margin, Still Faces ICC

  With Kenyatta having narrowly escaped a runoff, Odinga has announced his intention to contest the results. An ongoing trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) is likely to... Read more »

• Nigeria: Nigerian Extremists Claim to Have Killed Hostages

  Nigerian Islamist extremist group, Ansaru, says it has killed seven foreigners taken hostage from a construction site in northern Nigeria last month. Read more »

• Kenya: ICC Suspect Wins Kenya's Presidential Election

  Kenya's electoral commission has declared Uhuru Kenyatta the winner of a hotly contested presidential election. Defeated contender Raila Odinga has rejected the outcome and said he... Read more »

• Kenya: Kenyatta Declared Winner of Kenya's Presidential Election

  Kenya's election commission has declared Uhuru Kenyatta the winner of the nation's presidential election. The candidate won just over 50 percent of the vote. Read more »

March 08

• Rwanda: Country's Software Pioneers

  Rwanda, which lacks raw materials and industry, wants to become a knowledge-based economy. The government is investing in information and communications technology. Read more »

• Kenya: Vote Rigging Allegations Mar Tense Kenyan Vote Count

  Kenya's presidential frontrunner Uhuru Kenyatta is currently leading the race for the top position. As vote counting enters a fourth day on Friday, allegations of vote rigging are... Read more »

• Kenya: Kenya's Kenyatta Hovers Around 50 Percent in Presidential Election

  Vote counting has reached the final stretch in Kenya to determine the country's next president. The leading candidate, Uhuru Kenyatta, has seen his percentage waver around the... Read more »

• Kenya: 'Compliment for Kenya' [interview]

  Berlin is following the Kenyan elections closely. It has a commitment to development and, as a world exporter, a more than passing interest in the stability of the East African... Read more »