Public transportation was paralyzed throughout the country after minibus drivers went on strike to protest against new traffic laws that impose stiffer penalties on offenders. Read more »

The People's Democratic Party says it will not support President Goodluck Jonathan in an apparent dispute in which he and former president Olusegun Obasanjo are reported to have ... Read more »

Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta and Eldoret North MP William Ruto, who face charges at The Hague for post-election violence, have announced that they will run on a joint ... Read more »

In the wake of World Aids Day, the government has renewed it commitment to reducing the rate of HIV transmission from mother-to-child. Read more »

The government says it's determined to prosecute the arrested former officials and military accused of being involved in a foiled coup attempt. Read more »

A park ranger was reportedly killed and another wounded by rebel group, the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda. This is the second attack by the group following clashes ... Read more »

Despite the withdrawal of M23 rebels from the provincial capital of Goma, the United Nations says stability in the region remains fragile. Read more »

Following his re-election, President Earnest Bai Koroma has called on all political parties in the country to join in the "ongoing development and transformation", saying the time ... Read more »

The United Kingdom has decided to withhold budgetary support to Rwanda, following a controversial United Nations report accusing the country of backing rebels in the Democratic ... Read more »

Two nurses were allegedly held for more than seven hours by Kenyatta National Hospital management for inciting colleagues to join a planned strike, according to the National Nurses ... Read more »