August 15, 2022
Kenya: Confusion in Kenya As Ruto Declared Winner of Presidential Vote Despite Unclear Tally
Kenya's elections chief has named Deputy President William Ruto the winner of a tight presidential election - but four other election officials have disowned the result, casting… Read more »
Kenya: Electoral Commission Set to Announce Result of Tuesday's Vote
Official results from Kenya's tightly contested presidential election are expected within hours following growing tensions between supporters of the two leading candidates. Read more »
August 14, 2022
Somalia: Somalia Receives Food Aid As 'Catastrophic' Drought Worsens
The Somali government received 40 containers of food aid from the United Arab Emirates Saturday, amid concern over famine in the Horn of African country. The drought has displaced… Read more »
August 13, 2022
Somalia: Somali President Urges Stability in Somaliland Amid Deadly Election Disputes
Somali Federal government leaders have called upon the political leaders in Somaliland to maintain stability and resolve differences through dialogue. Recent protests and clashes… Read more »
August 12, 2022
Somalia: Somaliland Protest Death Toll Rises to 5, With 100 Wounded
Authorities in the breakaway region of Somaliland say the death toll from clashes between police and opposition supporters this week has risen to five, with nearly 100 others… Read more »
August 11, 2022
Somalia: Protesters, Security Forces Clash in Somaliland - Three Reported Killed
Clashes between opposition protesters and security forces in Somalia's breakaway Somaliland region have killed three people and injured nearly 90, security and medical sources said… Read more »
Somalia: Protesters, Security Forces Clash in Somaliland - One Death Reported
Opposition groups in the breakaway region of Somaliland clashed with security forces Thursday, with an activist saying at least one person was killed. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Rwanda, DR Congo Leaders to Begin Talks, U.S. Secretary of State Says
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo have agreed to begin talks to ease the tension over fighting in eastern Congo. Blinken, speaking… Read more »
August 10, 2022
Somalia: Drought Displacement Tops 1 Million
The number of people displaced by the record-breaking drought in Somalia has topped one million, with the United Nations warning of widespread famine if emergency needs are not… Read more »
Rwanda: U.S. Concerned By UN Report Saying Rwanda Is Backing Rebels
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday he is very concerned about a U.N. report that says Rwanda is backing rebels in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. Read more »
Rwanda: U.S. Urged to Prioritize Human Rights Ahead of Blinken's Visit to Rwanda
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed for Rwanda Wednesday after meeting with Democratic Republic of Congo leaders to discuss tensions and human rights challenges in… Read more »
Kenya: Preliminary Presidential Election Results in Kenya Show Tight Race
More than 43,000 polling stations have submitted their presidential results from Tuesday's vote. A provisional result shows a tight race between the two leading presidential… Read more »
August 09, 2022
South Sudan: U.S. Demands Release of VOA Journalist Detained in South Sudan
The U.S. embassy in South Sudan on Tuesday called on authorities in the central African country to free a journalist from prison. Read more »
Ethiopia: Al-Shabaab Faces Pushback in Ethiopia's Somali Region
Ethiopia's Somali region is mobilizing against al-Shabab militants to prevent further incursions by the group. Read more »
Kenya: Polls Close Peacefully in Kenya
Polls have closed across Kenya for presidential, legislative and local elections, and it appears voting across the country has gone smoothly, despite some irregularities in the… Read more »
Somalia: Bombings Kill Four People, Wound 11
Authorities in Somalia say bomb blasts near the southern coastal town of Kismayo killed at least four people and wounded 11 others. Separately, Somali authorities say the U.S.… Read more »
August 08, 2022
Kenya: Kenya Electoral Agency Upgrades Technology to Avoid Voter Fraud
Kenyans head to the polls Tuesday, and the country will rely heavily on technology to verify voter identity and transmit presidential vote results. The electoral body is at the… Read more »
South Sudan: Five Southern African Countries Kick-Start Elephant Census
Five southern African countries, with more than half the continent's elephants, are conducting a first-ever aerial census to determine the elephant population and how to protect… Read more »
Somalia: Ethiopia Deploys New Troops Into Neighboring Somalia
Authorities in southwestern Somalia said Ethiopia has deployed hundreds of troops into Somalia's Gedo region to prevent al-Shabab militants from crossing over into Ethiopia Read more »
August 05, 2022
Ethiopia: Govt Accuses U.S., EU of 'Indulging' Tigray Rebels
Ethiopia's government has rebuked U.S. and European envoys who visited Tigray rebel leaders this week, accusing them of siding with the rebels. Read more »
August 07, 2022
Somalia: Parliament Endorses New Cabinet Amid Al-Shabaab Attacks
Somali members of parliament gathered at the presidential palace in the capital, Mogadishu, Sunday and overwhelmingly endorsed new Cabinet ministers appointed by Prime Minister… Read more »
August 06, 2022
Ethiopia: 800 Al-Shabaab Fighters Killed in Recent Clashes - Military
Ethiopia's military says security forces killed more than 800 fighters from the Somali militant group al-Shabab after Shabab fighters launched a rare cross-border attack. Read more »
August 05, 2022
Rwanda: Rwanda Denies Reports of Military Intervention in DRC
Rwanda's government has rejected a United Nations report that said Rwandan troops have been conducting military activities in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and are… Read more »
Uganda: U.S. Diplomat Visits Uganda, Week After Lavrov Visit
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, told reporters that her visit to Kampala on August 4 was to reaffirm and strengthen the U.S. relationship with… Read more »
August 07, 2022
Africa: U.S. Secretary of State Arrives in South Africa
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in South Africa on Sunday, the first leg of his three-nation African tour. Read more »