December 23, 2002
Kenya: Campaigning Reaches Fever Pitch, Marred by Violence
Kenya has entered the final week of an historic election campaign leading up to the landmark general election on Friday, and the departure of one of Africas longest serving… Read more »
December 20, 2002
Africa: White House Prepares Multi-Nation Presidential Tour to Africa
President George Bush will make a six-day trip to Africa in January, his first visit to the continent as President of the United States. Read more »
December 15, 2002
Kenya: 'Kanu Has Undergone Massive Change' - Uhuru Kenyatta
He is 42, young and the scion of what may yet become a political dynasty in Kenya. His name is Uhuru Kenyatta, son of Kenyas founding president Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, and the… Read more »
Kenya: Ecstatic Welcome Home for Opposition Presidential Candidate
Looking weary and frail after an eight-hour flight, and a weeks hospital treatment in London, Kenyas main opposition presidential candidate, Mwai Kibaki, flew back to the capital… Read more »
December 12, 2002
Kenya: Moi Vows Not to Rule From Behind the Scenes
Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi, 78, who has led his country for the past 24 years, addressed the nation, Thursday, in his final Independence Day celebrations as head of state.… Read more »
December 05, 2002
East Africa: Bush Meets Kenyan and Ethiopian Leaders as U.S.-Kenyan Exercises Continue
Security issues dominated the discussion, Thursday, as President Bush hosted Kenyan president Daniel Arap Moi and Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi at the White House in… Read more »
December 03, 2002
East Africa: Kenyan President and Ethiopian Prime Minister To Meet With Bush
President Bush will meet on Thursday with President Daniel Arap Moi of Kenya and Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. Read more »
November 28, 2002
Kenya: 'Premature' To Blame Al-Quaeda, says White House; Americans In Kenya Cautioned
"It's premature to rule al-Quaeda in or out in these incidents," deputy White House press secretary Gordon Johndroe said during his Thanksgiving intelligence briefing Thursday. Read more »
Kenya: Hotel Bombing Kills Eleven in Kenya
Seven Kenyans and two Israeli tourists were killed in a terrorist bomb blast as they sat down to breakfast Thursday, when a Landrover crashed into the lobby of the Paradise Hotel… Read more »
November 08, 2002
Kenya: Third Time Lucky for Kenya's Opposition? Raila Odinga Talks About December's Poll
One of Kenya's consummate political operators, Raila Odinga, is on an international tour to spread the word about his latest political project, the National Rainbow Coalition… Read more »
September 02, 2002
Kenya: Honey Money: A New Approach To An Old Problem In Kenya
Farouk Jiwa, 28 years old and a fourth generation Kenyan-Asian, went to Canada to study environmental biology. He returned home with a bachelor's degree and looked for a niche in… Read more »
May 22, 2002
Sudan: US Throws Weight Behind Igad-led Peace Process
The U.S. has apparently decided to throw more of its political and financial weight behind Kenyan-led efforts within the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (Igad) aimed at… Read more »
March 14, 2002
Zimbabwe: Key African States Endorse Mugabe Victory, the West Condemns It
International reaction to the controversial re-election of Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe to another six year term varied widely. African observers generally approved of his… Read more »
July 09, 2001
Africa: Arms And Africa On UN Agenda This Week
According to The East African newspaper published in Nairobi, Kenya, small arms trafficking along the Uganda, Sudan and Kenya borders has grown so much since 1986 that the cost of… Read more »
May 29, 2001
Africa: AllAfrica Exclusive: Powell Promises US Support but Says Africa Must Help Itself
The American Secretary of State, Colin Powell, ended a four-nation African tour on Monday, which took him from Mali to South Africa and onto Kenya, with a last stop in Uganda. … Read more »
May 27, 2001
Kenya: Powell Hears Demand for More US Action on AIDS
The US Secretary of State, Colin Powell, spent Sunday morning on the edge of one of Africas largest slums - Kibera, in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi - and witnessed the devastation… Read more »
May 26, 2001
Kenya: US Secretary of State Delivers Tough Message to President Moi
The American Secretary of State, Colin Powell, arrived in Kenya on Saturday on the third leg of his four-nation tour around Africa. He immediately went into a working session with… Read more »
May 23, 2001
East Africa: Tanzania Claims Role of 'Honest Broker' Behind the Scenes
Tanzania stands out in the Great Lakes region as one of the few countries that is not in turmoil. Instead, this large East African country is an oasis of relative peace - home to… Read more »
October 01, 2000
Ethiopia/Kenya: Africa Sweeps Marathon
Africans again swept the field in a major Olympic athletic event on Sunday, taking all three medals in the men's marathon. Read more »
September 30, 2000
Africa: Athletes Scoop Up Seven Medals
Africa again had a clean sweep in a long-distance race Saturday, when her runners took all three medals in the men's 5,000m race. Her athletes won two medals in the women's 10,000m… Read more »
September 29, 2000
Africa: Runners' Teams Join Relay Finals
Three Nigerian relay teams have joined long-distance runners from Ethiopia, Kenya, Algeria and Morocco, and a high jumper from South Africa, in the athletics finals' festival at… Read more »
Africa: Six Medals For African Athletes
Kenya leapt to the top of the African Olympics medal table on Friday as African athletes grabbed all the medals in key track events. Read more »
September 27, 2000
Africa: Long-distance Runners Move To Finals
Athletes from Kenya, Ethiopia, Morocco and Algeria dominated the long-distance athletic heats at the Olympics on Wednesday. Read more »
September 25, 2000
Africa: Africa's Medal Tally Lags
Africa's tally of Olympics medals is growing, but there's a long way to go to beat the total of 34 won in Atlanta in 1996. Read more »
September 24, 2000
Africa: Two More Medals For Africa
African athletes won two more Olympic medals on Sunday, giving Kenya and Algeria their first wins at the Sydney games. Read more »