The president-elect is laying out his vision of a democratic Kenya that is free from intimidation. “This marks the end of the politics of deceit, betrayal and conmanship,” he say... Read more

Kenya’s President-elect William Ruto, whose victory has been upheld by the Supreme Court, has pledged to unite the country and assured dissenting voices that they will not be victimised. Mr... Read more

Kenya’s Supreme Court has ruled that William Ruto was properly elected president, dismissing several petitions seeking to annul the result of the 9 August election. His rival, Raila Od... Read more

The land now called Abuja was originally the southwestern part of the ancient Habe (Hausa) kingdom of Zazzau (Zaria). It was populated for centuries by several semi-independent tribes. The l... Read more

Dr William Samoei Ruto has been declared the 5th President of Kenya. The Kenyan Supreme Court has ruled against candidate Raila Odinga’s challenge to the outcome of last month’s... Read more

Three female soldiers from a group of 49 Ivorian soldiers detained in Mali on accusations of being mercenaries have been released, Malian and Togolese diplomatic sources say. The 49 were arr... Read more

Kenya’s Supreme Court is expected to deliver its judgement on the challenge to the outcome of last month’s hotly contested presidential poll. The electoral commission declared Deputy Preside... Read more

The overturning of presidential election results is among options available to Kenya’s Supreme Court judges on Monday, but analysts say it is difficult to predict the court’s ver... Read more

A self-styled Ugandan prophet has been charged with assault, common assault and trafficking in persons. Prophet Kintu Dennis of Hoima Empowerment Church International was seen in a widely sh... Read more

South Africa’s cabinet has approved a new design for coins that will feature inscriptions in all official languages. The official languages will be rotated annually over the next 10 ye... Read more

Angola’s biggest opposition party, Unita, says it has filed a legal challenge against the results of last week’s election. The governing MPLA party – which has been in powe... Read more

Sierra Leone’s electoral body is set to begin a new voter registration exercise this weekend where all eligible voters are required to register again. People are required to produce th... Read more

The lawyers for the chairperson of Kenya’s electoral commission have mounted a spirited defence at the Supreme Court hearing on the challenges to the presidential election result. Chai... Read more

South Africa’s health minister has warned that it is not up to ordinary citizens to enforce the country’s immigration law. Joe Phaahla was visiting a hospital in Pretoria where protest... Read more