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Kenya's Ruto inches ahead in close presidential race, show early results

Ruto scored 51.25 percent of the vote, reversing earlier gains for Odinga, who had 48.09 percent, according to figures from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission.

Tigrayan forces accused of raping women in Ethiopia's Amhara region

An Amnesty report focuses on testimony from 16 women in the Amhara town of Nifas Mewcha, which was attacked by Tigray forces in mid-August and returned to government control several days later.

Ethiopia's Tigray forces free 1,000 captured soldiers

Ethiopia's Tigray forces free 1,000 captured soldiers Leader of the Tigray People's Liberation Front says the group still has 5,000 and that it will keep senior officers "who will face trial".

Air strike in Ethiopia’s Tigray kills dozens of people – witnesses

Blitz on a busy market comes amid some of the fiercest fighting in Tigray since the conflict began as Ethiopian forces supported by those from neighbouring Eritrea pursue Tigray’s former leaders.

Tanzania swears in first female president after Magufuli's sudden death

Tanzania's new President Samia Suluhu Hassan says the country should unite and avoid pointing fingers after the death of John Magufuli, her Covid-19 sceptic predecessor, urging the east African country to look forward with hope and confidence.

Dozens of Palestinians face eviction threat from occupied Jerusalem homes

Nabil al Kurd is one of the Palestinians under threat of eviction from their homes, as an Israeli court decides to demolish the properties they built in two districts of the occupied East Jerusalem to expand Jewish settlement.

Somalia severs diplomatic ties with Kenya over recurring ‘interference’

The move comes after Kenya hosted the leadership of Somaliland, a breakaway state not recognised by Mogadishu, following months of tensions between the two neighbours.

Two found guilty over deadly Kenya shopping mall attack

After a trial that began in January 2014, Magistrate Francis Andayi found that Mohamed Ahmed Abdi and Hassan Hussein Mustafa conspired with and assisted the four attackers, who died in a siege claimed by the Somalia-based Al Qaeda-aligned group.

'No justice, no peace': Thousands in London protest the death of Floyd

Tens of thousands people gathered in central London to protest the death of George Floyd by chanting "no justice, no peace, no racist police" and "black lives matter."

Gym closures force Kenyan sports champions to train by roadside

The government closed sports facilities in March as part of measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, leaving many athletes with nowhere to train.

Stampede in Kenya as slum residents gather for food aid

In Nairobi's Kibera slum, residents fought for supplies as a food distribution was going on for a preselected group of needy people.

New, larger wave of locusts threatens millions in Africa

A second wave of the voracious insects, some 20 times the size of the first, is arriving in the continent as it struggles to deal with coronavirus outbreak.