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National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition supporters pray near Kenya’s Supreme Court in Nairobi, Kenya, on Wednesday. — Reuters

September 20, 2017

Kenya court blames polls commission for botched vote

NAIROBI — Kenya’s Supreme Court on Wednesday blamed the election commission for last month’s annulled presidential vote, rebuking officials for bungling the transmission of results and basing the outcome on dubious documents.The full ruling detailing the court’s shock decision on Sept. 1 to annul President Uhuru Kenyatta’s victory struck a searing blow to the credibility of the election commission, casting doubt on its ability to organize a new poll in ...

Tourists enjoy the sun as they sit on a bench on the Sea Promenade of Swakopmund.

September 16, 2017

Jolie effect boosts tourism in Namibia

CHARMED is the tourist who visits Namibia. And like more and more foreigners, Anouk Den Otter took the plunge and travelled to the southern African country to marvel at its legendary natural beauty.In the middle of the southern hemisphere’s winter, Den Otter and her new husband defied the cold to canoe through a seal reserve to celebrate their honeymoon.“It’s really nice so far,” said the 29-year-old Dutch woman as she ...

September 9, 2017

Boko Haram attack on displaced camp kills 7

KANO, Nigeria — At least seven people were killed when Boko Haram militants attacked a camp for people displaced by the conflict in northeast Nigeria, militia members and locals said on Saturday.The attack on Friday evening in Ngala, near the border with Cameroon, came as two people were killed in an explosion outside another camp in Borno state capital, Maiduguri.In Ngala, a civilian militia member, Umar Kachalla, said militants in ...

A student gestures as she stands with others following a fire at the Moi Girls High School in Nairobi on Saturday. — AP

September 4, 2017

Arson behind Kenyan school fire: Minister

NAIROBI — Kenya's education minister said on Monday that arson was to blame for a weekend fire that killed nine pupils at a girls' boarding school and that there had been similar attacks on other schools around the country.More than 120 schools around the country were set on fire last year, according to research by a Canadian professor. Almost none of the cases has been successfully prosecuted.Minister Fred Matiang'i said ...

Kenyan Supreme Court Chief Justice of David Maraga (right) delivers the election petition judgement, watched by Judge Philomela Mwilu, in Nairobi on Friday. — AFP

September 3, 2017

Kenyan judges slam Kenyatta's 'veiled threats'

NAIROBI — Kenyan judges have slammed the "veiled threats" made by President Uhuru Kenyatta after the judiciary overturned his election on the ground that it was flawed.Calling it "an assault on the judiciary", the Kenya Magistrates and Judges Association (KMJA) late Saturday asked people to ignore "political rhetoric.""The president of this country referred to the president of the Supreme Court and the other judges as "wakora", or crooks in Swahili, ...

A parent embraces a student following a fire which burnt down one dormitory of Moi Girls school in Nairobi, Kenya on Saturday. — Reuters

September 2, 2017

Seven Kenyan schoolgirls killed in dorm fire: Minister

NAIROBI — Seven teenage girls died in a fire at a Nairobi school dormitory on Saturday, and 10 others were injured, according to Kenya's education minister."We have lost seven students in this unfortunate incident," said Fred Matiangi on visiting Moi Girls High School, a prestigious government school in the capital."We have to get to the bottom of this matter. Police and other teams of investigators have already begun the probe ...

Supporters of Kenya's opposition National Super Alliance (NASA) leader, Raila Odinga celebrate in the streets of Mathare slum in the capital on Friday. — AFP

September 2, 2017

Kenya media hail 'bombshell' court ruling to annul vote

NAIROBI — Kenya's press on Saturday praised the Supreme Court decision to annul last month's presidential poll as a hard-fought victory for the rule of law, and sign of a maturing democracy.Pointing to widespread irregularities in the electronic transmission of vote results, Chief Justice David Maraga declared President Uhuru Kenyatta's victory "invalid, null and void".The unexpected ruling in favor of opposition leader Raila Odinga stunned the nation.The Saturday Standard headlined ...

Supporters of Kenya's National Super Alliance (NASA) celebrate in Nairobi after the Supreme Court on Friday ordered a re-run of the Aug. 8 presidential poll. — AFP

September 1, 2017

Top Kenya court nullifies president's poll victory

NAIROBI — Kenya's Supreme Court on Friday nullified President Uhuru Kenyatta's election win last month and called for new elections within 60 days, shocking a country that had been braced for further protests by opposition supporters.No Kenya presidential election has ever been nullified."It's a very historic day for the people of Kenya and by extension the people of Africa," said opposition candidate Raila Odinga, who had challenged the vote. "For ...

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari delivers the first televised speech since returning home after three months of medical leave in Britain, in Abuja, Nigeria, on Monday. — Reuters

August 21, 2017

Nigerian president addresses nation after his return from UK

ABUJA — Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari took to state TV on Monday in his first speech since returning from a long medical absence in Britain, in a bid to dampen mounting separatist tensions in the country.The 74-year-old, who received treatment for an undisclosed condition in London, appeared thinner than usual as he read slowly from a prepared statement in which he also vowed to redouble the fight against Boko Haram ...

August 20, 2017

Zimbabwe first lady flies home, leaving S. Africa assault case

HARARE — The wife of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe returned home from South Africa on Sunday despite calls that she be prosecuted for allegedly assaulting a young model at a luxury hotel in Johannesburg.A report by Zimbabwean state broadcaster ZBC showed Grace Mugabe greeting government and military officials at the Harare airport after returning on an Air Zimbabwe flight with her husband, who had attended a summit of southern African ...

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