Kiambu Deputy Governor takes over as MCAs announce Waititu impeachment plan

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Kiambu Deputy Governor James Nyoro has announced that he is in charge of operations at the county after the court on Tuesday barred Governor Ferdinand...

Governor Waititu , James Nyoro , Kiambu County

France bombed Chadian rebels to stop coup d’etat: foreign minister

By Reuters,

France’s military struck rebels in Chad to prevent a coup d’etat against President Idriss Deby, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Tuesda...

Chad , coup d'etat , France military , Jean-Yves Le Drian , President Idriss Deby , rebels

Uhuru agrees to reconciliation call from Anglican Church leader

By Mike Njoroge,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has said that the country will heed the call by the global Anglican Church for reconciliation to resolve the ongoing politica...

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Crunch day for Catalonia as Madrid takes control

By Citizen Reporter,

Spain enters uncharted and potentially perilous territory on Monday as Madrid moves to take over the running of Catalonia in response to the rebelliou...

CATALONIA , CATALONIA INDEPENDENCE , CATALONIAN REGIONAL PRESIDENT CARLES PUIGDEMONT , MADRID ATTACKS

French left stages street showdown over Macron reforms

By AFP,

Several thousand demonstrators rallied to a call Saturday by firebrand leftist politician Jean-Luc Melenchon to join a protest in Paris against Presid...

Emmanuel Macron , French Ambassador to Kenya Remi Marechaux , FRENCH PROTESTS

Protesters call for Congo leader Kabila to step down

By Reuters,

Security forces fired teargas and arrested youths gathered in the streets of Kinshasa on Tuesday to demand that Democratic Republic of Congo President...

Guinea-Bissau Court throws out challenge to PM nomination

By Reuters,

The Supreme Court in Guinea-Bissau has upheld the nomination of Prime Minister Baciro Dja, bolstering President Jose Mario Vaz in a power struggle wit...

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Ex-Guinea-Bissau PM calls government’s dismissal “constitutional coup”

By Reuters,

Former Guinea-Bissau Prime Minister Carlos Correia denounced the dismissal of his government by President Jose Mario Vaz as a "constitutional coup d'e...

Carlos Correia , Former Guinea-Bissau Prime Minister Carlos Correia , Guinea Bissau

Indicted opposition leader leaves Congo for treatment in S.Africa

By Reuters,

An opposition presidential candidate in Democratic Republic of Congo, accused of hiring mercenaries in an alleged plot against the state, left the cou...

Congo , Democratic Republic of Congo. , Indicted opposition leader leaves Congo for treatment in S.Africa , Moise Katumbi , south africa

Latin America reacts to Brazil’s president suspension

By Reuters,

As Brazil's political crisis took centre stage in Latin America Thursday (May 12), governments across the region reacted to the turmoil that saw Dilma...

Ivory Coast soldiers get life sentences for killing ex-president

By Agencies,

A military tribunal in Ivory Coast on Thursday sentenced three senior military officials to life in prison for the 2002 murder of former junta leader ...

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UN blames Burundi leaders for mounting violence

By Agencies,

The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights accused Burundi's authorities on Thursday of dragging the country towards full-blown civil war and called ...

Four killed in Congo protest against president’s plan to extend rule

By Gathoni Jemimah,

At least four people demonstrating against plans to lift presidential term limits in Congo Republic were killed when police opened fire when the cro...

Brazzaville , Congo Republic , Denis Sassou Nguesso , Radio France International