Earlier this month, UN refugee agency officials, Somali refugee leaders assessed security, economic conditions for refugees to return home
Girls learn to object; FGM practitioners face penalties from jail sentences to stiff fines
In some Kenyan communities, female genital mutilation remains a rite of passage. But activists are pushing back, with education for girls and with threats of punishment those who perform the circumcision. Mohammed Yusuf looks at the practice in the rural eastern community of Tharaka-Nithi.
Security officials say more than 10 people died in the fighting and a dozen others were arrested
Mudug region is split in two, with Puntland governing part and officials affiliated with Mogadishu running the other
Lobby groups accuse elite of making land grabs and pushing locals off their ancestral territory
Despite robust security presence, many locals fleeing area, spend their nights in government facilities
Kenyan coastal city's Musa mosque has been a magnet for police surveillance because of suspected radicalism and connections to al-Shabab
Ahead of Monday's planned rally in Nairobi, Mombasa security forces are on high alert, monitoring streets, communities
Rights group says at least three workers have died at smelter outside Mombasa; more than 3,000 people affected by contamination
Militant group al-Shabab claims responsibility for attacks that killed more than 60 people in Mpeketon and Mporomoko, though Kenyatta says some politicians are preaching incitement, division
Northern Organization for Social Empowerment will provide six weeks' training and a two-month internship on civil leadership
New report from Inter-University Council for East Africa blames the situation on poor training at universities
Mombasa investigators say moderate cleric, slain outside his home, had been threatened by radical Muslim youths and feared for his life
Opposition warns of demonstrations if government does not do more to address country’s growing insecurity, economic problems
Kenyan port city has witnessed wave of terror attacks, killings of suspected terror suspects, and some point to security officers -- an accusation strongly denied by the government
The UNEP meeting aims to shape a global agenda for improving the environment on issues as diverse as climate change and illegal trade in wildlife products
More than 300 cholera cases confirmed in South Sudan, with more infections suspected
Somali militants say they will send fighters to attack government, civilian targets
US, British governments issue travel warnings after two bombs target minibus, busy market in Nairobi
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