Demonstrators take to streets after unidentified attacker opens fire on Sheikh Ibrahim Amor, his associates
Agriculture researchers develop innovative farming practices to counter natural disasters, changing climate system
U.S. news report suggests al-Qaida-linked militants responsible for Kenya mall siege may be trying to obtain chemical weapons
Security experts in region, some foreign embassies had warned group was planning an attack on this scale in Kenyan cities
Inter-religious council says Nairobi incident will not divide Kenyans along religious lines but make people strong to face and defeat extremists
Reports of hostage situation within mall follow deadly attack that has been claimed by al-Shabab militants, in which more than 150 were wounded as heavily-armed gunmen fired indiscriminately at crowds and threw hand grenades in Nairobi's upscale Westgate shopping center
The British bank has been saying it fears the transfer services are being used to fund terrorism
Somali government led by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud marks its first year in office
UN says minimum of $100 million is needed to support crucial cleanups, improvement across cassava production chain
Two-day course is first to be held in Mogadishu as government struggles to protect women from rapists in towns, camps for internally displaced persons
Move comes as Deputy President William Ruto goes on trial at the ICC for alleged crimes against humanity
At least 18 people were killed, dozen others wounded when car full of explosives blew up outside restaurant in Mogadishu
Aid group says refugees seeking safety, humanitarian aid in Uganda is increasing with reignition of hostilities in DRC
Voting is being held as Kenya's government pushes for the Somali refugees to return to their homeland
African experts, farmers and others debate ways to feed continent's growing population while protecting the environment
MSF president Karunakara says armed groups, civilian leaders support, tolerate killings, assaults, abductions of humanitarian aid workers
Health workers say more than 60,000 people are living with trachoma, infectious eye disease that causes blindness if not treated early
Kenyan government grows increasingly concerned about accommodating large Somali refugee population
The Kenyan government is in talks with Somalia over the repatriation of Somali refugees living in the world's largest refugee camp in Dadaab, Kenya. But insecurity at the camp has put pressure on Kenya to relocate its residents, while instability in Somalia remains a concern for those thinking of returning home. The camp in northern Kenya shelters more a quarter of a million refugees, and most have been there for more than two decades. Mohammed Yusuf has more for VOA.
At least one person killed, dozens of others wounded; witnesses say car exploded after government officials left vehicle
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